Think prayer is all you can do to keep your home safe in the middle of a warzone?  With the X-Flex bomb-surviving wallpaper, you just might have another line of defense.  It’s not exactly salvation, but it could help keep your fortress intact for just a little while longer.
Invented by Berry Plastics in conjunction with [...]

At what point does technology become a weapon?
Robert X. Cringely: This column started out being titled “Is Goldman Sachs Evil?” until I realized the issue is far more broad.  It began with a blog post by my old boss Jim Casella, who now runs Asset International, a financial publisher.  Jim concludes after a review of some [...]

One word…Scary
As researchers discover more agents that alter mental states, the Chemical Weapons Convention needs modification to help ensure that the life sciences are not used for hostile purposes, says Malcolm Dando.

A prototype of the X-47B Navy Unmannded Combat Air System (UCAS)
Robots in the sky and on the ground are transforming warfare, and the US military is rushing to recruit the new warriors that never sleep and never bleed.
 

Now the enemy can rock out before he dies
Your Predator drone has all the latest gear, including communications, laser target designator, day and night cameras and, of course, Hellfire missiles. But, according to Special Operations Command, it still needs that essential finishing touch: the latest sound system. The command is setting out to correct this, [...]

Playing Wii this way is crazy to say the least
Who needs a Wii when you can play Half-Life with real guns?

Another terminator style weapon is soon coming but no Shawn Conner to save us from its wrath
Leave it to the military to dream big. In its recently released “Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan 2009-2047″ report, the US Air Force details a drone that could fly over a target and then make the decision whether or [...]

Double the weapons double the fun its better than double mint gum
As if those killer drones flying over Afghanistan and Iraq aren’t lethal enough, here comes the next generation: Excalibur. This 13-foot-long prototype is just half-sized; by the time the radio-controlled hovering jet is unleashed on the battlefield, it’ll travel at scary-fast 460mph speeds. The [...]

Military robots with guns
Robotex Inc is one of the plethora of companies out there that are working to bring intelligent weapon wielding robots to reality.  From the limited information on their website we can’t say much about whether Robotex’s robots are ever going to come to much, but perhaps these guys have a future in [...]

The XM25 rifle is being developed for the US army.  
A rifle is being developed that will fire radio-controlled ’smart’ bullets that will target enemies no matter where they hide.
The XM25 rifle uses bullets that explode when they have travelled the set distance showering the people below. Soldiers will be able to use them to target [...]

The Last Stand sponsored by Gears of War 2 – Part 1: Attack
Here are two videos about weapons of the future.  These videos were produced by Microsoft to go along with the release of their Gears of War 2 video game.  In part 1 of this documentary, sponsored by Gears of War 2, we speak [...]

 Tank driving lessons are cool but can I take one home as a father’s day present?
When Father’s Day comes around next Thursday, men across Germany will mark their special day by downing beer and schnapps. But every year there are new ideas to replace the traditional binge. This year’s suggestion? Tank-driving lessons.

 
The blur is a visible condensation cloud that often occurs close to the speed of the sound barrier as the B-2 Spirit bomber breaks the sound barrier during a flight over California.
It looks like a fish out of water – but this airborne killing machine is right at home as it soars above the Californian [...]

Click click boom and then your gone.  Smart weapons are just plain cool.
Those three Navy SEAL snipers who ended the hostage crisis on the high seas yesterday are amazing. Picking off two pirates who briefly poked their heads out of a small covered lifeboat, and simultaneously shooting a third pirate through the boat’s tiny window? [...]

X12 Stun Gun
There’s a new stun gun called the X12. And it’s pretty much a freeze ray without the ice.

Its about time
The military just took one huge step toward making a laser weapon a functional reality. Northrop Grumman just announced a successful test of a 100-kilowatt laser, considered battlefield strength.
This solid-state laser is not as powerful as a chemical laser, but it can be powered by a jet or tank engine, and is much [...]

Either you’re incredibly brave or just plain crazy for taking a joy ride in a police cruiser,
but either way these criminals got a extra bonus – new toys for their next heist
Montebello police spent more than an hour today trying to find a police cruiser after someone apparently took it for a joy ride and [...]

Oh what sinister things I could do with this wicked item
Nothing says “get off my lawn” like being pelted with 34 paintballs in one second by an automated turret. It’s not the most pleasant thing in the world, but the message is loud and clear. And now you can set up just such a defense [...]

What this moron did for pizza screams psycho
Edward Graziano was accused Thursday of hiring a hit man to kill his estranged wife, Debra, 18 months after the couple’s son was severely injured in an automobile accident with Hulk Hogan’s son.
Graziano, 53, was arrested Thursday at his home in Palm Harbor after a 2½-month investigation, according [...]

Holy Cow Grandpa are you ready for WWIII?
Police say a 72-year-old Auburn man will face criminal charges after investigators found 85 guns and 800 pounds of ammunition in his home, most of them stored improperly.
Investigators zeroed in on Anthony Simulynas after a Worcester resident who was arrested for illegal possession of military-style explosives and assault [...]

 
 Current B2 Spirit
Technology is now the driving force behind evolution. As new and better things come out, we have to adapt to them and sometimes change our entire lifestyle. One of the best examples of this is how we defend our country. Unmanned vehicles are putting more and more distance between our troops and dangerous [...]

 
Do they actually think this big, bulky, crazy looking weapon is going to make any police activities easier?
Look out, everybody – here come the trigger-happy cops with even more non-lethal weapons. Pictured above is the PHaSR, the bad-ass “Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response” rifle that’s just about ready for deployment. It puts the hurt on [...]

 
Who needs pepper spray when you can fry the bad guys instead of making them cry
“Can you say fry not cry.” Yes, a cheesy line but somehow it fits
Sure, getting punched with brass knuckles will seriously mess you up, sometimes you need to deliver even more punishment than the trusty brass knuckles can deliver. That’s [...]

Terrorist Tools?

According to a report about Gutanamo detainees over at New York Times, your next eBay bidding war for that used copy of Sonic and Knuckles might be with Al Qaeda:
One detainee is said to have been schooled in making detonators out of Sega game cartridges. A Yemeni who has received little public attention was [...]

Suitable for the biggest bully on the block
This portable toy blaster can pack and launch softball-sized snowballs, making you the new undisputed king of the snowball fight. It will give you “rapid, long-range assaults during neighborhood snowball confrontations.” Just place the snow in the forming chamber, close the lid, and you’ve got three perfectly spherical [...]