Smartphones for Soldiers - Defense News

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Soldiers on the battlefield could soon be sending and receiving information from smart phones and the ipod touch.

With built-in GPS, compass and camera, Web access, streaming video, a touch screen, multiple gigabytes of memory and a ton of applications, cell phones and other handheld computers may become some of the most useful pieces of battlefield equipment.

Raytheon may be the newest supplier of handheld commercial communications equipment tailored for military operations, but there are others. Apple's iPod Touch and iPhone are being used in Iraq and Afghanistan for tasks that range from issuing recorded instructions in local languages to calling up intelligence reports on locations as specific as a street address.

One application being developed for Apple devices would transmit photos, biometric data and written reports on suspects to a central database. Others would display video from UAVs on iPod screens or enable iPods to be used in teleconferences.

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Do you think this is a great idea or would it be possible for the enemy to find your location or tap into the information being sent.

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