Pocket Radar products are handheld
K‐band Doppler
The Doppler effect (also Doppler shift) is the change in the frequency of a wave in relation to an observer who is moving relative to the source of the wave. The ''Doppler effect'' is named after the physicist Christian Doppler, who described ...
speed
radar
Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance ('' ranging''), direction ( azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It is a radiodetermination method used to detect and track ...
guns developed and manufactured by Pocket Radar, Inc, a company based in Santa Rosa, California. It was intended for those wishing to measure the speed of everyday objects (such as cars and people).
Functionality
Pocket Radar utilizes very similar microwave signal emission and detection methods found in the Doppler speed
radar guns used by law enforcement agencies. The device measures and weighs when equipped with two
AAA batteries. It operates at the 24.125 GHz K-Band frequency and can measure speeds ranging from {{convert, 7, to, 375, mph, abbr=on with an accuracy of ±1 mph (±1.6 km/h) and can also measure feet/second and meters/second.
Pocket Radar, Inc
Pocket Radar was developed and manufactured by Pocket Radar, Inc. of Santa Rosa, California. The company’s founders, Chris Stewart, Steve Goody, and Grant Moulton were developers in wireless and communication technology companies
Hewlett Packard
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,
Cerent Corporation,
Caymas Systems,
Next Level Communications,
Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an American global company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, that provides instruments, software, services, and consumables for laboratories. Agilent was established in 1999 as a spin-off from Hewlett-Packar ...
, and
Cisco Systems
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, prior to forming Pocket Radar, Inc.
Awards
The Pocket Radar was released at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in the personal electronics category where it was received by technology press including CNN, The Los Angeles Times, PC Magazine, Consumer Reports, FOX Business News, ABC News, and others. In 2010, the device was named an Innovations Honoree by the
Consumer Electronics Show
CES (; formerly an initialism for Consumer Electronics Show) is an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Held in January at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Winchester, Nevada, United States, the event typi ...
and received the Popular Mechanic's Editor's Choice Award in 2010.
[Hissink, D (2010). "Pocket Radar at CES 2010". ''CES 2010 Report''. Retrieved on 8/1/10 from http://www.ces-show.com/0327/ces/wireless/ces-2010-news/]
References
Products introduced in 2010
Radar