According to designer Tim Smit, the Urban Security Suit is “made of neoprene, though it’s also lined with body-molded Kevlar to ensure you can stop bullets while turning heads.” Click here for first picture in gallery.

Trendsetters like her might eschew duct tape and Cipro for the Urban Security Suit. The gas mask is a nice touch, though I’m not sure about those olive straps — I think we can do better, Tim

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We’ve seen a couple armed defense bots make the scene now — the US military even has a couple deployed in Iraq — but the promo video for the $600,000 Guardium bots recently commissioned by Israel isn’t exactly a fearsome demonstration of next-gen force. Not only do the rendered old-school CRT displays offer warnings like INTRUDER NONCOMPLIANT, all the bot seems to be able to do is sneeze out of a cloud of white smoke. Terrifying. Maybe these things play better at defense contractor conventions, but something tells us that an actual angry dog might be a little more effective. Check the whole video below.

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We’ve seen a number of modular, reassembling robots already, but that doesn’t make ‘em any less unnerving, especially when we see them doing their thing on video. As you can see for yourself after the break, this latest batch of bots from the University of Pennsylvania seem to be capable enough, with them able to be kicked apart and find their way back together again, albeit somewhat slowly. That’s done with the aid of a camera that seeks out the unique blinkin’ lights of another robot, which it is able to dock with using some magnets and then start the search for another bot all over again, eventually forming into a slightly unstable walking robot (be sure to stick with video ’till the end for that).

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We’d explain this thing, but we’re really having trouble taking our eyes off of it long enough to string some full sentences together. Suffice it to say Festo’s AirJelly is powered by some magical jelly fish properties, a lithium-ion battery, an electric motor and a bit of helium. If that’s not floaty enough for you, there’s also a water version, AquaJelly. Videos of both are after the break.

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Looking for unique yet geeky cake ideas? Then this nifty motorized tank cake is just for you, in which a father created for his son’s birthday. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The canon also adjusts elevation as it turns. But due to wife-husband restrictions from the Tank Cake Treaty of 2006, it does not fire whipped cream munitions anywhere near the freshly cleaned kitchen table

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At first glance, TG Sambo’s “Lluon” may look like an iMac, but it’s really a 22-inch all-in-one PC, complete with dual USB ports and multi-format memory card reader. No word yet on pricing or availability. Click here for first picture in gallery.

TG Sambo held a press conference to unveil its all-in-one PC in Korea market. It features a 22-inch monitor embedded PC. According to the company, this all-in-one PC is going to released in US market through Best Buy

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If you’ve always wondered what came in the Grand Theft Auto IV: Special Edition package (duffel bag, safety deposit box, etc.), then check out Luke Plunkett’s unboxing. Click here for first picture in gallery.

I’m more than a little cranky. But hey, because I live in Australia and just got home from an EB Games midnight opening, I’m also one of the first people in the world to get my hands on the GTA IV Collector’s Edition

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Not your average ASUS Eee PC, this hacked model on eBay features a touchscreen display, 32GB SSD, Air Play FM transmitter, and an upgraded Intel 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi card. Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Ah, the Asus Eee PC, the little computer that can be modded to do anything, from stealing all your money in an ATM to grabbing all your money on the internet. This one will snatch $3,200 from your account if you want to buy it on eBay

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In Tiny Toon Adventures for the NES, “the player plays as Buster Bunny in the effort to rescue Babs Bunny from her kidnapper, Montana Max.” ScrewAttack takes a look back at this title after the break.

Players get the help of Dizzy Devil, Furrball, and Plucky Duck to get through a total of six levels, which is done at the beginning of each level.

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BMW has officially unveiled the M1 concept, which could quite possibly be an upcoming mid-engine sports car. Technical specifications have not yet been announced. Click here for first picture in gallery.

There appears to be no interior, and BMW doesn’t even bother mentioning specific powertrain possibilities. The M1 Hommage is strictly a design exercise meant to celebrate an icon, but it also reminds us that Munich can do the supercar thing, too

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