In this first in a week-long series of videos from Kopis Mobile, they demonstrate how their Networked Tactical Television (NTtv) system can be used for increased situational awareness in an operational environment.
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Kopis Mobile – NTtv Video Segments Part 1 – Increased Situational Awareness
Monday, September 1st, 2014Introducing Nav Camera: Photos And Movies With Geolocation Data Overlays
Tuesday, August 26th, 2014Williamsburg, Virginia – Hunter Research and Technology, developer of the popular Theodolite app series, is excited to announce its newest iPhone app, Nav Camera.
Nav Camera uses the proven navigation, augmented reality, and image processing engines from Theodolite to create an app that focuses on photography and video recording with data overlays. The app has been crafted with attention to detail, and benefits from over five years of development and testing heritage, along with real world usage by surveyors, geologists, architects, engineers, competitive sportsmen, first responders, military personnel, and search and rescue workers around the world.
Nav Camera lets users take photographs and record movies in landscape and portrait orientations with geolocation overlays and custom notes. Geolocation overlays include date, time, position, altitude, GPS datum, and compass bearing. Overlay data is updated in every frame when recording movies, which is great for documenting dynamic scenes or scanning an area. Users can enter up to four lines of custom notes to be rendered into the overlay, which is perfect for job descriptions, project names, company/staff information, invoice numbers, or additional comments/documentation. Various parts of the overlay can be turned on or off, and multiple overlay colors are available.
Nav Camera includes features for serious users including multiple reticles (three types of crosshairs and an SLR-style focus/exposure indicator), colored lens filters to improve use in dark conditions and preserve night vision, and multiple position formats including military grid reference system (MGRS), universal transverse Mercator (UTM), British/Irish National Grids, and six latitude/longitude variations. The optional “Datum Pack” adds over 220 geodetic datums to the app for more accurate position and altitude computation from GPS data. Optional datums include NAD-27, NAD-83, OSGB-36, ED-50, and hundreds of others, covering regions and countries on all continents around the world.
Find out why apps like Nav Camera and Theodolite, and their field-proven results, are featured in Apple Keynotes, written up in magazine articles and professional journals, and used by everyday explorers and pro users around the world. Where will you take Nav Camera on your next adventure?
Nav Camera works on any iPhone or iPod Touch with a camera, running iOS 7 or later.
Nav Camera Website
hrtapps.com/navcamera
Nav Camera on the iTunes App Store
itunes.apple.com/us/app/nav-camera-take-photos-record
Violent Little Machine Shop – GoPro MOLLE Mount
Wednesday, August 20th, 2014
Violent Little Machine Shop has come up with the ‘LoPro Molle Mount’, a MOLLE-compatible mount that can be used to mount a GoPro camera to tactically capture footage. Machined from aluminum and hardcoat anodized, the LoPro works with all 1″ MOLLE webbing, mounting to kit, backpacks, armor vests, etc. It has a profile of only .42″ thick, and is only 16 grams in weight, giving it a low-profile when mounted and not adding weight or snags to critical areas.
Laser engraved with the VLMS logo and the US Flag, and available in two colors: Black and Brown. Made in the USA.
www.violentlittle.com/products/lopro-molle-mount-for-gopro
M3GI 2014 App Offers Access To Action
Friday, August 15th, 2014
(Wilsonville, OR) – If you can’t reach central Oregon to attend Crimson Trace’s Midnight 3-Gun Invitational that is now underway, a new FREE app (M3GI 2014) offers the next-best-thing—instant access to the action and scores. Attendees at the range will be uploading images from their phones and tablets and providing details on behind-the-scenes action.
“As the Midnight 3-Gun Invitational has grown from an ambitious idea to one of the most talked about events in the shooting sports industry, so has the way we support the event,” said Gary Killingsworth, Crimson Trace Digital Marketing Manager. “The M3GI mobile apps were created to help competitors and fans stay up to date on all the action. Since the M3GI takes place in the high desert – and at night – a mobile app is a great way to keep everyone up to speed as its happening. We’ve also focused plenty of energy on making sure the app is ‘social’ and allows competitors and media members to share images and social media posts to those who can’t be there.”
The M3GI 2014 App is in the Apple Store for iPhones, smartphones and iPad tablets, Google Play Store for Android smartphones and tablets and for Kindle Fire tablets through the Amazon App store. Visit www.m3gi.com and look on the left side of the page to be directed to the apps.
The M3GI 2014 App provides details on the schedule, match rules and info, details on the 40-plus sponsors, stages diagrams and details, and a range map with directions to the COSSA range.There is also a social media portal—Live Album—where visitors can see images posted by contestants, including the guns they’ll be shooting and details as they prep for the match. There will also be live Instagram, Facebook and Twitter feeds from the event to keep followers—and e-spectators—up to date.
The Midnight 3-Gun Invitational is underway in central Oregon. Additional details can also be found at http://www.m3gi.com.
