Items tagged with Taser
It seems as though police body cameras are becoming the “new normal” for both police officers and everyday citizens across the United States. Body cameras have the ability to become an impartial eyewitness to police encounters with citizens and have the power to back up the story provided by an officer in a disputed altercation, or perhaps point to alleged misconduct by an officer. However, today’s body cameras are for the most part “dumb” units that simply record video and audio. But advances in technology could in the future bring live-streaming cameras and facial recognition to the cameras worn by police officers. This technology will of course add to acquisition costs for police departments,...
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Taser, which has already started to expand out from its ubiquitous Taser line of stun guns, announced they are have entered the realm of cell phone software. The cellphone software, called Protector, is designed to give parents control over their children's cell phones, including monitoring and limiting texting and phone calls.This type of software is not new, but Taser claims that "nobody's put the whole thing together" as they have.In addition, although there are other products like this around, the name Taser carries a lot of weight. Naturally, not all of Taser's notoriety is positive, but the brand, at least, is well-known. The service, however, will not launch until mid-2010.When it launches,...
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A virtual world, but a real lawsuit. Taser International has sued Linden Labs, creator of the virtual world Second Life, for $75,000. The reason: in-world tasers. According to Bloomberg, Taser, which manufactures the well-known stun games, filed a 102-page complaint asserting that Linden Labs is damaging the company’s reputation and hurting its sales by allowing virtual weapons to be sold online under the Taser brand name. Massively got a look at the complaint, and put together a pretty detailed analysis of the lawsuit. How is the use of the Taser trademark in the game going to hurt Taser's reputation? Well, the company is afraid that they will be "damaged" by the virtual sex and drug use that...
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Many of you, I'm sure, will recall Robert Dziekanski's tragic death in October. Although the reasons for his death are still unclear, a video showing him being tasered at least twice at the Vancouver International Airport prior his death has proved a great source of controversy for the RCMP.A video parody depicting an old Mega Man video game , entitled "Megaman vs Polish Immigrant," has caused still more controversy. The video shows Mega Man running through the airport until he comes upon Dziekanski. You can imagine what happens then. It's amazing how many comments were posted at the video, and how many, in fact, were in Polish. The response has been all over the map, from anger to...
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Tasers are in use across the United States by police forces in towns and cities of all sizes. However, it's the latest model, one specifically designed to be attractive to women in both size, style and form factor, which is creating controversy among human rights and law enforcement groups. Police forces in the United States have been issued with Tasers since 1999 to subdue violent criminals. A pistol-like civilian version aimed at the self-defense market has been available since 1994. But the new, lighter, brighter designer version, which was launched in late July with a price tag of around $350, is small enough to tuck into a purse and packs the same paralyzing...
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