photo credit: Randy Son Of Robert

I was surprised to see this Newsweek article state, “The iPod has already transformed the way we listen to music. Now it’s taking on war.”

How about you?

Here is a snippet…

U.S. Soldiers’ New Weapon: an iPod | Newsweek International Edition | Newsweek.com

“The U.S. military in the past would give a soldier an electronic handheld device, made at great expense specially for the battlefield, with the latest software. But translation is only one of many software applications soldiers now need. The future of ‘networked warfare’ requires each soldier to be linked electronically to other troops as well as to weapons systems and intelligence sources. Making sense of the reams of data from satellites, drones and ground sensors cries out for a handheld device that is both versatile and easy to use. With their intuitive interfaces, Apple devices—the iPod Touch and, to a lesser extent, the iPhone—are becoming the handhelds of choice.”

(Via Newsweek)

One particular quote, later in the article, stood out…

“Apple devices make it easy to shoot, store and play video.”

Do you think this means it is easy to load video onto the device or could the military have its own video recording application on the iPhone like some of the applications available for jailbroken iPhones?

My belief: What the Government wants, the Government gets!

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