Pip boy for real : Fallout Series Discussion

» Fri May 27, 2011 7:47 pm

I found this article, Pip boys are coming:

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/26537/?ref=rss

» Fri May 27, 2011 8:12 pm

I found this article, Pip boys are coming:

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/26537/?ref=rss

WTF! This is a bad omen!

» Fri May 27, 2011 9:29 pm

Touchscreen I suppose. But it won't give biometric status, and other fancy things that connect into your body system. Just maps, communication, etc.

» Sat May 28, 2011 5:23 am

Why would you put it on the right arm?..

» Sat May 28, 2011 12:38 am

Why would you put it on the right arm?..

maybe there will be some for both?

» Sat May 28, 2011 5:36 am

i wanna see troops with chips implanted in there legs amrs torso and head and give out reading like pip boys that tell you whta wrong with your leg or arms sprained borken or blown off

or if you have a concusion headace brain damage from somthin now that would be cool to wear

» Sat May 28, 2011 1:02 am

I already got my pipboy v1.0, it's sold as "iPhone" in your local junkstores!

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:19 am

I found this article, Pip boys are coming:

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/26537/?ref=rss

The enemy will find them very useful.

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:32 pm

Eh, wearable computers are really not that new an idea. People have had them for business purposes for some time. Now a combat ready one would be another issues. especially, as Jim_UK says, if they fall into enemy hands, how will you deal with that.

Heck, as mentioned iPhones/iPods are commonly available, and you can get an arm-mounted accessory for them even.

» Fri May 27, 2011 7:44 pm

Why would you put it on the right arm?..

perhaps the user is left-handed

» Sat May 28, 2011 10:18 am

I swear all this gadgetry will come back and bite the US army in the [censored].
Possibility 1: hack the system, tell squad A that Squad B is hostile. :gun:
Possibility 2: crash the system. Do the pamperd marines remember how to read a map? :eek:

Possibility 3: all electronical systems "leaks" energy, infrared or radio etc. Combine detectors and heavy mortars. :nuke:

» Sat May 28, 2011 10:39 am

I swear all this gadgetry will come back and bite the US army in the [censored].
Possibility 1: hack the system, tell squad A that Squad B is hostile. :gun:
Possibility 2: crash the system. Do the pamperd marines remember how to read a map? :eek:

Possibility 3: all electronical systems "leaks" energy, infrared or radio etc. Combine detectors and heavy mortars. :nuke:

1. Its not a system you just "hack" into. They already have these in humvees anyways (and they fail all the time).
2. The same "systems" in the humvees crash and fail all the time, so this crashing wouldn't be an issue.
3. It would be easier to just detect the wearer rather than the piece of equipment on his arm.

Just my 2 cents

» Fri May 27, 2011 6:10 pm

1. Its not a system you just "hack" into. They already have these in humvees anyways (and they fail all the time).
2. The same "systems" in the humvees crash and fail all the time, so this crashing wouldn't be an issue.
3. It would be easier to just detect the wearer rather than the piece of equipment on his arm.

Just my 2 cents

Guess you are rigth. Perhaps I am getting old and envy new soldiers and theire toys.
20 years ago when I, as all young men, was drafted, I was given a 9mm SMG model 46.
It was a solid piece of machinery. So solid that you could cave someones helmet with it if you where out of ammo!
Now its all coalfiber, plastics and 5.5 mm kids stuff.

» Fri May 27, 2011 11:55 pm

They had these (or something that looked like these) on the latest episode of the tv show 'Sanctuary'. Guess they make a great prop :whistling:

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:38 am

Don't they already have something similar on troops? A small device around the wrist that tracks their heart beat per second type and their core temp, crap like that.