TNVC Hunting Videos
Wednesday, August 13th, 2014TNVC recently released a series of YouTube videos detailing highlights from a recent hog hunt at Wild River Ranch in Victoria, Texas.
This video features footage of a 5.56 SPR build in use – 77gr match ammo, with the newly released FLIR T75 clip-on thermal mounted in front of a Trijicon ACOG. The shots were taken from roughly 100 yards. This video could also be the very first instance of a hog kill while using the FLIR T75.
The next set of videos shows two separate occurrences of the use of a Barnett Quad 400 crossbow with a PEQ-15 laser mounted to it. The hunters utilized TNV/Sentinel goggles during the hunt. This could very well be the first ever video of a hog kill with a crossbow with a PEQ-15 mounted to it.
Fast Facts About Crimson Trace’s Midnight 3-Gun Invitational
Thursday, August 7th, 2014(Wilsonville, OR) — Crimson Trace, America’s recognized leading brand of laser sighting systems and tactical lighting products for firearms, is again hosting the world’s largest nighttime 3-Gun competition—the 3rd Annual Midnight 3-Gun Invitational (M3GI).
Here are some fast facts about the upcoming event:
• The 10 stages of the M3GI will require the use of shotguns, rifles and handguns to engage targets that are located from a few yards to hundreds of yards away. Stage names include: The Cat Walk, Road Rage, Grip It and Rip It, and Countdown.
• All shooting is conducted in darkness only. Shooting begins at sundown. When the sun rises the next morning, shooting ceases.
• More than 200 competitors will shoot in the 2014 event, including US Army marksmen, Olympic athletes and many of the nation’s top 3-Gunners.
• The 2014 event has nearly four dozen sponsors from the ranks of the shooting industry.
• More than 100 national, regional and local media members have covered the M3GI event in the past, including shooting industry writers, TV personalities, radio show hosts, and bloggers. This resulted in hundreds of articles, TV shows, broadcasts and social media mentions of the event, competition challenges, and Crimson Trace laser sights. More than 50 media members will be on site for this year’s event which includes a special media school sponsored by Crimson Trace, Smith & Wesson and Mossberg.
• Special on-range activities and challenges include shooting a grenade launcher training round and a fully-automatic machine gun.
• Special on-site apps and websites will help shooters keep track of scores and the action. These free apps for cell phones and Kindles can be accessed at www.m3gi.com.
• More than 100,000 rounds of pistol and rifle are fired during the event and more than 10,000 shotshells are discharged.
• M3GI entry is by special invitation only. Openings for competitors—and VIP media passes—are filled within minutes after the registration period is announced
• More than 300 laser sighting systems will be used to find and shoot targets in the dark. Those targets range from 3-inch orange sporting clay discs to 3-foot tall metal silhouettes.
• A special on-site dark house requires the use of night vision optics to locate the targets.
• If the winning shooter uses Crimson Trace lasers and/or lighting systems on the firearms during the competition, the first-place cash prize is $10,000.
For more details, visit: www.m3gi.com or call Crimson Trace at 800-442-2406.
Unity Tactical FUSION Millennium Adapter
Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
Unity Tactical’s FUSION Millennium Adapter is a replacement mount for SureFire Millennium Series lights, including the M620U, M620V, and M952V lights. It replaces the OEM mount, and allows the Millennium to mount to the FUSION drop-in replacement rail clamp for the Laser Devices CQBL-1 laser.
Available in Black and FDE.
tnvc.com/shop/unity-tactical-fusion-millennium-series-adapter
Wilcox’s Mounting System For The FLIR Recon M24 For Truly Hands Free Use
Friday, July 25th, 2014Newington, NH – Designed specifically for the FLIR Recon M24 Thermal to provide hands free capability, the Wilcox FLIR Quick Detach Helmet Mount Adaptor enhances the capabilities of this very compact thermal. The ability to use the FLIR M24 Recon hands free is ideal for surveillance situations and adds to its versatility.
The Wilcox Quick Detach Mount Adaptor utilizes either a horn or dovetail interface, that is easily swapped without the needs of tools. The dovetail is attached utilizing the ¼-20 threaded screw insert on the thermal body and is able to remain attached without impeding the use of the M24 during handheld operation. The thermal can be detached effortlessly from the adaptor with the simple press of the lever or quickly re-attached when needed. When used with a Wilcox Helmet Mount and Shroud solution, the system creates a solid mounting platform with minimal movement. Several adjustment points are integrated into the mount to allow for precise eye alignment. Wilcox’s NVG helmet mount allows the system to be flipped up out of the way providing a very low profile. The system can be configured for use with either eye.
The Quick Detach Helmet Mount Adaptor has been engineered to Wilcox’s strict standards and features a lifetime warranty. The adaptor is manufactured from aerospace grade metals and a very strong polymer and is hard anodized for durability. The system weighs a minimal 2.5 ounces.
For pricing and ordering information contact Wilcox Industries at www.wilcoxind.com or 603-431-1331.
