EYEBALL
beyond TOMORROW, channel 7, Australia
Wedensday 14rd Aug, 2005 (UPI)

Location: Maryland, USA

Reporter: Hayden Turner

Synopsis:
One of the biggest problems in law enforcement is knowing if it is safe to storm into a building where a suspected criminal may be hiding. Too often have police had to go in blind only to be confronted by a well prepared gunman ready to fire at them. Hayden visits Remington in Rockville Maryland. The company has developed the “eyeball”, designed to let law enforcement officers get a look inside a room without setting foot inside. The eyeball is a baseball size, rubber cased state-of-the-art camera weighing 500 grams with a heavy side that stays at the bottom when thrown; just like a lawn bowl. The ball can give a 360-degree view of the room and relays images back to base through a wireless system. It gives the saying “keeping your eye on the ball” a whole new meaning.