Future Weapons

Don’t you think if American firms were not competing with overseas firms the quality would decrease?

Your right. Foreign ideas and weapon development do push the competition and makes sure we stay on our toes. We just would really like American soldiers carrying American weapons made by Americans and designed by Americans. We want the best for our guys.

There have been several US allies interested in the Masada platform. They are interested in seeing what the future holds for the platform itself.



Can you give us any updates on the MagPul PDR?

We are moving forward on it. We are not releasing any info on it right now. We are happy with the design. It’s the bullpup style but a different mission. Its chambered in 5.56, takes GI mags and can easily be integrated into the military for use by tank operators and convoy drivers; the guys that would normally carry an M9 pistol but need the capability to reach out with the 5.56 round. With the short barrel the ballistics are not good after a couple hundred yards but the majority of combat these days is close quarters, anywhere from zero to a couple hundred feet. At the least the idea gives you more options than a pistol.



Metal Storm . It can fire thousands of rounds a second, hence the name metal storm. They even have a pistol type gun that can fire 3 rounds before it even recoils, making it extremly acurate atlhough I do not think it can fire many more rounds that a conventional gun it can fire rounds much faster and no jam.The secret to these metal storm weapons is that they do not use conventional firing mechanism, and therefore have very few moving parts. Metal storm guns use an electronic ignition system so bullets in the guns are just lined up right behind one another, so even if a gun does jam the next bullet behind it will push the jammed bullet out. The metal storm gun can also fire 250,000 grenades a minute.



The lightweight XM307 is being developed by General Dynamics under a 2004 contract worth up to $95 million through December 2007. It will replace the M2 .50 cal “Ma Deuce” machine gun, which has been in service since the 1920s. Here in the 21st century, the USA has had to ramp up .50 cal ammunition production because “Ma Deuce” remains one of the most requested weapons in the Iraqi theater of war. Truly a hard act to follow – but the future M307/ M312 has



OICW Future Rifle Technology- Future Force Warrior.The Objective Individual Combat Weapon (OICW) will be the most versatile weapon ever. It can kill targets hidden around corners or dug in half a mile away. The OICW will leave no place for the enemy to hide with its incredible firepower. As you can see in the picture above the rifle is modular which allows for easy cleaning and maintenance.

What good is virtual reality?

Isn't virtual reality a bit sad? Why would anyone want to play tennis on a computer screen when they can go out and hit a ball with a friend in the real world? Many of us already play computer games in which we pretend we're inside artificial worlds, slaying dragons, jumping off skyscrapers, and generally saving the world. Although some of these offer a kind of virtual reality, and Internet games like Second Life create an entirely artificial world, ordinary computer games do not "immerse" you in a non-existent sensory world in the same way as true VR because they do not fully take over your senses in the same way: you don't wear a headset, special gloves, and other equipment when you're playing ordinary computer games. Some computer games manufacturers have already experimented with developing their own HMDs and data gloves.

In the future, computer games are likely to take us much deeper into virtual worlds.The real applications of virtual reality are in training people to do things that are difficult or expensive for them to do in real life. For example, pilots have long trained on flight simulators because that's much cheaper and safer than having beginners go out and crash lots of airplanes. The US Airforce still trains its pilots this way, and its paratroopers practice their landings wearing HMDs and real parachute harnesses in realistic virtual simulations. NASA too has long used virtual reality to train astronauts and other space scientists. It's not easy to practice being on Mars without going there, but artificial VR simulations can help us imagine what it might be like—and get ourselves ready for meeting the real thing!

Virtual reality

Imagine swimming with dolphins before breakfast and climbing Everest an hour later. What about crawling over the dusty surface of Mars after lunch and then shrinking yourself down to the size of an atom to explore the world of nanotechnology before you go to bed? In a few years time, all these things may be possible thanks to a type of computer technology known as virtual reality (VR). The basic idea of VR is to create an entirely artificial sensory world that fools our brains into thinking we're somewhere else. Virtual reality is incredibly useful and raises all kinds of exciting possibilities. But will the attractions of the virtual world mean people stop meeting and socializing with one another in real reality?

Wonders of technology

Figure out what these are?

Looks something similar to hidden cameras…

Something that will replace current PC…

Isn’t these pics amazing and the way we are going to work in future on these PCs

Gaming Keyboard

You’re a huge fan of computer gaming? Well the designer Hakan Bogazpinar thought at persons like you and it came up with a concept especially for gamers. This concept is definitely for you because it increases the way you play. Take a look at this specially conceived keyboard for wild players that has a very atractiv design. Though it’s small as size the keyboard is conceived in such way that you have only the buttons you need for playing. Also it has a shape that makes you feel comfortable while you play. Well what do you say? What game wouldn’t like to have a keyboard like this one?

Vertu ‘Ascent Ti’, ‘Ascent Ti Ferrari Rosso’ and ‘Giallo’ Mobile Phone Released

Good news for Vertu’s fans that Vertu just released its latest mobile phone editions 'New Signature Collection', 'Ascent Ti', 'Ascent Ti Ferrari Rosso' and 'Giallo' in Japan market. All will be available on February 19th via NTT DoCoMo. No words on pricing and detail specifications yet. Stay tuned.

Froot, an Ecologic PC Without Monitor and Peripheries!

You had enough to stay in front of the monitor all day? You want something new that you can use anywhere you want? (vacation, picnic, work). Designer Paulina Carlos has for us a new technology, Froot PC. This device is formed just from one system with a superb design. It doesn’t have monitor or peripheries (keyboard and mouse). It uses laser technology that projects the monitor and keyboard regardless where you are. It has a biodegradable skin composed of polymers based on starch, kind of in the same way as fruits. Practically you can plant something on it so that you have a PC that helps with something. Nice huh? His components can be returned to the producer to be reutilized or recycled. This device managed to get to DELL competition for Ecologic Computer technology. I didn’t think that this thing could happen soon but we see as days go by how much the technology progresses. I want it in my house as fast as possible.