RallyPoint — The Computerized Combat Glove

MIT's Technology Review is reporting that a new input device, designed for soldiers, may soon be making an appearance. The "RallyPoint," a glove designed to allow soldiers to easily interact with wearable systems via sensors, could allow soldiers a feature-rich input device without having to put down their weapon. "Some U.S. soldiers in Iraq are already equipped with wearable computer systems. But the lack of efficient input devices restricts their use to safer environments, such as the interior of a Humvee or a base station, where the soldier can set down his weapon and use the keyboard or mouse tethered to his body. Now RallyPoint, a startup based in Cambridge, MA, has developed a sensor-embedded glove that allows the soldier to easily view and navigate digital maps, activate radio communications, and send commands without having to take his hand off his weapon."

Comments

Yeah, right

[Anonymous Coward]

Soldiers spend most of their time bored and waiting. You know what that glove is really going to be used for.

Power Glove

[dgaller]

I love the Power Glove. It's *so* bad.

New key signals

[javakah]

Squeezing with your trigger finger is the new Alt-F4!

Re:New key signals

[mtakil]

Yeah. When you "give the finger" its Ctrl-Alt-Del

Re:I'm sorry

[zappepcs]

Yeah, and it makes you wonder... a glove with sensors? hmmmm wonder what flying the bird will blow up? oh oh oh, can they make like a toy gun with their fingers and shoot at stuff and have the .50 call on top of the humv fire?

This could be fun... point your finger for a few seconds of lead on target, then flip a bird and watch the RPGs go flying?