Do not, under any circumstances, lose the remote for any of these things. The article is a wee bit stale, but these laptop-controlled mines—which can be deactivated remotely, as well—look to improve upon the old-fashioned landmine model: bury, wait twenty years, maim/kill, repeat.
Called Matrix mines, they’re designed to be placed on the ground and removed after a mission.
Laptop-controlled mine system headed for Iraq [CNN via Schneier on Security]
