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Camo Toilet Paper “They’re Wiping Out The Rear!”

, Sep 15th 2007 Discuss [2]

Just in case you need to keep your business classified, you can now use camouflage toilet paper. I really don’t think there is a practical use to using camo toilet paper, as if you were somewhere where you were doing your business in the open, you’d probably use a leaf instead of toilet paper. The novelty of it is kind of funny though. So I suppose if you are going to theme your restroom ala a hunting or military theme, this addition couldn’t hurt, at least not anything but your wallet. Read The Full Story

New Humvee for military use

, Sep 15th 2007 Discuss [0]

Lets start by making a list of things you wouldn’t want in any vehicle for the military, we’ll start with packing materials, including foam, then lets go to wood, most specifically Balsa, which is quite possibly the weakest wood there is, right, that’s a good start no? Wrong. Guess what the new Humvees have in them? Fiberglass, Balsa wood, foam, and carbon, all of which, put in the right places, causes the original Humvee to shed about 900 pounds of excess weight. That doesn’t mean that the new Humvees are 900 pounds lighter, no all that weight was added back on in armor and mine blast protection. Read The Full Story

New DoD contest for a Wearable Power Supply

, Sep 14th 2007 Discuss [0]

So, if you are in need of roughly a million dollars and have a high level understanding of energy storage, creation, and/or transmission, you might want to start looking for a team that is to be signing up for this competition. Sadly if you join a team you have to split the million dollars, but if you are some sort of freak who is exceptionally talented in all things energy, then feel free to enter on your own. Here is what you have to do, first you have to develop a portable power system for soldiers. Oh that sounds easy does it? Well then you have to make it so it can weigh a maximum of 8.8 pounds or 4 kilograms. Well if that sounds kind of easy too, lets go ahead and tack on the fact that it has to put out a minimum average of 20 watts for 4 days. Read The Full Story

Samsung Sentry Bot shoots first, asks questions later

, Sep 6th 2007 Discuss [2]

So if you are a security minded individual with a similar shoot first mentality, Samsung has got you covered. No word yet on price, but it will probably be available in the war room at Best Buy sometime soon. I really can say that I have yet to see anything more badass in my life. Too bad it’s just a patent. Read The Full Story

Boeing A160T Hummingbird Being Outfitted For Special Ops

, Aug 16th 2007 Discuss [0]

The Hummingbird is pretty stealthy for a helicopter and can probably last as long as a special forces team member. So the U.S. Special Operations Command is considering putting it to work. What would such a small, yet precise unmanned helicopter do? Well other than direct action (a.k.a. blow stuff up) it could be used for precision resupply or extractions on the wrong side of the line. Read The Full Story

US Military Granted Access To Special Edition Halo 3 Zune

, Aug 7th 2007 Discuss [1]

I know not what the difference between the military edition and the civilian edition are, other than maybe serial numbers. The military edition Halo 3 Zunes are available this month and the first batch shipped out with a group of soldiers leaving from Baltimore Washington. Read The Full Story

The US Army is using 360 controllers for their SUGV’s

, Jun 6th 2007 Discuss [0]

Is the Xbox 360 controller the best ever designed? It's arguable, I still love my old N64 controller, but I do enjoy how the 360's feels. Apparently the US Army also thinks that it's a great design. Read The Full Story
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