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Tech Sox are high-tech socks designed to eliminate painful pressure points inside motorcycle boots, to stay up instead of bunching and sagging down into the boots, and to keep riders’ feet dry and comfortable in any temperature. Injected elastic keeps the socks comfortably in place. Each pair of Tech Sox is available in five sizes and comes with a right and left footbed. The Boot cut hits below the calf muscle and the high cut hits above the calf, under the knee.
Read More →Supercircuits’ WatchBox is self-powered, which allows for wireless remote viewability in a custom and cost-effective security system. Through active monitoring, the WatchBox is currently being used by law enforcement to observe illegal dump areas, drug fields, and dangerous intersections. The WatchBox is equipped with an unobtrusive design, weatherproof NEMA 4X enclosure, and an infrared camera option for nighttime viewing.
Read More →Remington Technologies Division has just released a very unusual tactical video system. Called the Eye Ball R1, the system consists of a 360-degree video camera encased in a hard plastic ball that can be rolled or thrown into hostile environments, even through windows. The Eye Ball can capture video and audio information and send it to a display up to 200 feet away. When attached to a wire or a poll, the Eye Ball can be used to search basements, attics, and stairwells.
Read More →Pro SP PriorityStart from BLI international protects a patrol vehicle’s power source by disconnecting it to prevent any drain on the battery once voltage drops below 11.7 volts. The new Pro SP model has a surge “spike” protection circuit that adds additional protection to the electrical system. When the officer returns to the vehicle, he or she can simply operate the headlight switch or step on the brake pedal to cause the reconnection.
Read More →BIO-key’s new WEB-key fingerprint-based authentication systems give agencies a way to control access to secure applications. WEB-key uses biometrics technology to scan, measure, and analyze individual fingerprints, comparing them to a database of live images to confirm or deny access into any secured, registered area. Users can register their fingerprints with BIO-key, so other forms of identification are unnecessary.
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Today, a lot of police work involves specialization. In large departments nationwide we have harbor/shore patrol units, water rescue, high-country search and rescue teams, SWAT units, K-9 units, and the list goes on and on. That’s why many officers are looking beyond traditional patrol flashlights and at “specialty” lights designed for hikers, climbers, hunters, and divers.
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Known for its innovations in tactical, weapons-mounted, and personal light technology, SureFire is now producing a line of high-quality, heavy-duty knives.
Read More →Surviving children and spouses of police officers who died in the line of duty can apply for educational scholarships to attend undergraduate, graduate, and vocational or technical schools from a corporate-sponsored fund.
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Since the earliest days of trial by jury, detectives have been searching for new ways to help jurors visualize crime scenes. Using new computer and photographic technologies, investigators can create diagrams with complex 3-D surfaces and immersive 360-degree images.
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Since September 11, 2001, the development of new electronic surveillance techniques and equipment has been in overdrive.
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