The Armatix "smart gun"

[Story]

This year, the highest-tech gun belonged to Armatix. The German firm has an electronic safety that automatically disables the pistol when it’s not within a few inches of a custom wristwatch. The watch sends a wireless arming signal to the gun. If the gun is picking up a signal from the watch, a green LED on the back lights up. Try squeezing the handle without wearing the watch, and you will see a red warning light. Anyone can pick up a limited edition version of the pistol for about 7,000 euro, which is pretty steep for a .22cal plinker. They start shipping next month.

Read More http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010...#ixzz0e2cBj6FD


Fraulein, your watch is ugly and your pistol is tiny.


IWA arms fair 2009 in Nürnberg, Germany. A staff member of Armatix explains a so-called smart gun to german Hollywood Actor Ralph Möller. Listen closely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3vkw9dRT_o

[Pizza Bob]

MAN HANDS!

[Steve_NEPhila]

Fuck smart guns, I prefer smart users.

This is great, now lame-o legislators like Schumer and gang can say "look technology fixed it, now all guns must be this way."

Armatix: Using technology to fix problems that stupid people have in a country that has some of the most restrictive gun control laws. You are welcome.

[DeepbluePA]

"Try squeezing the handle " ???
what handle?

[cruzans]

and just when you need to defend yourself or your family, you realize you forgot to change your watch battery and it's dead - and so are you !

[Rundownfid]

Smart, seems to be the new buzz word for "New and Improved". Like so many things that are designated smart by their producers, this one seems pretty stupid to me. Would you ot leave your gun and its watch together, then how much good is it going to be in stopping your children from shooting themselves with it? If you don't keep the gun and watch together when off your person, what good is the gun going to be in an emergency? If used by the police; does one expect the bad guy who takes your weapon is going to run off a few paces to shoot the cop?

As said above smart people are the answer, or perhaps well trained smart people?

[Brick]

Fuck smart guns, I prefer smart users.

This is great, now lame-o legislators like Schumer and gang can say "look technology fixed it, now all guns must be this way."

Armatix: Using technology to fix problems that stupid people have in a country that has some of the most restrictive gun control laws. You are welcome.

They already have in fact the bill was proposed before this "breakthrough" advance was announced see SB 295 at
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/...type=B&BN=0295

or HB 401 at
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/...type=B&BN=0401

It's your General ASSembly at work the bills are currently sitting in the appropriate body's Judiciary Committee just waiting for action. Both were discussed in the Pennsylvania section of this forum when they were offered in the PA legislature months ago.

[matrix6985]

The only way I'd like a "electronic" gun was if it had all the features of the one's from Judge Dredd...now that's the shit they need to be working on

[jahwarrior72]

i'd hit it.

[H22ate]

i'd hit it.

Yea with that big ass watch shes rockin