The Army’s MREs (Meals, Ready-to-Eat) have a bit of a bad rap, as you might expect from any food products that have been engineered to remain edible and nutritious after three years in the desert and a thousand foot parachute drop. But the Army has put some work into them recently, adding in things like caffeinated beef jerky and something called “zapplesauce.”

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Army spices up MREs with caffeinated meat sticks, zapplesauce

Computing is an increasingly mobile practice these days, making old-school tower computers less and less necessary. It even appears that Apple is considering giving the axe to the Mac Pro, it’s high-end tower computer.

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Could Apple be preparing to discontinue the Mac Pro?

In the future, everything levitates . Why? Because levitation is damn cool, that’s why. You don’t need a time machine, though: this is a levitating lamp that you can go buy right now to impress your friends and utterly confuse your enemies.

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The future called, wants its levitating lamp back

BO is right — slap some Old Spice up in them pits! Seen here looking eerily human, Boston Dynamics’ bipedal humanoid robot PETMAN has been upgraded with arms (capable of pushups!) and a smoother gait . Well thank God! If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a goofy-walking robot. OMG — did you see PETMAN walking on his toes? What a sped! Hit the jump for a very worthwhile video of his capabilities.

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Two Steps Away From Terminators: Boston Dynamics’ PETMAN Gets An Upgrade, Arms

The last time we saw PETMAN , it was little more than a pair of wobbly legs. Now it’s a full body (complete with a bright red light bulb head) that can run, juke, twist and turn, and even bang out some push-ups. It’s designed to move just like a human soldier, but not so that it can fight wars. Rather, it’s so that it can save lives.

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Video: Adult-sized robot mimics the motions of human soldiers

This is a $720 rotisserie in a briefcase . You can carry it around handcuffed to your wrist like a spy, then break it out and cook some meat. Just sayin’, I’d slap my meat on your grill. Gentlemen? The Carson Rotisseries, Inc., rotisserie grill is the perfect, easy to use grill for any place or occasion. It has the capability of seven rotating skewers which evenly cook and self-baste meats, vegetables, and fruits over an open flame, creating the most succulent dishes you can imagine. The sleek lightweight metal case, removable charcoal pan, rechargeable battery, and wall-plug adapter give you ultimate portability to make any grilling opportunity an unforgettable culinary experience. LOL @ “…make any grilling opportunity an unforgettable culinary experience.” I can see it now: Oh man, remember the chicken we cooked in that briefcase grill of yours? *tearing up* I’mma be thinkin’ about that shit on my deathbed, bro. Hit the jump for a couple closeups.

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Finally, A Decent Rotisserie In A Briefcase

Your days of gunning it down the highway with only cop cars in speed traps to worry about are over. A company called Peak Gain System’s new CORDON multi-target photo radar system is able to track and identify up to 32 different vehicles across four lanes at once, automatically recording speeders for later fining.

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Multi-target radar system makes highway speeding near impossible

Plugging speakers directly into the headphone jack on your laptop generally works just fine, but it could work finer . The digital-to-analog converter on most laptops is adequate at best, but a relatively inexpensive doohickey like this HifiMan sound card could give you quite the boost in quality.

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A $39 box that promises to improve the sound of your music

Google is going to start offering businesses the opportunity to have the interiors of their stores photographed and available on Google Street View . That way a user can…see the inside of a store? WHAT THE — A COMIC BOOK STORE WITH COMICS INSIDE?! *brain explodes shooting cobwebs like Spiderman* Business owners are told they must warn their customers and employees about the photoshoot before it begins. Google has promised it will blur out or refuse to publish any images that include bystanders. The photoshoots will produce 360-degree images using fish-eye and wide-angle lenses as well as stills. Business owners are also invited to upload their own pictures. *tries Street Viewing every strip club I can think of* Damn, nary an areola. Oooh ooooh — *Street Views Cinnabon* Mmmm, now that’s what I’m talking about. *lathering chest with icing and crushed pecans* Example Comic Book Store and Guitar Shop and Google Street View now takes you inside buildings [msnbc] Thanks to Lynn, who agrees they should expand the service to include restaurants’ kitchens. Yeah! …Are those hot wings on the floor?

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Google Street View: Now With Store Interiors

If NASA can put a man on the moon, rest confidently they can plan an elaborate sting to nab a moon rock thief. NASA recently managed to outwit the 74 year-old grandmother who was attempting to sell a piece of Apollo-era moon rock about the size of a grain of rice for approximately $1.7 million dollars.

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NASA nabs moon rock bandit