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US Military Issuing iPod Touches To Soldiers
644bd346996 writes "Newsweek has an article about the latest weapons in the US military's arsenal. The iPod Touch and the iPhone are being adapted as general purpose handhelds for soldiers in the field. 'Apple gadgets are proving to be surprisingly versatile. Software developers and the US Department of Defense are developing military software for iPods that enables soldiers to display aerial video from drones and have teleconferences with intelligence agents halfway across the globe. Snipers in Iraq and Afghanistan now use a "ballistics calculator" called BulletFlight, made by the Florida firm Knight's Armament for the iPod Touch and iPhone. Army researchers are developing applications to turn an iPod into a remote control for a bomb-disposal robot (tilting the iPod steers the robot). In Sudan, American military observers are using iPods to learn the appropriate etiquette for interacting with tribal leaders.'"
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According to the Ballmer testing division they make excellent projectiles, they have a 99.9% chance of putting an eye out.
Senators were heard saying quote:"These iPhones have become quite useful to the military. I guess it was a good thing we bought a couple to try out even thought they can't really 'jailbreak' you if you get caught taking bribes.
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed H
Ever wanted to blow up the **** out of terrorists?
There is an app for that.
I could shoot 'at' an iPod all day long and not damage it. It's when I accidentally hit the target that there may be problems.
Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. -John Lennon
Seems to me like an ARM processor joke would have been more appropriate, something along the lines of: "I heard they got their iPhone processors from the... ARMory"
In other news, taxes go up 400% due to extra military spending.
thanks, I'll be playing Tetris behind enemy line.
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Stop the Apple users are gay innuendo!
The important thing to keep in mind here is that equipping our troops with the iPod Touch and iPhone provides them with something that no other technology can: that smug, hipper-than-thou sense of superiority that comes with being an Apple user. If Al Qaeda and the Taliban are still using Microsoft products, then their morale will suffer because they don't have the latest, cutting-edge gadgets, and they will lose tactical effectiveness on the battlefield.
shove them where the sun don't shine (on your body)
Could you be more specific? This is slashdot, remember.
Recharging is tough in the field. What?!? Don't Humvees have cigarette lighter sockets? Next you'll be telling me the military version doesn't even have cupholders!
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
You must be new to the internet. Anyone that's seen the Goatse man knows that the sun can in fact shine there.
A bullet may have your name on it but splash damage is addressed "To whom it may concern."
You traitorous red scum.
While Apple gadgets may lend themselves to stealth applications (being that you can, as a rule, only see their users' silhouettes), the gleaming white outline of the iPod may prove to inadvertently reveal the troop position.
DEVICE SELECT: DRONE='predator1'
DRONESTATUS=predator1: >IN RANGEONLINEINVENTORY>WEAPONS>AVAIL
WEAPONSAVAIL>MISSILE=0,1,2,3
SELECT MISSILE=3
MISSILE=3> TARGET=2
MISSILE3/TARGET2: 'fire'
ERROR: This device is protected by DRM. Please contact your dealer or reseller, call Apple directly at 1-800-APL-CARE, or you can visit our knowledge base on the World Wide Web at www.apple.com/support/ipodtouch/.
Knowing Google's lust for data collection, the Soviet Union is still alive and well inside the psyche of Sergey Brin....
Well, if it's built anything like the new Ford Fiesta it doesn't come with cupholders. It comes with grenade holders.
Top Gear road testing the Ford Fiesta ("What if I'm asked to take part in a beach assault with the Royal Marines?")
you also don't want your source of military software to be equally available on all iPhones out there...
;-)
Well, that might make their job more interesting if both sides have to game each other for control of a bomb-carrying robot. Sort of like a combination of Russion roulette and arm-wrestling...
10 million teenagers can't be too far wrong...
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I don't discrimainate, I like any firmware in my backdoor.
You thought my name meant what? How very dare you!
They're working on a french version. It will be called the iSurrender.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
How many vietnam veteran does it take to change a lightbulb? you weren't there man, you wouldn't know...
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Heard this a few years back in a political discussion, and I must say I agree with it:
"I'm pro-bush, but not the George W kind."
I listen to both RIAA and non-RIAA stuff if I like the music, tangential business/politics nonwithstanding.
That's not Tetris. You just ordered air support to bomb your location...