Posted by Hilary Gibeaut
Sheriff Scott receives one of the departments X3 devices from Tom Smith
Exciting news today out of Ft. Meyers, Florida. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office became the first agency to receive their order for the new multi-shot TASER® X3™, the latest in handheld electronic control device (ECD) technology.
TASER chairman and co-founder, Tom Smith, was on hand today at a press event in Ft. Meyers to personally deliver the first five X3 ECDs sold to Sheriff Mike Scott in front of a packed room of media and curious onlookers.
We’ve told you a lot about the X3 here, beginning with the teaser campaign, through the unveiling at the July TASER Conference, the designated Facebook persona page, and now the first sale. It’s always exciting to see hard work and innovation pay off.
The sale is a result of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office being able to test and evaluate the X3. They quickly considered it an important asset for use in their law enforcement and correctional settings.
We congratulate the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on being a leader in law enforcement technology. We look forward to more law enforcement agencies joining their ranks soon!
Read about today’s press event in the:
WINK News here
News-Press here
Naples News here
Phoenix Business Journal here
Posted by Hilary Gibeaut
I can’t believe all the tremendous amounts of new material covered by the Master Instructor trainings, the number of media stories and the increased awareness of the TASER Foundation since the unveiling of the TASER® X3™ on July 27, 2009. So much has occurred that it’s even hard for me to keep up, but I’ll try to fill you in.
Tom and Rick Smith demonstrate the TASER X3 at last week's TASER Conference
On Monday, July 27, Rick and Tom Smith, the co-founders of TASER International, unveiled the multi-shot X3, our first new handheld TASER ECD since 2003, during their keynote address at the beginning of the 2009 annual TASER Conference. It was one of the many TASER solutions for law enforcement, corrections and military customers that were highlighted that day.
The keynote address and the launch of the X3 was covered by numerous Arizona print and television media outlets. Incredibly, the story filed by the local Associated Press reporter was picked up by more than one thousand papers around the world. In addition, writers from a couple of trade magazines attended the keynote as well, so we are looking forward to those articles in the upcoming editions. Since the launch, I’m thankful to say that the media request and TV interviews haven’t slow down. The TASER X3 has been featured and demonstrated on FOX Business Network’s “Money for Breakfast” with Alexis Glick, has been written about on WIRED Magazine’s Danger Room, and was shown in a video post on the Engadget website. Then today, Tom Smith gave a live demonstration of the X3 to Bill Hemmer on FOX News America’s Newsroom, wrapping up an exciting week of interest and coverage. Read more…
Posted by Hilary Gibeaut
The TASER X3
These past few days have been very exciting around TASER International. On Monday, July 27, we unveiled the new multi-shot TASER® X3™ electronic control device and today we just released our Q2 2009 earnings. Tom Smith, the Chairman of the Board and Founder, is in New York City today doing interviews with several key media outlets.
Check out some of the coverage we have gotten in the past few days:
Posted by Steve Tuttle
The world finally got to see the TASER® X3™ in action as it made its video debut this week with a short segment showing three TASER International employees hit by the device in rapid succession with no reloading required.
I am continually amazed at the support and confidence TASER employees show in their willingness to take a hit; in this case for the purpose of producing a video that highlights one of the key features of the new X3 – multiple shots. (All three women were volunteers – and no, this isn’t some part of the TASER new employee orientation!)
The TASER X3 video is making the rounds on the Internet including on Popular Science and PoliceOne’s BluTube.
An extended version of the video that contains interviews with the TASER employees can be found on YouTube.
Take a look for yourself; it is impressive. One device; three subjects; and no reloading.
Posted by Natalie
Last week the world was introduced to the TASER X3, the latest and most innovative handheld electronic control device (ECD) by TASER International. This is the first new handheld ECD since the introduction of the TASER X26 in 2003. No pictures yet of the new X3; but believe me, it’s very cool and chock full of incredibly complex features!
The official unveiling date is July 27 when we will publicly present the X3 at our annual TASER Conference in Fountain Hills, Ariz.
Since the announcement last week, we have been providing daily features and technological advancements of the TASER X3, which will continue until our unveiling on July 27. The TASER X3 has also taken on a persona on Facebook (www.Facebook.com/TASERX3) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/TASERX3) where the device is “sharing” more about its exciting new features. The X3 just may be the first law enforcement weapon to “launch itself” through interactive social media sites. The use of social media is a first for our company and we are giving away some pretty great swag such as TASER® hats, shirts, and tactical bags to those that follow its progress and announcements during July. The TASER X3 is definitely a more hip, media savvy ECD!
For those that need a re-cap of the X3 features revealed in just the first seven days, here they are: Read more…