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Cheat Sheet: Augmented reality
Cheat Sheet More advanced AR has been developed by the military - for example, superimposing information onto an aircraft cockpit or a pilot's visor to provide target information or other relevant data. While analyst house ABI... [27 Oct 2009]
Augmented reality's time is coming thanks to smarter smartphones
News Augmented reality has existed for more than 15 years but has traditionally been used in military, automotive, and entertainment applications. Today's increasingly feature-packed smartphones are likely to propel the use... [26 Oct 2009]
Troops in Afghanistan to get gadget gifts
News Military charity SSAFA Forces Help (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association) will administer the Operational Welfare Fund, which is sponsored by Littlewoods and Woolworths.co.uk in conjunction with the Daily... [15 Oct 2009]
Photos: The hottest tech out of the UK's Silicon Valley
Photo CEO Ian Wilson said the technology could have uses in a range of areas, such as online games, virtual worlds such as Second Life, medical and military training simulators and digital advertising. Fledgling... [24 Sep 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Can tech end bloody wars?
Comment Compiled on the M6 driving to Birmingham, edited later in my hotel, and dispatched to silicon.com from Leeds via a free wi-fi service the next day. Throughout my life I have seen warfare mutate from the World War II model to terrorism,... [28 Aug 2009]
Underwater robots, Google Moon, edible beetles and ID cards
Photo Photo credit: Atos Origin silicon.com took a look at some interesting ways analytics is being used in some unusual situations, including helping the World Health Organisation predict and prepare for disease outbreaks and the US... [04 Aug 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Business intelligence
News Is this just another oxymoron, like police intelligence or military intelligence? Do you really need tech to help you remember when big events are coming up? I guess the tech industry is... [08 Jun 2009]
From army officer to IT chief - CPS CIO David Jones
Comment Again, this is similar to a military context. Before joining the CPS 14 months ago, Jones was more used to dealing with the rigours of military life than the rigours of heading up an IT function within... [08 Apr 2009]
iPhone 3.0, Windows 7, robots and the office of the future
Photo Shown here is Testudo, a remote-controlled roving robot developed by Mindsheet for military use. To explore the world of military robots further, click here. Atos Origin - the company leading the... [07 Apr 2009]
Photos: Army tech marches into future
Photo This is Testudo, a remote-controlled roving robot developed by Mindsheet for military use. Minister for defence equipment and support, Quentin Davies, explained that the DTP is about communicating the long term plans and... [11 Mar 2009]
Human robots, Android Magic and classic radar tech
Photo A total of 2,500 of older Talon robot models are deployed within the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan for tasks such as IED disposal. Unlock more pictures of the latest mobile tech here. The classic... [02 Mar 2009]
Photos: Classic Iris radar gets vision back
Photo For 25 years the British-designed Iris investigative radar recording system operated behind closed doors at the former RAF West Drayton base outside London, handling millions of aircraft movements without a single failing, down to what... [16 Feb 2009]
UK troops sheltered from friendly fire by £3m tech
News The Combat Identification Server (Cids) will provide UK pilots and military commanders with a "near real-time" picture of the whereabouts of ground troops and vehicles. UK troops are to be protected against friendly fire... [09 Feb 2009]
Mac history, Windows 7 and a high-tech KFC
Photo Indian technology giant HCL recently revealed its suite of visual processing tech which could be used to help the military pinpoint potential targets, aid pilots flying in bad weather and improve the... [28 Jan 2009]
How to save your career in the downturn
Comment The problem with plans - as military types are accustomed to say - is they rarely survive first contact with the enemy. It's also an opportunity to start to work on those skills where you may be a bit weak - the... [28 Jan 2009]
