Tag: GPS

  • Treating Gun Owners Like Rapists – Geo Marker Trolls Hard

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    Not sure if serious.  Currently only available on Android devices… The Gun Geo Marker app, released to Google’s Play app store on July 7, invites users to mark the homes and businesses of “suspected unsafe gun owners … to help others in the area learn about their geography of risk from gun accidents or violence.…

  • 120mm GPS-Guided Mortar

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    Input Coordinates And Wave Goodbye: The APMI XM395, cartridge uses a standard M934 high-explosive 120mm projectile body. In the nose, a GPS receiver and computer controlled aerodynamic directional fins keep the round on its programmed trajectory. Folding fins in the tail provide stability. APMI also has a multi-functional fuse, which allows the round to be…

  • M.I.T. wins the DARPA Network Challenge

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    On December 4th I blogged that DARPA was holding a competition (On Dec. 5th) where you could win $40000 in prize money. My Predictions: My guess is the correct answer is submitted in less than 30 minutes, on behalf of some sort of tightly knit organization.  It will be interesting to see how this plays…

  • DARPA competition – Win $40000 in prize money

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    DARPA Network Challenge The competition kicks off Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, when DARPA ( Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ) will display 10 8-foot, red weather balloons at undisclosed, publicly accessible sites around the continental United States. The balloons will remain at their locations throughout the day, until sunset. The first…