WTF is it with USians and their obsession with guns? Next week on slashdot: "Rifle interface to move on screen pointer for word processing"...
WhyTF does the geek with the 'rifle' have that smug expression? I mean, if he really wants to feel like a big man, I got the impression that right now its pretty easy in the US to sign up and go play with the real thing in a real conflict?
Name one other easily portable form factor you could use to point a "stick" shaped object at a phone far away, while holding it steady and being able to follow the users movement with your eyes while tracking them with the end of "said" stick. It's pretty obvious why they chose a rifle form. It's definitely the most ergonomic option.
Slightly modified ENG (electronic news gathering) camera... sits on your shoulder. Antenna is concealed in what "appears" to be a long-range microphone on the side. Video provides record of user's reaction to phone modifications.
Of course, you have to realize that walking around with an ENG camera on your shoulder doesn't actually let you blend in ANYWHERE, but it DOES fit within the requirements posted above.
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Obligatory Old European Response, WTF? (Score:-1, Flamebait)
WhyTF does the geek with the 'rifle' have that smug expression? I mean, if he really wants to feel like a big man, I got the impression that right now its pretty easy in the US to sign up and go play with the real thing in a real conflict?
Re:Obligatory Old European Response, WTF? (Score:2)
Re:Obligatory Old European Response, WTF? (Score:1, Interesting)
Of course, you have to realize that walking around with an ENG camera on your shoulder doesn't actually let you blend in ANYWHERE, but it DOES fit within the requirements posted above.