guns
Weapons
Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
9:20AM Apoorva Prasad | At Milipol, I was walking around FN Herstal’s booth, playing with futuristic-looking P90s, Five-Sevens and F2000s when I noticed a camera-toting tourist pretend-blasting with something very very cool: The Armatronics “Black Box” suite with Moving Red Dot Fire Control. More »
Weapons
Pistol-Rifle Converter Lets Your Pistol Dream Rifle Dreams
5:00AM Apoorva Prasad | Yes, believe it or not, this Pistol-Rifle system, which I spotted at Milipol 2009, converts any standard pistol into an assault rifle. Gimmicky? Mostly. More »
Weapons
Weapons, Robots And Spy Gear From The Paris Military-Police Expo
1:00AM Apoorva Prasad | The Milipol exhibition in Paris is where all the pros play with the military-industrial complex’s hottest toys. I used special commando skills (and a press badge) to infiltrate the premises and show you the world’s freshest, most mind-blowing security tech. More »
Gadgets
Russian Cosmonaut Gets Anti-Matter Ray Gun Onboard ISS
10:20AM Jesus Diaz | This is cosmonaut Maksim Surayev. And what he’s holding is the latest Russian anti-matter ray gun smuggled onboard the International Space Station. Or maybe it was a microphone to eavesdrop the American astronauts. Or an old pump. I forgot. More »
Weapons
Photo Of Boeing’s Matrix Laser Destroying An Air Drone
4:36AM Jesus Diaz | Boeing has successfully tested their new Matrix laser over airborne targets, which is a world first. In total, they shot down five drones at various ranges. That’s a lot of pew pew in a day. More »
Weapons
US Army Rail Gun Fires For The First Time
9:59AM Jesus Diaz | Not to be less than the US Navy, the Army has tested their own electromagnetic rail gun, firing several times at Dugway Proving Grounds. Manufacturer General Atomics calls it Blitzer. I call it Hey Enemy Tank, You Have Been Blended. More »
Weapons
MetalStorm 3GL Can Launch 720 Grenades A Minute
4:40AM Jesus Diaz | This is the Milkor MGL/M32, a lightweight 40mm semi-automatic, 6-shot grenade launcher. It does a lot of bang-bang-my-baby-shot-me-down, but it’s no match for the deadly simple, electronically-fired MetalStorm 3GL. More »
Weapons
This DIY Automated Sentry Gun Looks Terrifyingly Easy To Built
5:20PM Rosa Golijan | I know we’re only halfway through the week, but I’ve already got the freakishly scary weekend project I want to take on. Some folks have put together instructions to build a completely automatic, autonomous sentry gun. More »
Toys
Executive Elite Marshmallow Shooter: Don’t Pay With Bailout Money
10:00AM Adam Frucci | Marshmallow shooters are a dime a dozen. But an Executive Elite marshmallow shooter, complete with fake carbon fibre and a custom carrying case? That’ll be $US55. [Neiman Marcus via NotCot]
Peripherals
