Re: 360 degree video

["z" <rmwbsee@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am still mad about the tunnel-camera-thing-a-ma-bob "patent"!
Can I patent my toe nail with a camera attached?

z



"Steve Uhrig" <Steve@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Just happened to notice this.
>
> I had seen it in a law enforcement newsletter maybe a month ago.
>
> I know there has been some discussion on the matter.
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> "Rolling Camera Eyeballs Danger"
> Wired News (04/29/05); Christopher, Abby
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> More than 20 law enforcement agencies are testing a device
> known as the Eye Ball, a hardy baseball-sized spherical
> camera that can be thrown into potentially dangerous areas
> where, via wireless remote control, the device can provide
> police or soldiers with a 360-degree view of the surrounding
> area. The Eye Ball is envisioned as a useful tool in
> situations where suspects are hiding inside a building,
> hostages are being held, or explosives have been planted.
> "The Eye Ball provides safety by providing law enforcement
> and military personnel with higher degrees of visibility and
> insight," says Asher Gendelman, with Remington Technologies,
> which will manufacture the cameras. Officers can attach the
> devices to ropes or poles in order to dangle them in
> stairwells and other potentially dangerous areas, and the
> devices can even be moved around on small wireless cars like
> the kind that are commonly sold at electronics retail
> stores. The device is especially useful in potentially
> dangerous areas that policemen enter without knowing where
> suspects are hiding, such as basements, parking garages,
> attics, and crawl spaces, says San Diego police officer Ron
> Cottingham. Assuming that the Eye Ball receives approval
> from regulators, Remington intends to introduce the devices
> later this year, at a price of about $1,500. The company
> will target the device at government agencies such as the
> Defense Department, federal and local police departments,
> search-and-rescue teams, firefighters, and emergency medical
> technicians. The Eye Ball has video and audio features that
> can be saved to DVD or tape to be used as evidence; the
> camera has a battery life of three hours, and can complete
> four camera rotations in a minute.
> http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,67329,00.html
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> Steve
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