Law Enforcement Technology Announces Innovation Awards
Officer.Com News
Wendsday 18rd Oct, 2006 (UPI)

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Cygnus Public Safety Group, made up of Law Enforcement Technology, Law Enforcement Product News, Officer.com and Enforcement Expo announced the Innovation Awards winners at a reception Sunday night in Boston during the annual conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police meeting and expo.

Editors collected 182 entries from 145 companies in categories of communications, computers, corrections, forensics, hazmat, less-lethal, surveillance, software, tactical, traffic enforcement, training, uniforms and body armor, vehicles, vehicle accessories, weapons, and weapon accessories.

Law Enforcement Technology Editor Ronnie Garrett said the point was to recognize the companies creating innovative products designed to make officers more efficient, effective and safe.

The entries were judged on their innovativeness, productivity, quality, contribution, ease of use and maintainability by a panel of eight active law enforcement professionals in several different backgrounds from firearms trainer to forensics expert, patrol officer and chief. The resulting winners are listed below...

Category: Tactical
Company: Remington Technologies
Product Name: Eye Ball R1
Description: The Eye Ball R1 is a tossable, baseball-sized device offering vision into tactical situations. Remington Technologies' Eye Ball R1 offers a level of flexibility by allowing the user to change the configuration on the fly. Officers can roll, drop, toss, mount or lower the Eye Ball R1 into any hazardous situation. The Eye Ball R1 presents a new level of intelligence and visibility by wirelessly providing audio, video and near-infrared night vision. Military, federal and law enforcement teams currently use the Eye Ball R1 for clearing, surveillance and entry situations. No matter what the situation requires -- day or night -- the user will be able to employ one of the many capabilities of the Eye Ball R1 to make operations more efficient and safe. Cygnus Public Safety Group, made up of Law Enforcement Technology, Law Enforcement Product News, Officer.com and Enforcement Expo announced the Innovation Awards winners at a reception Sunday night in Boston during the annual conference of the Internationa Association of Chiefs of Police meeting and expo.