military

用 Xbox 控制器操控潛艇

拿民用品當作軍事器材不是第一次了，不過拿來操作潛艇倒是蠻值得看一下的：「The U.S. Navy's most advanced submarines will soon be using Xbox controllers」。

在 lab 環境測試的畫面。

原因頗簡單，就是成本考量，而且很容易取得：

The company says the photonic mast handgrip and imaging control panel that cost about $38,000 can be replaced with an Xbox controller that typically costs less than $30.

不過有個問題啊，軍用品一般都可以抵抗 EMP，這種民用品應該不行吧 XDDD

美國政府暗中介入好萊塢的劇本，影響大眾對戰爭的看法

透過 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 取得的資料顯示美國政府 (包括了五角大廈、CIA、NSA) 如何介入好萊塢，影響大眾對於戰爭的看法：「EXCLUSIVE: Documents expose how Hollywood promotes war on behalf of the Pentagon, CIA and NSA」。

灰標「US military intelligence agencies have influenced over 1,800 movies and TV shows」可以看出影響的層面。

The documents reveal for the first time the vast scale of US government control in Hollywood, including the ability to manipulate scripts or even prevent films too critical of the Pentagon from being made — not to mention influencing some of the most popular film franchises in recent years.

從很意想不到的地方介入... 引用其中一個說明：

Jon Voight in Transformers — in this scene, just after American troops have been attacked by a Decepticon robot, Pentagon Hollywood liaison Phil Strub inserted the line ‘Bring em home’, granting the military a protective, paternalistic quality, when in reality the DOD does quite the opposite.

夜視功能

在「Incredible low-light camera turns night into day」這邊看到這個示範影片：

軍用品，換算 ISO 可以達到 5M：

The camera was developed for military use, has an effective ISO rating of 5,000,000, and has a comically long name: “X27 Reconnaissance Day/Night high Fidelity true real time low light/low lux color night vision Imaging Security / Multi Purpose camera system”.