No, this isn’t the work of some contemporary artist—it’s a serious attempt by HyperStealth to create camouflage that can help hide soldiers fighting in urban environments:
This is the unconventional pattern in field trials, previous computer simulations showed this pattern to be quite effective for both outdoor and indoor urban environments. The perceived depth within the pattern throws off the ambient and focal vision from noticing the target.
Currently, the camo is still in the experimental phase.
(KitUp! via Gizmodo)
Cambridge Consultants’ latest version of its Prism radar line is a lightweight device designed to fit inside a backpack.
The user can inconspicuously loiter against the side of building, and the Prism 200c will scan the interior using ultra-wideband signals. The system can see through wood, bricks and concrete—providing a 3D view objects, rooms and any humans moving around inside. The data is then wirelessly transmitted to a laptop or mobile device for analysis.
The question is, could the Osama raid have been planned using information gleaned from a teenager leaning against the compound, playing Angry Birds and drinking a Mtn. Dew?
(Cambridge Consultants via Fast Company via OhGizmo)
SA Photonics’ new High Resolution Night Vision System (HRNVS) promises to vastly improve the resolution and field of vision for military pilots flying nighttime missions while, at the same time, making them look like they just stepped out of Skymall catalog.
Of course, pilots will be happy to look ridiculous because HRNVS offers high resolution night vision imagery and over an 82.5 degree field of view. That’s more than double the field of view of most night vision systems. It also processes the images digitally, much like a fancy DSLR. That means enhancements and video recording that traditional night vision simply can’t pull off.
SA Photonics also claims that the helmet is lightweight—something I was concerned about at first glance. I pictured pilots ejecting from aircraft and plummeting to the earth head first like a shuttlecock.
(SA Photonics via BusinessWire)
The iKey KYB-170-OEM wrist keypad is an updated version of the iKey AK-39 keypad. Both meet military specifications and can be integrated to control computers worn on your wrist. The KYB-170-OEM features a 17 button keypad, an integrated micro Force Sensing Resistor (FSR) pointing device and can be manufactured with any available color of LED lighting for use in dark environments.
The only problem is that you can’t unleash your secretary-grade typing speed on it because this updated version operates like a cellphone, meaning you’ll have to press “7″ four times to get the letter “S”. If you’re using this for military applications, that’s probably not what you want to be focused on in the heat of battle.
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This watch was developed during the Vietnam War and utilizes a cover as a way of preventing sun glare off the watch face from giving away troop positions. You may not be risking life and limb in the jungles of Nam, but there are still certain situations that call for an anti-glare timepiece. For example, when you’re camping in the woods and have to take a dump in the bushes. That’s a time you only want giant soft leaves to know your 20.
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We already knew that there was a period of time when dinosaurs ruled the world. What may come as a surprise is that they had some pretty cool military uniforms. I am sure they will find a fully preserved dinosaur with his uniform still on at some point.
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Need an excuse to smoke? You can’t argue with this shirt—and the accuracy of military time.
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