http://phandroid.com/2010/03/06/android-war-real-life-use-for-battles-missions/ Android Phone News, Rumors, Reviews, Apps, Forums & More! Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:51:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://phandroid.com/2010/03/06/android-war-real-life-use-for-battles-missions/#comment-88379 MS Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:33:56 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=13244#comment-88379 If anyone is interested in working this and doesn't know how to approach the government on this, drop me a line. I can help out at laserspark@gmail.com. If anyone is interested in working this and doesn’t know how to approach the government on this, drop me a line. I can help out at laserspark@gmail.com.

]]> http://phandroid.com/2010/03/06/android-war-real-life-use-for-battles-missions/#comment-88316 some guy Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:30:38 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=13244#comment-88316 This is cool news! I work in the Army's training development field, and there's work being done right now (not by me, unfortunately) to make training materials electronically available via handheld devices such as the iPhone or iTouch. This would replace bulky pocketbooks and the like by utilizing something that many Soldiers already own or are familiar with. I actually tried to recommend Android to one of the individuals involved with this initiative, but they just kind of frowned and said it had already been considered and dismissed for various reasons. Some reasons mentioned are that any Army-issued devices can't have cameras, and the hardware has to be developed in the US in order for the Army to acquire it. Apparently Apple can do this or already does. I think some other stuff mentioned were stability/crashing issues and being more vulnerable to viruses. My opinion? I think the individuals behind this are just apple fanboys and were happy to quickly dismiss it. Maybe this push by DARPA will make them think twice. This is cool news! I work in the Army’s training development field, and there’s work being done right now (not by me, unfortunately) to make training materials electronically available via handheld devices such as the iPhone or iTouch. This would replace bulky pocketbooks and the like by utilizing something that many Soldiers already own or are familiar with. I actually tried to recommend Android to one of the individuals involved with this initiative, but they just kind of frowned and said it had already been considered and dismissed for various reasons. Some reasons mentioned are that any Army-issued devices can’t have cameras, and the hardware has to be developed in the US in order for the Army to acquire it. Apparently Apple can do this or already does. I think some other stuff mentioned were stability/crashing issues and being more vulnerable to viruses. My opinion? I think the individuals behind this are just apple fanboys and were happy to quickly dismiss it. Maybe this push by DARPA will make them think twice.

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