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Syrian Rebels use iPads to aim homemade mortars

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We mentioned this use of an iPad to aim a weapon on Twitter earlier but war is obviously not the place for jokes. However, it is fascinating that iPads have now become part of weaponry. via Reuters

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  1. drtyrell969 - 11 years ago

    Now there’s something to write home about. Seriously, feel extremely shamed.

  2. Eldian Aguilar - 11 years ago

    Yes, now ban IPads.

  3. freedotz (@freedotz) - 11 years ago

    anyone else notice he is holding his iPad upside down?

  4. Felix the Guy (@felixwcf) - 11 years ago

    Before that they definitely used hacked open-source Android tablet to launched their bio-weapon missiles to US but failed, instead to their nearest children playground…

  5. 311sie - 11 years ago

    Always pictured Syrian rebels as Windows RT users. I mean, that inventory had to end up somewhere right?

  6. Ash Boer - 11 years ago

    Waiting for Microsoft to make an TV ad about this..
    Something like… Apple supports terrorist

  7. daniyo27 - 11 years ago

    clever. Taking full use of the accelerometer and gyroscope to determine the precise than ever angle, etc. possible compared to analog tools.

  8. Felonius NoSpamius - 11 years ago

    Homemade mortars and iPads. What’s the 3rd world coming to?

  9. Dieter Krieftewirth - 11 years ago

    I guess they are just measuring the angle of the mortar so they can estimate the trajectory. Amazon has these bubble levels with a digital angle display for around 25USD…

  10. There is nothing fascinating about it. This is rather sad. It would be better if iPad was never to be used for this purpose.

  11. Victor Nicola - 11 years ago

    Goodness sake, the US is sending arms via the saudis and iPads as humanitarian effort? on top they want to train the terrorists! The greed to control the resources of the middle east is driving the US to annihilation at the end! when they are finished with the middle east they will go to Africa after the rest of the world! hang on so Obama is Dr. Evil now?

  12. Stano - 11 years ago

    ‘Fascinating’ is not a word that I would use.
    Seriously, your cavalier attitude to this story is beyond the pale….
    Embarrassed for you.

  13. rahatkhanbangladesh - 11 years ago

    They’re just using the accelerometer (inclinometer app) to align the mortars. Notice the iPad is upside down?
    You can do it with any android phone as well. They’re not doing anything very high tech. It’s not like Apple is enabling them to terrorise people. 9to5mac should clear this up because a lot of people will think otherwise.

  14. JF Gilbert - 11 years ago

    “Using IPads to aim….” Wow ! Come on, this guy is probably using the “Free Level” app ! nothing more ! These retarded still sniff the ground then poop right there on the ground ! Think they really know what to do with an IPad ????

    • rahatkhanbangladesh - 11 years ago

      Umm, yes? A lot of these guys are college students or graduates. Some of them come from affluent families and most of them know how to use iPhones and iPads. It’s not really that hard to use.

  15. tigerpork - 11 years ago

    I think he’s playing angry birds.

  16. Karlos Lema - 11 years ago

    does any body know that is Steve Jobs is from syrian original !!
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
    thats mean apple would not be exist without syrian people
    loool and really trust me syrian people are intelligent … the alphabet came from syria too ..

  17. BroncoVA (@BroncoVA) - 11 years ago

    finally found ipad’s true killer feature! maybe next war (Iran) will see special ipad bundle with its local rebel?

  18. Paul G. Jones - 11 years ago

    ipad you can use it in many ways
    this will be apple´s next ad for the ipad 5 hahahaha
    no but seriously here you can see that even though the thing that looks so inocent it isn´t

  19. jak24 - 11 years ago

    Remember? “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The REBELS!!!!!!”

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