Hands free: miniature video scores instant intelligence gathering for soldiers.

AuthorWilliams, Robert H.
PositionTECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS

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* A ruggedized, helmet mounted video system has been designed by V.I.O. Inc. of Marquette, Mich., for troops on the move. It includes a camera, organic video recorder with liquid crystal display, wireless remote and software for managing point-of-view videos.

The company says that the video system, which has 720 x 480 resolution at 30 frames per second, is intended for intelligence gathering by grunts in combat.

Shawn Cullen, a VIO executive, notes that it "can help enable...

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