We’ve seen tablets used as skateboards, tablets used as car dashboards and many, many tablets hacked to do things they weren’t intended to do. This, dear readers, might be the greatest hack of all: modifying a tablet to make it bulletproof.
When VestGuard UK announced its £49.99 (about $80) Ballistic iPad panel we wasted no time in requesting a unit to sample. The company was kind enough to send us one across the pond and we did what any gadget- and firearm-loving nerds would do: put it squarely in the crosshairs. Can the iPad really stop small arms fire when augmented with a tiny little sheet and what does that iPad look like after being on the receiving end of both 9mm and .357 Magnum rounds? Trust us, you’ll want to click through and see for yourself.
Gallery: VestGuard UK Ballistic iPad panel
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Source: VestGuard UK