Posted by Anna Brandon
US Army uses Ipod for visual communications
http://gizmodo.com/5119027/the-us-armys-secret-weapon-the-ipod-touch
This week on the Pentagon Channel, a soldier demonstrates the Army’s cutting-edge new translation tool: an iPod touch.
The demo iPod looks to have the stock Apple OS, running a custom translation application. It allows the user to select a language, then a situation, and finally a command or question, like “Get down!” in Arabic, which I’m sure comes in handy. The app will also show a video of a CGI soldier saying the selection, in case your platoon is made up of visual learners. It’s a pretty cool little program, but I hope the soldiers actually use it instead of playing Tap Tap Revenge like I’m sure they want to.
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