Ten years. US$40 million. The result is Air Force’s new Active Denial System (ADS). A weapon that is non-lethal, supposedly carries no side-effects, and lets your victims feel as though they’ve been dipped in molten lava.

ADS is a state-of-the-art weapon that shoots a beam of millimeters waves. These waves are longer in wavelength than x-rays but shorter than microwaves. During experiments, no one could endure the pain for more than 5 seconds. If used properly, the ADS will supposedly produce no lasting adverse affects. Or so they say. Who knows?

But while subjects may feel like they have sustained serious burns, the documents claim effects are not long-lasting. At most, “some volunteers who tolerate the heat may experience prolonged redness or even small blisters,” the Air Force experiments concluded.

Critics are still questioning whether the weapon has any side-effects, so the debates might go on for years before we have a verdict if it will ever be used anywhere.

It’s a knife! It’s a gun! It’s a FF8 Gunblade!

Named G.R.A.D, this knife/gun holds five .22 caliber bullets in a revolver type loader.

What the point of concealing the gun in a knife, and not a PSP or an iPod? Imagine this, you meet some robbers armed with guns. You whip out your knife. They laugh hysterically. You shoot them while they laugh.

Good idea.

Now if you whip out a PSP, they might think that you are calling for help with the built-in WiFi.

Bad idea.

Yes, finally! Last year, we saw the USB-powered Air Darts that probably started countless office wars. And now, the next generation is finally out.

The Striker II USB Laser-Guided Missile Launcher still loads only three missiles. But, it comes with “class 3 laser guidance system” now, which I suppose would help you score more headshots on your colleagues/siblings/cats/dogs/boss.

$49.95 each, and the launcher software runs only on Windows. So penguins and apples, be prepared to get pwned by missiles!

I wouldn’t want to be the one staring down the barrel of this monster! Made by Rick Galinson, special effects man of Snakes on a Plane, the Paintball Minigun contains 1200 psi of paintball-pumping pressure. Just how powerful is that you asked? Well, check out the video of it in action WITHOUT paintballs, just air.

Scared yet? Better know when to run when you see Rick armed with this on the street. He probably finished the gun by then, and it would be pumping more than just air into your face.

It’s very simple really. Just pour WD40 instead of water into your Super Soaker, then burn something at the nozzle and flame away! Everyone should have one on standby to burn down thieves.

Modern shotguns are no longer the kind we see in FPS shooters, where every shot throws your arms back with a recoil so strong, that it makes you feel great. Take for example this new Beretta Xtrema2 Recoilless Shotgun, which features:

• Gas operation with recoil reduction
• Elastomer bolt damper
• Beretta’s Optima-bore over-bored barrel
• Beretta’s competition-proven spring/mass recoil reducer
• Beretta’s Gel-Tek recoil pad
• Kick-Off Reduction System

In short, it all equates to a shotgun that packs a ton of anti-recoil technology. Not convinced that recoilless can be just as cool? Check out the promised video below.

Suggested retail price goes from $1,498 to $1,598.