Build Your Own Camera, Launch It Like a Grenade 117

Posted by timothy on Monday August 08, 2011 @02:11AM from the sorry-about-the-eye dept.

angry tapir writes "Meet the Firefly. Israeli defense contractor Rafael Armament Development Authority calls it a 'revolutionary concept in tactical intelligence,' but really it's a wireless camera that's shot 500 feet in the air by a grenade launcher. And if a couple of hackers at the Defcon hacking convention get their way, soon anyone will be able to buy this type of military grade technology for only US$500."

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What good is this for? (Score:1, Funny)

by GoodNewsJimDotCom ( 2244874 ) writes: on Monday August 08, 2011 @02:16AM (#37019538)

The only use I can think of is if you want to film an Evil Dead fan made movie.

Re:Am I the only one... (Score:5, Funny)

by hcs_$reboot ( 1536101 ) writes: on Monday August 08, 2011 @02:29AM (#37019574)

You probably spend too much time on Angry Birds...

Already old news in Finland (Score:3, Funny)

by Cow Jones ( 615566 ) writes: on Monday August 08, 2011 @03:58AM (#37019840)

The Fins have been doing that since 2006 [youtube.com]. The don't even need a fancy grenade launcher.

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What good is this for? (Score:1, Funny)

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Already old news in Finland (Score:3, Funny)

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