$US10,000 Gun Won’t Shoot Unless Near An Ugly Watch

12:22PM January 29, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

The watch this guy’s wearing was made by Armatix, the company who designed his high-tech gun. Poor fellow can’t ditch the ugly accessory though, because the $US10,000 gun won’t fire without it.

Basically the gun is disarmed and a red LED lights up unless the corresponding watch is close enough to send a wireless signal. While I really don’t see a high demand for it, Armatix’s .22cal weapon will be shipping next month for 7,000 euro, which is just under 11k in Australia. The watch is probably included. [Wired]

Comments

  • Nicholas

    January 29, 2010 at 5:38 PM

    I think I just heard a Metal Gear in the distance.

  • DoHi

    January 29, 2010 at 11:24 PM

    Who cares what the watch looks like? It’s an innovation in saftey technology that will no doubt be tweaked and updated.
    I can see RFID implants coming soon and maybe Glock and TAG doing a “Security specialist” package.

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