SpecOps' WC2 System Plus iKey's KYB-170-OEM Keyboard Equals Battle Ready PC
SpecOps' WC2 System Plus iKey's KYB-170-OEM Keyboard Equals Battle Ready PC
Posted 02/11/2010 at 6:48am
| by Paul Lilly
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We have a tough time envisioning Mad Max wearing Nintendo's original Power Glove (even if it is "so bad"), but we could totally see Mel Gibson darting around the desert armed with SpecOps's new "wearable computer technology to provide enhanced situational awareness of the battle space for military soldiers to use in the field." Sounds as wicked as it looks, doesn't it?
"We saw that iKey had experience with the military and they had a unit similar to what we wanted," said Caroline Tucker, Executive Vice President of Sales and Business Development for SpecOps Systems. "The thing that impressed us the most about iKey was that we told them what we needed, and quickly had a conference call to discuss the details. Literally, within 24 hours, we had a prototype drawing. It was this focus on the customer that led us to go with iKey rather than any other vendor - we knew we had found a vendor who embraced our requirements."
That discussion led to the KYB-170-OEM, an ultra-compact plank measuring just 2.55 x 2.75 x 0.22 inches. There's a 17-key keypad crammed onto the sleeve that SpecOps says functions just like a cellphone does when texting. It also comes with an integrated micro Force Sensing Resistor (FSR) pointing device, which can be made with any color LED for use in the dark, a pretty important trait in a post-apocalyptic world.
No word yet on when this one will move out of the working prototype stage, but SpecOps did say it's currently testing the unit both in theater and stateside.
Image Credit: SpecOps
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Member2600
February 11, 2010 at 4:59pm
Seriously its not enough we have people texting while driving but now in the middle of combat. So whats next texting while blasting into space, when will we learn.
+1 on pip boy / vats
JohnP
February 11, 2010 at 1:11pm
Its not a pipboy, it's Wonder Woman's bracelets! Throwing out an intense electromagnetic field, bullets and RPG rounds just bounce off.
BTW, imagine trying to touch type using the number pad (a,b,c) one handed with your shooting hand during combat (with gloves on).
Deanjo
February 11, 2010 at 12:14pm
I can see twitter updates from the front line in the near future.
"Headshot! FTW!"
punditguy
February 11, 2010 at 9:24am
Shame on MPC for not making a Pip-Boy reference. Kudos to MPC readers for filling in the gap.
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Preferred boot, but will give this Maximum PC thing a try.
Number Six
February 11, 2010 at 8:06am
If it has a small tactical nuke self-destruct, then I'd buy it. It would make the perfect gift!
-Six
kjrviking
February 11, 2010 at 8:02am
VATS or no VATS, i want to know how i am supposed type: keyboard, touch screen, something like the PSP? also, i would to know what OS its running: Windows or Linux?
either way, i will gladly test it out for them
nekollx
February 11, 2010 at 9:29am
looks like XP on the screen....
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Danielt876
February 11, 2010 at 12:30pm
Looks like Windows 2000 or older to me. I opened the pic in a new tab, and zoomed in. The only thing that I noticed that could be used to tell the os is the recycle bin. In Windows XP the recycle bin is curved, unless specifically changed, in Windows 2000 and older the recycle bin is square, which is what it looks like in the pic. The visual effects could have been turned down for better performance but the recycle bin would not have changed on its own, and it is unlikely that they would have specifically changed that for pic purposes.
savagehart
February 11, 2010 at 7:53am
I think V.A.T.S. is for a future version. This is the mk.1 not mk. 3k. I still want one.
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