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N.Y. Police Chief Aids in Department Upgrades

Since taking the helm as police chief last April, Dennis Nayor has monitored upgrades to the surveillance camera system, painted some walls and and reorganized spaces.

News • April 1st, 2013

Arm-chair inventions

A news piece inspired an idea

Blog • March 29th, 2013

Drone Industry Worries About Privacy Backlash

The civilian unmanned aircraft industry worries that it will be grounded before it can really take off.

News • March 29th, 2013

More Jurisdictions Offering Ability to Text 911 Centers

The nation’s four largest wireless carriers are working to accelerate the availability of text-to-911.

News • March 22nd, 2013

Vigilant Solutions’ License Plate Recognition (LPR) Locates a Fugitive in Identity Theft Crimes against Ailing and Deceased Veterans

Vigilant Solutions announces that its license plate recognition (LPR) technology was used successfully in California to locate a fugitive wanted for identity theft crimes against ailing and deceased veterans.

Press Release • March 22nd, 2013

From the nephew of Invention: Innovation

What's the mother of invention again? Oh yeah, a problem.

Blog • March 22nd, 2013

Utah Sheriff's Office Eyes Ankle Monitors for Alzheimer's

The Davis County Sheriff's Office wants to make ankle monitors available for vulnerable adults.

News • March 21st, 2013

Senate Panel Hears Pros, Cons on Use of Drones

The FAA recently predicted that about 7,500 civilian drones could be in use within five years.

News • March 20th, 2013

Texas Prisons Install Cellphone-Blocking Equipment

Final testing starts next week at the first of two Texas Department of Criminal Justice prisons.

News • March 15th, 2013

Newtown Parents Push for Tech to Curb Gun Violence

Parents of Sandy Hook Elementary School students joined forces with Silicon Valley to find high-tech solutions to the nation's epidemic of gun violence.

News • March 15th, 2013

This year at SHOT

It’s billed as the largest outdoor show on earth, and SHOT Show 2011 did not disappoint. SHOT (Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade) Show was held at the Sands expo and Convention Center inside the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. What started in 1979...

Article • March 13th, 2013

Scenes from a body-worn camera

A recent Smartphone commercial declares virtually anyone can be a “photojournalist” today. That’s because nowadays more people carry camera phones than do not. It’s only natural, then, to anticipate law enforcement officers going about their...

Article • March 13th, 2013

How should I store my evidence?

How an agency chooses to store their video is a critical part of this discussion, as it will always be intrinsically connected to how they record their video and the resulting file sizes.

Article • March 13th, 2013

What makes video HD?

The term “high resolution” can be confused with true high definition video.

Article • March 13th, 2013

Should I record everything in HD?

The greatest factor to consider is the file size of High Definition video.

Article • March 13th, 2013

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