Re:backpack repeater (Score 1)

This is a neat idea. I mean who wouldnt want to use something similar to this idea. I mean the battery "seems" far enough away from the back side of the pack that if it indeed were to leak that It would possibly not get on you. But thats what it seems in the picture, I may be wrong. Besides the only real way a battery would leak on you is if it over heated and expanded therefore causing the seams to burst or if it was accidentially dropped. There is also an idea I keep hearing about that is similar to this one. but inclued the Armed forces. The idea is to get real-time battlefield data direct from the battlefield by equipping soldiers with WLAN technology that includes cameras GPS locators and something like palm pilots. But the Palm pilot type thing coupled with the GPS technologies allow the soldiers to know where each other are therefore minimizing frendly fire incidents. the WLAN technology transmits this data back to the "office" where commanders can take the best course of action by knowing where and what the battle grounds look like. I dont know if they are testing it in theatre but I would think its had some kind of test or it wouldnt be on the 5pm news.