DARPA creates wrap that stops bleeding with sound

The DBAC device, for Deep Bleeder Acoustic Coagulation, is effectively a portable ultrasound wrap that can identify bleeding wounds and reduce their severity. It uses Doppler waves to find an internal leak, then increases the frequency and amplitude on that location to stem it.

DARPA Project to Develop Advanced Video Spy Tech

In a $6.7 million deal with software company Kitware, a DARPA project will develop a method of “indexing and rapidly finding video from archived surveillance tapes.”

IRobot Snags Army Contract

IRobot Corp., which makes robots used in consumer and military applications, has been awarded a whopping $286 million Army contract to build and army of robots to disarm explosives.
The company will deliver up to 3,000 robots and spare parts and provide training over the five-year contract.
The previous company contracted for a similar job, [...]

Hi-Tech Helmet

OK, so it looks like a cross between a cat and a pig, but this new helmet are made so that fighter pilots can see right through the jet.
Inside the faceplate, images from outside cameras can be viewed so that the pilot can get a real-time picture of where he/she is.
Other info fed in via [...]

Night Vision Keyboard

iKey has come up with LED backlit keyboards that are compatible with night vision goggles. They do stuff like this for the military, but it is also applicable in law enforcement and emergency medical operations that need and use night-vision.

Augmentix XTG630 Has Your Back

Take a Dell Latitude, slap on some military-grade protective materials, waterproof it, and design it for temperature extremes from -4F to 140F, and what do you have? The Augmentix XTG630, one tough notebook. The specs aren’t too shabby, either:

14.1 inch LCD
Core 2 Duo processor
Up to 4GB RAM
Removable 80GB HDD plus 32GB SSD
Intel GMA X3100 integrated [...]

Getec V100 Tablet PC: “Go Ahead, Punk. Make My Day!”

I admit to being a Tablet PC freak (and reminding everyone that my wife absconded with mine, and won’t give it back), and the Getec V100 sort of represents my daydreams of having an alter-ego. See, I spend most of my day behind a computer, rarely (never?) getting out in the wild where things must [...]

Dog Tag Multi Tool

Dog Tags are no longer used to ID those in the military, it’s more of a fashion accessory now.  Look at this cool gadget you can take along with you during your camping trips.  Now you’ll definately feel like Rambo…the new movie I can’t wait to see by the way.

One Million Bucks for New Technology

The US Defense Department has offered a million dollars for any inventor that can come up with a lightweight wearable power supply for the military.
The average soldier carries an extra 40 pounds batteries and rechargers in his already heavy pack. These batteries are needed for radios, night-vision devices, GPS, and such.
If you can get that [...]

Robotic Peeping Tom

Vortex’s VRAM Mobile Robot Platform (VMRP) machine can scale walls and look into your window. Aimed at law enforcement tasks, military missions, and perhaps a few sickos, this remote controlled gizmo can suction itself to vertical surfaces. Check the video at Ohgizmo.