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Soldiers barking orders at each other is so 20th Century. That’s why the U.S. Army has just awarded a $4 million contract to begin developing “thought helmets” that would harness silent brain waves for secure communication among troops. Ultimately, the Army hopes the project will “lead to direct mental control of military systems by thought [...]

Created by a company called Sarcos, this exoskeleton (which probably tops the others made by, say, MIT) allows ordinary people to exceed the conventional limits of human endurance. And by that, we mean, we’re looking at an awesome new military thing here. This video basically demonstrates, for instance, how the exoskeleton enables the lifting of [...]

The Pink Stinger, a taser/stun gun that looks like a tampon, is perfect for the can-do woman of today who, upon pulling out a dirty tampon, sighs and thinks, “I wish I’d see the day I can make this tampon a weapon!”
Isn’t it nice when wishes do come true?
The Pink Stinger packs 50,000 volts of [...]

If you’re one of those who silently gaped in awe as Troy Hurtubise unveiled to the world his “Trojan” armor, which seemed to have been plucked straight from the cesspool of any sci-fi fan’s wet dream, and secretly wept knowing that the $2,000 suggested retail price might be too much to take from the money [...]

Canadian inventor Troy Hurtubise calls it the “Trojan,” while I’m probably calling the bastard who can afford to wear it as simply “one impregnable bastard.”
The Trojan is what you wear when you’re going to places where bullets regularly fly and politics are thrown out the window.
It’s a full body armor, part of what he calls [...]

Freshly-eviscerated from the CNN:
The full-length lycra suit with hijab head-covering is not too figure hugging to embarrass, but is tight enough to allow its wearer to swim freely. It will soon be manufactured in the iconic red and yellow of Australia’s surf life saving movement.
“We are surrounded by water all over Australia, it is totally [...]

Inventor Sayo Isaac Daniel’s shoes has built-in GPS and a “panic button” the wearer can press (or stomp) in those rare emergencies you suddenly find yourself in James Kim’s shoes. Quantum Satellite Technology will begin selling pairs of this footwear in March for around $350. Just avoid using it when you’re tap dancing as it [...]

Rick Galinson’s paintball minigun project looks awesome; it reminds me of those distant halcyon days of id’s Doom. But here’s something you can actually aim at somebody just to frighten the living daylights out of him.

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