Tag Archives: 'Military''

StressVest Delivers 4,500 Volts Instead of Bullets (video)

StressVest Delivers 4,500 Volts Instead of Bullets (video)

There is nothing worse than not knowing if you’ve been shot.  Chances are that won’t be the case if you’re hit with an actual bullet.  We’re actually referring to police training or just a friendly game [...]

General Atomic’s Railgun Blasts Through Steel, Travels 4 Miles (video)

General Atomic’s Railgun Blasts Through Steel, Travels 4 Miles (video)

The world of military weaponry is both scary and intriguing.  On one hand you’ve got a piece of kit that can do some serious damage and ultimately cause all sorts of hardship, not the least of [...]

Face Recognizing Glasses to be Used by Brazilian Cops

Face Recognizing Glasses to be Used by Brazilian Cops

Brazilian police will soon use a special pair of glasses fitted with a small camera, that can track down criminals by capturing up to 400 facial images per second. It works by wirelessly sending the recorded [...]

Lockheed Martin Gets In The iPhone Business (video)

Lockheed Martin Gets In The iPhone Business (video)

Lockheed Martin is making a case for the iPhone? Never thought I’d see the day when the legendary American military tech company would get into the iOS aftermarket add-on business. I never even thought about never [...]

Grappling Hook Gun That Fires T-shirts

Grappling Hook Gun That Fires T-shirts

My special ops days are far behind me, but for those of you still running game as a contractor for Mi6 or the CIA, you might want to take a look at the Battelle Tactical Air [...]

Impressive Coil Gun Build (video)

Impressive Coil Gun Build (video)

This is a real world Coil Gun.  It uses electricity and I believe magnets to fire bullet like projectiles (made of magnetic material) at uncanny speeds. Supposedly it can achieve a comparable velocity to that of [...]

Giant Laser Cannon Shoots Down Planes, Sets Fear Into Hearts

Giant Laser Cannon Shoots Down Planes, Sets Fear Into Hearts

The day has finally come — the laser wars have officially begun. Yup, in just a few years things are get totally Terminator around the world. See, the company Raytheon has officially unveiled their Laser Close-In [...]

Skynet Is Almost Here, Army Funding Autonomous Robo Helicopter

Skynet Is Almost Here, Army Funding Autonomous Robo Helicopter

Should we be a little scared that this helicopter can take off, fly around, avoid obstacles and return home all without a preprogrammed flight path?  Is Skynet upon us? Currently the Unmanned Little Bird, as it’s [...]

‘RAPS: Remote Auxillary Power System’ Steals Electricty From Any Power Line (video)

The RAPS (Remote Auxiliary Power System) can attach to any power line and provide juice to any attached gadgets or equipment. It was developed for combat soldiers in the field who don’t have access to a [...]

Smartsight Gun System Sees Around The Corners So Soliders Don’t Have To

Smartsight Gun System Sees Around The Corners So Soliders Don’t Have To

Inventor Matthew Hagerty has got a device that will give soldiers the ability to see around corners.  It’s called Smartsight, a small 1.5lb camera that attaches to the gun and transmits a real time signal to [...]