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remote-controlled paintball turret is ready for action

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Remote Controlled Paintball Turret

Do you hate most of your neighbors like I do? I was hoping to get my hands on that paintball-firing robot so I could deal with them, but it turned out that was a one-of-a-kind deal. So it gave me a little thrill when I realized I could surround my property with an arsenal of remote-controlled paintball turrets to keep them at bay…

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posted: April 8th, 2008 4 comments author: technabob

web gun catches thieves just like flies

filed under: strange and unusual

Net Gun Web Slinger

Why should cops need to zap suspects with dangerous Tazers when they could just catch fleeing criminals using a powerful Spiderman-like web-slinging device instead?

The NET-2000 Shooting Net Rod uses a charge of highly compressed air to fire a net at fleeing suspects from as far as 49 feet away…

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posted: March 16th, 2008 3 comments author: technabob

robot armed with paintball gun chases down victims

filed under: hacks-mods | robotics

Gepetto AI Robot with Paintball Gun

The only thing worse than taking a paintball pellet in your ass is when your return fire won’t end up inflicting the same pain on your opponent. That’s what you have to look forward to if you end up going toe-to-toe with this robotic foe…

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posted: March 6th, 2008 3 comments author: technabob

wii light gun gets laser sight for precision aim

filed under: video games

Wii Light Gun with Laser Sight WiiMax

In the last year, we’ve gone from nary a Wii gun controller to a veritable plethora of available shooter accessories for Nintendo’s little white box. Still, with all the variety that’s to be found these days, this is the first time I’ve seen one with a built in laser sight to help you aim your shots…

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posted: February 29th, 2008 post a comment author: technabob

avurt im-5 says don’t stand so close to me

filed under: gadgets | strange and unusual

Avurt IM-5

While this strange pink device might look like some sort of modern hair dryer, it’s not. In fact, the Avurt IM-5 is all about keeping people out of your face, not in it.

You see, the IM-5 is actually a high-tech update to the old can of pepper spray…

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posted: October 3rd, 2007 post a comment author: technabob

wii blaster shotgun appears

filed under: video games

Wii Blaster Shotgun

It amazes me how many shooter accessories are starting to surface for the Nintendo Wii, despite the lack of games that you can actually use them with. However, manufacturers continue to crank them out, and this is one of my favorites so far.

This 3rd-party Wii Blaster transforms your Wii-mote and Nunchuk controllers into a serious looking weapon…

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posted: July 20th, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

nintendo wii zapper: the real fps controller

filed under: video games

nintendo wii zapper: the real fps controller

A while back, I showed you a 3rd-party Wii Light Gun controller add-on. Now Nintendo has revealed their own controller accessory, called the Wii Zapper.

The new controller has an interesting design the provides a cradle for both the Wii-mote and the Nunchuk controller…

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posted: July 11th, 2007 4 comments author: technabob

wii light gun neither a light nor a gun

filed under: video games

Wii Light Gun

One of my favorite importers of cool gadgets from the Far East, Brando, has started to sell this attachment for the Nintendo Wii controller which makes it work kind of like a light gun.

Perfect for games that involve shooting, the $19 Wii Light Gun attachment cradles your Wii controller to improve your targeting…

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posted: May 22nd, 2007 4 comments author: technabob

weta workshop handmade rayguns

filed under: design | just plain fun | retro

Weta Originals Rayguns

These prop guns, designed and hand-built by WETA Workshop master model maker David Tremont feature a unique design sensibility inspired by turn of the century science fiction…

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posted: March 22nd, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

don’t mess with this killer robot

filed under: robotics

VIPeR Defense Robot by Elbit Systems

An Isreali defense manufacturer today revealed their new portable robot that’s capable of going into dangerous war zones and taking down enemies on its own (with the aid of a wireless remote control and built-in video camera)…

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posted: March 8th, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

lcd monitor death by firing squad

filed under: just plain fun

BB Gun Destroys LCD Monitor

Some guy who was frustrated with his broken LCD monitor decided to take out his frustrations on the poor thing using a BB gun.

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Now it goes without saying that you probably shouldn’t try this at home. However, you can always pick up one of these.
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posted: February 20th, 2007 post a comment author: technabob

the incredible rubberband machine gun

filed under: just plain fun

Rubberband Machine Gun

Looking for a way to get rid of your annoying neighbor? Why not shoot them 144 times?… not with bullets, but with rubber bands!

The $395 Incredible Rubberband Machine Gun is a mechanical work of wonder that holds 144 individual rubberbands. Just like an old-fashioned Gatling Gun, it can unload its ammo as fast as you can crank the handle…

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posted: January 16th, 2007 9 comments author: technabob

you’ll shoot your eye out, kid.

filed under: just plain fun | strange and unusual

Wild West Gunslinger Game

Ever wanted to be a gunslinger, but were afraid you’d wind up doing some bodily harm? Well don’t despair, because now you can play everyone’s favorite trailer trash game, shooting crap off of a log with a gun, with no risk of injury…

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posted: September 16th, 2006 post a comment author: technabob

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