This is my iPod, this is my gun…

…this is for fighting, this is for fun.

Newsweek reports that the US Army are using iPod Touches and some iPhones for translation and other purposes. They’re cheap, rugged and many recruits are already familiar with using them.

Could be quite interesting if integrated with DARPA’s locationally aware wiki TIGR.

Not sure if the users get to upload their own content onto them though.