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Sniping Could Be the Next Killer iPod App

Posted by samzenpus on from the pull-up-your-kill-list dept.

An anonymous Coward writes "Knights Armament Corp. who supply sniper rifles to the US military have developed a iPod Touch mounting system and software for the US Army M110 sniper rifle system. The use of off the shelf hardware no doubt cut costs and allowed rapid development of this system." If it automatically played a theme song after every head shot, this would be the coolest rifle accessory ever.

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  1. But can you flaunt it in public . . . ? by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Isn't that part of the Apple iWhatever Schtick? Showing it off in public? Instead of a "I am rich" application, a "I can waste you at 1000 yards" application?

    I'm not sure how the general public would react to your iPod Touch US Army M110 sniper rifle system, while you stand in line with it at your local Starbucks.

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  2. What? by no-body · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Are you playing too many video games mixing up reality with fiction?

    What kind of reality do you have stored in your brain - playing music as result of destroying another human - howsoever you are trying to justify it?

    Yes - this is a flame!

    I can't believe this kind of crap is going on on /. - maybe it's time to move on or start filtering...
    Yucc!

  3. Re:More gear! by ILuvRamen · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ohhhhh but Apple just remote deleted the FLIR viewer program, too bad :( seriously, why would they want to use such locked down, proprietary crap that Apple has its usual power-hungry control over?

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