The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have seen the first rollouts of handheld computers meant to give troops on patrol the kind of processing power once reserved for division command posts. This perhaps represents the vanguard of a sweeping revolution in the way wars are fought. Such devices already being used in Iraq and Afghanistan include language translators, logistics and medical tracking, and Rover terminals for displaying live – video being caputured by nearby drones.
I've got my doubts about this one, folks. Rovers are truly great – but those translators, at least, are junk. Read the full post over at Ares and let me know what you think.
