The Ipod goes to war

No hint yet that satelite enabled itunes is avalible. Right now the device is used for directions and translation services to interact with the local population in Iraq and Afganistan

US warfighters engage with iPod-based tactical aid

Elements of the US Army's 10th Mountain Division are deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan equipped with new one-way translation devices based on video models of the Apple iPod personal entertainment system.

Called Vcommunicator Mobile, the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) systems are being provided by Vcom3D (Orlando, Florida). The company is delivering the devices under contract to the US Army Program Executive Office for Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI).

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