New pen technologies a natural fit for government
The new generation of digital pens can do much more than draw lines on tablets, thanks to advances not only in pen technologies but also in biometrics and handwriting recognition.
DOD may get helmet-mounted display
BAE’s Q-Warrior increases the soldier's situational awareness by providing textual information on warnings and threats as well as enhanced visual tools.
World War II tech re-enlists as a smart antenna
“Beamsteering,” which uses antenna arrays to point radio signals at a specific target, is drawing interest from industry and the Defense Department.
DARPA seeks to automate battlefield decision aids
Advanced algorithms, software and human-machine interfaces are needed to help battlefield commanders manage the growing scale and complexity of operations.
Survey: Agencies save with automation technology
A SolarWinds survey of 162 public-sector IT employees found that investments in automation technology have saved time and money for agencies.
Smartphones may be our first line of defense against radiation
Researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory have come up with a new application for smartphones that Mr. Spock would appreciate: detecting gamma radiation.
Army taps crowd for rapid, tactical tech solutions
The Army's Rapid Equipping Force partnered with Local Motors to develop ArmyCoCreate, an online platform that lets soldiers and civilians collaborate on Army solutions.
'Innovation lab' puts Air Force brain power on DOD-wide issues
The Air Force Technical Applications Center created an innovation lab dedicated to developing technologies at a lower cost to reduce operations maintenance and overhead.
Really? Cones for a traffic study?
These days, analysts conduct traffic studies without getting in the way of drivers by using microsimulation software.
Breaking the wireless bottleneck with MegaMIMO
MIMO technology, which uses multiple transmitters to send more data at one, could help speed response times for military and first responders.
Making smart buildings smarter
Researchers have used smartphones, laptops, wireless routers and wired networks to track building occupancy and manage lighting, environmental controls and other services.
DARPA innovation could spawn ultra-fast wireless nets, sensors that see through clouds
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency researchers have broken a barrier in the use of solid-state electronics that could lead to gigabit-speed networks and sensors that see through clouds.
A vision for BYOD: Virtual smartphones
With AT&T's Toggle, two virtual smartphones can exist within the same device; one is open and unsecured for the user. The other is locked down for government service.
Some hidden pitfalls of government BYOD
How competition among smartphone makers might pose problems for government mobile device management.
Police get tool for patrolling social media
Social Media Monitor helps police use social media for investigations and to look for signs of criminal activity such as gang violence, drug dealing, crimes against children and human trafficking.
Theater of the not-so-absurd: Dell dramatizes Mil-Std testing
With its comic video depicting an unlucky lawyer running laptop endurance tests, Dell hopes to inspire its users to share their stories of rugged gear.
Motorola brings modular phones closer to reality
Motorola will work with the Phonebloks community to help design and build an open hardware platform for creating highly modular smartphones.
Literary drones ready to drop books instead of bombs
In some parts of the world, drones overhead can send people diving for cover. But in Australia, drones may soon be delivering books and other reading materials across the continent.
Revolutionary way to transmit sound is being heard
Kyocera’s proprietary Smart Sonic technology transmits sounds via the air and through body tissue -- mitigating background noise and traveling through ear plugs.
Is 3D the next step for agency Web pages?
Some easy-to-use CSS techniques can help create a new dimension on PC and mobile browsers.
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