In the market for a vintage ray gun?

"The Unnatural Selector", a Ray-Blunderbuss from Dr. Grordbort's will set you back around US$5K. Created by the folks at Weta and built from metal, glass and rare Venusian Worm Oak, this bizarre device comes with a "Raygun Operator's License" designed by Greg Broadmore with your name and photo.

Weta is a film and television effects workshop in Wellington, New Zealand. Best known for their work on 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, Weta Workshop is a five time Academy Award winning company that offers services to all aspects of the creative industry including design, special make-up effects and prosthetics, creatures, armour, weapons, miniatures, prop building, large scale sculpture, display work and costuming.

I tell ya, if they had these things in The Lord of the Rings it wouldn't have taken 3 films to get the job done- it would have been "Keep your finger out of my ring, old man!" ZZZZZzzzzzap!! The End.

Sit Bigdog, sit

Boston Dynamics, funded by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), have created this funny little fellow capable of running at 4 mph and climbing slopes up to 35 degrees carrying a 340lb load.

BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics family of robots. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. BigDog's legs are articulated like an animal’s, and have compliant elements that absorb shock and recycle energy from one step to the next. BigDog is the size of a large dog or small mule, measuring 1 meter long, 0.7 meters tall and 75 kg weight.

There's a bunch of videos of Bigdog on YouTube where you can watch him climbing over rubble, jumping and regaining his footing after slipping on ice and being kicked. I would feel sorry for the thing if it wasn't for that eerie buzzing noise. Enjoy.

Giant Spider Terrorises Liverpool

La Princess, the 50ft mechanical spider sits suspended atop an office building near Lime Street Station. The machine remains dormant until tomorrow at which point it will descend and stalk about the city at speeds of up to 2mph before escaping down the Mersey Tunnel on Sunday. The 37-ton artwork has been billed as the largest and most spectacular piece of street theatre ever staged in the UK and sounds like a hell of a show. Still, if you do venture out from your homes to take a peek, make sure to bring your kids to use as a human shield just in case things turn ugly.
source: dailymail.co.uk

Sony Death Machines Cruise Our Skies

Play Station gamers, come on down! Now is your time to shine. The British ministry of defence have created "UFO's" (although they are technically identified) that will come in and bug your house. Well, not yours, but the Iraqi's; however, it never hurts to have some spray or fly-swatters handy in case they come in and crap on your valuables.
And by "crap" I mean bomb.

Corpse-Eating Robots

I've tried to warn you people about our impending robot apocalypse, but nobody listens. Robokiyu the Rescue Robot was originally designed to help remove rubble and trapped people from disaster zones. Until, that is, it was realized that the thing might be better suited to removing, and devouring, those who have already died. Now, if you find yourself in an earthquake in Japan, pray that you're already dead when this thing finds you!