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Army Gadgets

US Army Selects Top Inventions That Can Take, Or Save, Your Life

IEDs, or Improvised Explosive Devices, are a sad fact of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, so you'll see the influence of these deadly weapons in this list of the US Army's top inventions for 2007. Every year the Army selects the top refinements, outright new inventions, or streamlined weaponry, and pumps out a list. This year's list features several new types of Humvee armor, GPS-guided artillery rounds, and a wheeled contraption for vehicles called SPARK (above), which sniffs out IEDs before they have a chance to do any damage. More »

6:00 PM on Sun Jul 6 2008
By Jack Loftus
13,054 views, 47 comments

Latest by mullingitover: I feel dumber for having read these comments. Take your stupid politics crap to daily kos and freep, you losers. This is a blog about cool gadgets. BLOW STUFF UP!!! WOOOO!!! more »

safety first

Wacky Afghan Engineer Develops Remote Controlled Kalashnikov Burglar Alarm

The infamous Kalashnikov has a long and illustrious history of murder and mayhem, which makes it the perfect centerpiece for a contraption developed by unemployed Afghan electrical engineer Hanif Molavizadeh. With only a small movement outside his window, the device will trigger a "song like warning." It will then call Molavizadeh's cellphone which can be used to send a message to the would-be thief through the alarm box. If that doesn't work, the Kalashnikov can be fired remotely to lay down some serious vigilante justice. More »

8:00 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Sean Fallon
6,573 views, 16 comments

Latest by ekrabs: Let's just hope he doesn't figure out how to upgrade the AK with wrench hits. *drum roll* more »

lithium lifesaver

Soldier Uses Body to Shield Comrades from Grenade Blast, Survives Thanks to Backpack

When a British soldier on patrol in Afghanistan set a rigged grenade off by mistake, his first thought was for the safety of his comrades. So, in order to protect them, Lance-Corporal David Croucher dived on the grenade and turned on his side, with only a backpack—containing a first-aid kit, 66-millimeter rocket and radio equipment—and his body armor to protect him. Seconds later, the booby-trap exploded. More »

7:00 PM on Sun Mar 30 2008
By AddyDugdale
31,949 views, 69 comments

cellphones

Taliban Orders Afghan Cellphone Companies to Shut Down Networks at Night

Taliban rebels in Afghanistan have issued an ultimatum to the country's mobile network operators to shut down cellphone coverage at night—or else. The reason for this is not because of a desire by the medieval revivalists/"moral" "guardians"/warmongering nutcases/nasty little freedom-killing, women-bashing, beard-obsessed terrorists —call 'em what you want—to put a stop to potential cellphone naughtiness, but for military reasons. More »

6:27 AM on Tue Feb 26 2008
By AddyDugdale
10,299 views, 35 comments