Night Vision

Science

DARPA Want Their Smart Phones To Rock Thermal Cameras

8:40PM December 12, 2011 | Jamie Condliffe

Cameras

Weird Lens Make Your Camera Look Like An Anti-Matter Gun

8:30AM December 5, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

On the right we have Tactical Solutions’ Nightstalker II night vision lens attached to a Nikon D700. It’s used by some US military photographers to take night action shots like the one on the left. It also makes the camera look like an actual weapon. More »


Cameras

FLIR Scout Review: IT LETS YOU SEE IN THE DARK, DUDE

6:00AM November 26, 2011 | Brent Rose

As far as superpowers go, the ability to see in the dark isn’t generally very high on peoples’ lists. Suckas! It’s awesome. And useful! The FLIR Scout TS-Series gives you those superpowers, Mr Wayne. More »


Geek Out

Terrifying Look At The Scariest Haunted House Ever

3:30AM October 18, 2011 | Brent Rose

Modern haunted houses don’t feature rubber bats and bowls full of peeled grapes masquerading as eyeballs, they screw with your phobias and recreate nightmares. I thought that going through with a thermal cam would be less unnerving. Wrongo. More »


Science

New Night Vision Helmets For F-35 Pilots Are Insane-Looking

3:30PM October 14, 2011 | Sam Biddle

What happens when the extremely expensive helmet you cooked up for the extremely expensive F-35 doesn’t, uh, work? You strap together a new one in a hurry. This wicked looking replacement was gutted and filled with crazy killer optics. More »


Science

The Secret Future Of Night Vision Tech

6:00AM September 15, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

Even as an ageing tech, night vision is still pretty awesome. But Wired’s Noah Shachtman got a rare up-close look at the bleeding edge night vision tech that’s in the field and being developed behind closed doors. More »


Science

New Thermal Imaging Technologies Allow Soldiers To Have Heat-Sensitive Scopes Mounted To Their Guns

3:57AM September 15, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Thermal imaging is far from a new idea, but that doesn’t mean it has been forgotten. Thanks to slim sensors, the new lineup of small, mountable thermal imagers from BAE Systems promises to turn soldiers into more efficient marksmen. More »


Cameras

How To Turn A Point-And-Shoot Into A Night Vision Camera

2:40AM July 8, 2011 | Casey Chan

Over at Instructables, there’s a sweet little DIY project that can turn any ‘ol point-and-shoot into a night vision camera. The secret is adding more infrared. Which isn’t much of a secret, I guess. More »


Science

Bin Laden Killing Team May Have Used Night Vision Contact Lenses

7:00AM June 29, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Christian at Military.com’s Kit Up! has heard an interesting rumour on one of the technologies that Seal Team 6 used to kill Osama bin Laden: Night vision contact lenses! Holy Batman, is all I can say. More »


Science

Night Vision Goggles Are Finally Awesome Again

6:00AM April 21, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

Night vision is one of those technologies we instinctively think is all high tech, but after 30-plus years, it’s a bit rough around the edges. SA Photonics’ new Hi-Res Night Vision System brings it back up to speed. More »