soldiers
Gadgets
Mini Radar Will Give Soldiers Eyes In The Back Of Their Helmets
11:20AM Sean Fallon | The military is developing a miniature helmet-mounted radar system (HMRS) that will alert soldiers to any threats that might be sneaking up on them within a 25-metre radius. Although, brain tumours are sneakier than ninjas flying in stealth bombers. More »
Gadgets
AR Goggles Give Real-Life +50% Speed Boost To Marine Mechanics
5:20PM Matt Buchanan | It’s like a real-life Starcraft perk for mechanics repairing armoured vehicles: Marine mechanics, assisted by augmented-reality goggles with a heads-up display, repaired light armoured vehicles up to 46 per cent faster. More »
Gadgets
Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post
2:00PM Wilson Rothman | If Robots Killed People, Soldiers Wouldn’t Have To…Sweden Disappears from the Internet For a Day…Over 95% of People Screw Up Username and Password…Founder of Jedi Religion “Intimidated” By Shopkeepers More »
Toys
UNICEF’s Toy Soldiers To Help Real Kids
12:00PM Rosa Golijan | UNICEF’s direct mail campaign has put a teary smile on my face. They’re sending out baggies of what appear to be lil’ plastic toy soldiers, but are in actually playing children, reminders of young’uns forced into battle in Africa. More »
Robots
CMU’s Robotic Arm Helps Medics Assist Wounded Soldiers Without Being in the Line of Fire
12:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a robotic arm that can be controlled remotely and help medics assist wounded soldiers that can’t be carried off the battlefield. More »
Software
The Military Wants Virtual Parents For Children of Deployed Soldiers
8:40AM Sean Fallon | You would think that a webcam would be sufficient, but basic teleconferencing solutions to the problem of deployed mums and dads is not enough for the military. They want to go virtual. More »
Music
The U.S. Army’s Secret Weapon: The iPod Touch
4:15AM Gizmodo US Edition | This week on the Pentagon Channel (?), a soldier demonstrates the Army’s cutting-edge new translation tool: an iPod touch. More »
Entertainment
Army Using TiVo Tech for the Most Un-TiVo of Purposes
6:00AM Wilson Rothman | US troops in Japan are getting a massive server array to improve their TV. But instead of delivering what-you-want/when-you-want programming like TiVo, the servers will simply bump all shows 9 hours ahead. See any problems? More »
Robots
PISCES Exoskeletons Turn Every Solider Into Aquaman
1:45AM Sean Fallon | Apparently the military has been working with West Florida’s Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) for several years trying to develop an underwater exoskeleton that would improve a soldier’s speed and endurance underwater. Much like early pioneers of flight, IHMC has looked to nature to provide answers. So far, the project known as Performance Improving Self Contained Exoskeleton for Swimming (”PISCES”) has investigated how dolphins, sea turtles and penguins move through the water. Not surprisingly, the results have been…a little odd. More »
Weapons
