Do you guys remember the Animatronic Elite Suit created by Pete Mander and his team? I’m sure you do. The suit was enormous. Pete was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule and answer several questions about his life like elite suit that had videogame  fans and enthusiasts in an uproar. DM: Your amazingly crafted Elite suit definitely had the internet buzzing for the past few days. Over 150 thousand views on DeviceMag, thousands of tweets, hundreds of Facebook links, and even popular sites such as Kotaku

Pioneer Elite G-Clef PD-D6MK2 Pioneer announced two new CD/SACD players in its Elite G-Clef line, the PD-D6MK2 and the PD-D9MK2. The former gets Twin Burr-Brown D/A convert while the latter packs Twin Wolfson D/A converter. These G-Clef CD players feature the Legato Link Conversion PRO that utilizes complex algorithms to recreate the ultra-high harmonics lost in the digital conversion process resulting in smooth, natural sound; and the Hi-Bit technology to increase the sound data length from 16-bit to 24-bit to provide clear, rich audio, even from compressed MP3 files. Pioneer

Pioneer Elite G-Clef SX-A6MK2 Alongside two new Elite G-Clef CD/SACD players, Pioneer also brings two Elite G-Clef integrated stereo amplifiers, the SX-A6MK2 and SX-A9MK2. These amplifiers feature a Twin Mono Symmetrical construction design to maintain electrical isolation between both channels from input to output. Pioneer Elite G-Clef SX-A9MK2 The SX-A6MK2 features Twin EL transformer, 60 Watts output power, MM phone input and gold plated speaker terminal. The more advanced SX-A9MK2 sports Twin Toroidal transformer, 70 watts output power, MM/MC phone input and HQ Ceramic

Kanguru introduces the Defender Elite, a secure, hardware encrypted USB drive meeting government, healthcare and financial industry standards. Kanguru’s offering features military grade AES 256-bit hardware encryption and on-chip password matching and is FIPS 140-2 Prevalidated.The Defender Elite is Central/Remote Management Ready and HIPAA, SOX and GLB Compliant. It is available in capacities ranging from 1GB to 128GB starting at $49.95. The drive comes in Black, Red, Green, Blue and Yellow colors.[kanguru]

LG and Sprint have announced 2 new phones in their lineup. The phones are the LG Lotus Elite and the LG Rumor Touch. Both these phones are basically successors to previous models. The LG Lotus Elite sports dual 2.4-inch QVGA screens, microSD card support up to 32GB, dedicated shortcut keys, 2-megapixel camera and full QWERTY keyboard. The Rumor touch on the other hand, is a 3-inch device, comes with touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera, GPS and camcorder. The LG Lotus Elite will be going for $99.99 from Jan 10th, bundled with a 2-year

Right before the CES 2010, a bunch of HP PCs have been leaked. One of them is the 10-inch HP Mini 210 netbook that gets Intel’s Pine Trail Atom N450 processor, which starts at $280. The netbook will also be available as Compaq Mini CQ10 for $260.There are also new Pavilion Elite series desktop PCs that are equipped with quad-core processors, such as Core i5 and Core i7. Other leaked models include HP Pavilion p6370t Series, the HP Pavilion Slimline s5300z Series, the HP Pavilion Slimline s5310t Series, the HP Pavilion Slimline s5370t Series, and the HP Pavilion Slimline

Mom always said not to play with your food, but the Elite Marshmallow Blaster could potentially prove to be too much of a temptation as this $55 pump-action single shot device is more than capable of firing standard marshmallows up to 40 feet far - we're sure it can also handle other foodstuff, but keeping this away from ants once you're done might be a wee bit tricky.

A few years ago we covered the Marshmallow Blaster. Now the Elite Marshmallow Blaster is here. I’m not sure if they are trying to say that this is an actual improvement on the original or not, but they added the word Elite, so it must be better right?The Executive Elite Marshmallow Blaster delivers a soft blow to your enemies. It’s a pump-action single shot weapon that fires standard marshmallows up to 40 feet and arrives in a briefcase.Note that when we talked about it originally, it was said to fire up to 50 feet. Whatever. It’s a marshmallow gun. Awesome.[NM]

Along with the ProBook b-series notebook, HP brings also the Elite 7000 business desktop PC, which is “the company’s highest-performance small business desktop to date”. The PC gets a sleek exterior design with a metal surface and high-gloss black finish.Boosted by Intel’s Core i5 or Core i7 processor, the Elite 7000 series gets up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, up to 1TB of hard drive, optional 64GB SSD, either DVD burner or Blu-ray writer, and choices of NVIDIA and ATI graphics cards (GeForce GT210, GeForce GT230, Radeon HD 4550, Radeon HD 4650). The desktop comes

Microsoft has announced a new Xbox 360 holiday bundle. For $299 you get an Elite, Lego Batman, and Pure. That’s a pretty good deal. On the other hand, if you already own a 360, you can get a new controller, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, Lumines LIVE!, Bomberman LIVE! and Ms Pac-Man for $60. The new Elite pack is expected to ship to retailers today, but for the controller bundle you’ll have to wait until November. The holiday is looking good so far.Although Batman Lego may not be the best game honestly.[Engadget]