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The Infrared ProductsWelcome to The Predator’s Eye Products—your source of information about infrared technology and products that may help you. Infrared heating is used in household products including room heaters and plug in fire places that flicker. Saunas also use infrared heat. Infrared heaters are also common for industrial use such as portable infrared heaters from BBC Industries to speed up commercial printing as it dries ink faster than just circulating air. |
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Infrared Thermal Cameras—Not Just for Work AnymoreThere are many ways IR technology can be used to improve industrial, scientific and agricultural processes and this site is replete with such examples. But what about recreation? Can IR be used simply for the fun of it? The innovative tech company GoPro answers this question with a resounding "yes!" The HERO4 Black camera retails for $499 and features high resolution at 4 times the 1080p standard available on fully HD televisions. But what makes this high impact camera exceedingly fun is its IR lense complete with a 160 degree field of vision. If you're wanting to film in the dark or perhaps make a scary movie with lots of night scenes, you're going to want an IR camcorder. The Cleveland Paranormal Supply Company is happy to sell you one for $269. With the push of a button, the camcorder toggles between standard and IR/Full Spectrum Mode. IR Night Vision Fun and Recreation in the Dark Not only are these products great for viewing and photographing or filming night skies (imagine the Northern Lights in IR mode) and landscapes, they can also be used for activities that are exploding in popularity like night time scavenger hunts, night wilderness exploration and amateur movie making. What fascinating and surprising discoveries could you make with your IR camera or camcorder when you venture into the woods for a nocturnal adventure? Night Hunting Another use has been adopted by some outdoors enthusiasts—night hunting. Although this activity increases the typical dangers hunters encounter in the daytime, using a thermal camera evens the odds and allows this recreational practice to take on added excitement once the sun goes down. Now you too can hunt the forests of the night much as our alien visitor in Predator movies. http://shop.gopro.com/hero4/hero4-black/CHDHX-401.html |
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Alcohol Testing With Infrared:Psalm 104 says that God made wine to cheer men's hearts. It seems that many Americans are looking to have their hearts cheered. According to recent surveys, a vast majority of Americans 18 and older have consumed alcohol at some time in their lives. Over 56% have consumed alcohol in the past month. Fortunately, most people use alcohol responsibly. Because it is a drug, alcohol can produce mind altering effects on a person, impairing their ability to think, reason, remember and to control their motor skills. This can be a concern when a person's job requires that he or she be in full command of all their physical and cognitive abilities. One company, TruTouch Technologies, has created a safe, effective and noninvasive way for employers to ensure their employees are not under the influence of alcohol. The TruTouch device, "uses [near infrared] light to measure a subject's alcohol level without collecting bodily fluids or other invasive means. A user places a finger on a fiber optic touchpad that analyzes the alcohol concentration in the user's body and at the same time identifies the user." According to the company, the results are virtually instantaneous and come with a biometric identification system that ensures that the correct results are logged for each user. This allows the test to be self-administered with the results automatically uploaded to an encrypted network. The potential customers and users for this technology include law enforcement for DUI checks, bars and restaurants that sell alcohol, employers who have concerns about the behaviors of their employees, point of sale locations at stores that sell alcohol, Human Resources departments for use during a hiring process, and courts and probation offices that monitor alcohol use as part of their regular duties. This is just one more example of the myriad ways that infrared technology is making the world safer and more productive for everyone. |
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Cooking With InfraredThe other day, as I was about to prepare dinner, I realized that I had forgotten to thaw my pork chops. I had two choices—either have something else for dinner or try to defrost it in the microwave. As I have not had good luck defrosting meat (it turns out either cold in places or actually starts to cook but unevenly), I left the meat in the freezer and had a less healthy processed meal. What if I could have put my frozen meat in the oven, and as a bonus, it cooked in half the time of a conventional oven with no need to preheat the oven and includ energy savings too? Infrared technology makes this dream a reality. Hearthware has invented an infrared oven that can do just that. Called NuWave Oven, this countertop appliance uses infrared radiation (heat) to cook food from the inside. Consumer Reports tested their statement of a frozen chicken from your freezer to your table in fifteen minutes with excellent results. As opposed to conduction which applies heat from the outside or convection which heats the air around the food, infrared heat actually penetrates the food, allowing it to cook much faster and more evenly. More specifically, when infrared waves come into contact with organic material (like food), they are able to move the individual molecules which causes heat. Nature itself seems to prefer this form of heating as some 80% of the sun's rays are infrared. Infrared technology once again has the potential to improve virtually every area of our lives. Look for even more dramatic examples of this as infrared technology develops and improves. |
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Infrared GrillsEveryone loves a great backyard cookout: the smell of freshly cut grass, green leaves rustling in the wind, the shouts of kids jumping in the pool or pelting each other with water balloons. But all of this would be empty without the trusty old barbecue grill. In the olden days, this meant loading up the grill with charcoal and honing the art of making the briquettes heat up—which could take a while and make dinner time more, shall we say, unpredictable. Then came the gas grill. Alleluia! Just turn on the propane tank and presto—an instant heat source. But, oh no, didn't you get a spare tank at the store? You didn't? Well, give the kids some more water balloons because dinner will be delayed. Or, what was that explosion down the street? Looks like the Johnsons forgot to turn off the valve on their propane tank. Oops, at least no one was hurt… Thank God we live in the 21st century and have access to electric powered thermal grills! As noted elsewhere on ThePredatorsEye.com, cooking with infrared allows food to be heated more evenly and quickly because it is the organic matter (the food) that is heated, as opposed to the air in conduction which applies heat from the outside or convection which heats the air around the food. But isn't part of the fun of grilling meat, the look and taste that comes from a nice sear? Sure is, and because these grills use ceramic plates as a heat source, they are able to sear the meat upon contact. Looks like they think of everything. But wait, there's more! Advantages of Infrared Grills over Gas GrillsAccording to BBQGuys, thermal grills have many advantages over gas grills:
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