Police Headsets News & Articles

By PoliceOne StaffA security solution for headworn computers that is said to enhance situational awareness recently won a Golden-idea Award. Motorola Solutions held the contest to recognize innovations ...

By PoliceOne StaffPublic safety groups are working to scrap an FCC plan that would give police and firefighters a nationwide wireless communications network. That’s not to say they don’t want ...

By Scott M. Bruner PoliceOne Product EditorOne of the more intriguing products for the public safety field at March's IWCE show in Las Vegas was Sensear's line of ear muff devices. The muffs are not only ...

By Tim DeesFor many years, cops got the information from their portable radios through the built-in speaker or a shoulder mic. That worked, but clarity was impaired in high-noise environments, and the ...

What could an orthopedic surgeon, a manufacturer of hearing equipment, an engineer from Ireland, and a former patrol officer possibly have in common? Three things. They developed technologies they thought ...

With advances in technology, today’s tactical telecommunicators are faced with a variety of choices in headsets. Whether wireless or wired, the varieties range from traditional single to dual sided ...

By Darren Quick gizmag.comSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A new product captures video and audio of incidents from the visual perspective of the responding officer.The Taser AXON is a tactical networkable computer ...

Chemical munitions are less lethal tools used that can be used to engage dangerous and/or destructive crowds. Contrary to popular belief, they are not "first strike" public order options, but appropriate for use only after properly trained officers have tried less intrusive methods-and found them ineffective.

Here, I offer an overview of chemical munitions and deployment considerations in terms of the role they play in public order gas plans. ...

By C. Frank McClure Director of Crisis Management Resources, ETGI It was during the time of the murdered and missing children's investigation during the summer of 1981 that an incident happened at the ...

SA2 AssaultLight PentagonLight™ recently announced the launch of an advanced integrated weapon-mount light system. The SA2 Stealth AssaultLight eliminates ...

By the National Institute of Justice Key points: – Radio communications interoperability is the ability for public safety agencies to exchange voice and/or data with each other on demand, when needed. ...

By the National Institute of Justice Key points: – Crossband repeater systems provide voice interoperability by receiving a radio transmission on one agency’s frequency, and rebroadcasting the audio to ...

By the National Institute of Justice Key points: – Radio communications use radio waves at different frequencies. – The range of frequencies used for communication is called spectrum. – The FCC regulates ...