DARPA builds an Android-based, low-cost ground sensor (video)

DARPA builds a Androidbased ground sensor

This isn’t an ignominious box you’re looking at — it’s the potential future of military sensors. The device is DARPA’s first reference design for a ground sensor based on ADAPT (Adaptable Sensor System), a modular Android processing core that does the hard work for surveillance gear. The mobile technology inside is miserly enough to run on its own power, and smart enough to simplify both networking and remote control. More importantly, it should be cheap: DARPA expects to cut sensor development times from several years to less than one, with lower costs to match. The agency starts field testing the ground sensor this summer, and it’s already contemplating air- and sea-based ADAPT designs. Catch an example of DARPA’s airborne sensor experiments after the break.

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Adapt introduces Bluetooth connectivity to speakers or headsets

Outdoor Tech, the folks behind the intelligently designed outdoor centric consumer electronic gear, has just come up with their latest device which you might be interested in – the Adapt. Just what is the Adapt? For starters, all you need to do is clip the lightweight device to your jeans or just about anywhere else and you can then enjoy Bluetooth technology right there and then with your audio products. Not only that, the Adapt comes across as a colorful plug and play device which will definitely not go up against your fashion sense, and it will effortlessly synchronize with a compatible device while delivering hours of audio playtime.

You can more or less say that there is an unlimited number of products that the Adapt will play nice with, ranging from headphones to speakers and home theater systems. Using the Adapt, these products will become wireless and controlled directly from the Adapt. As for the Adapt itself, it comes with an integrated microphone so that the headphones or earbuds sans an inline mic will be more than ready to handle your calls in a crystal clear manner – hands-free, of course.

With Adapt, you can kiss goodbye to the days where you remain tethered to your mobile device, and all your corded accessories can be put up on eBay. Since it comes in such a wide range of colors, it should not be too difficult to find a particular shade that will fit your style and device, and thanks to its built-in li-Polymer rechargeable battery, you can enjoy wireless connectivity for hours on end. Whenever the Adapt starts to run low on juice, charging it up is a snap, thanks to the included micro USB charger.

If you are interested, you can pick up the Adapt from Outdoor Tech for $39.95 a pop, where it will come in black, pink and blue shades.

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