The iShot

[gnius]

http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/ipod-touch-m110-sniper-rifle-another-reason-to-fear-the-cult-of/

A mount and application for the Iphone or Ipod Touch that mounts on a rail of a sniper rifle, and performs ballistic calculations.

Detailed link:
http://www.knightarmco.com/bulletflight/index.htm

Sample image:

I don't have a sniper rifle, or any need for a setup like this... nor do I think this would be robust enough to use under stressful battlefield conditions... but man do I want one.

 

[Hammer27]

I'd actually pay for that one!

However...I don't think its super-practical or that it'll be an instant success. Maybe when we're at the D model it'll be good but I'm just wary.

 

[Chiro75]

The way kids are these days the military will need to fit all rifles with these so they can text message their buds while shooting! lol

 

[Phil Elmore]

I saw a guy on the firing line actually stop and take a cellphone call once, during a life-fire CQC drill. I thought that was what this thread was going to be about. (At the time, I had no idea how to react to this action.)

 

[wintermute]

Anyone who could actually benefit from that thing probably already has the ballistics tables memorized.

 

[BlackHills]

Different strokes for different folks I suppose....I'd have to put that in the top 5 on my 'most stupid toys' list.

I saw a guy on the firing line actually stop and take a cellphone call once, during a life-fire CQC drill. I thought that was what this thread was going to be about. (At the time, I had no idea how to react to this action.)

I hope that at the very least the Range Master immediately pulled him off the line. If I had been the RM I'd have done everything in my power to ban him permanently.

 

[Charlie Mike]

That's just great... as you're plugging in your variables, you're also self illuminating and giving me more than enough time to acquire you. Thanks!

 

[Masteroffajitas]

Sweet.

 

[Jedi_Knife]

That's just great... as you're plugging in your variables, you're also self illuminating and giving me more than enough time to acquire you. Thanks!

+1 on that. Hopefully it is loaded with a lot of other applications and it lags long enough for me to get a good head shot.