Source: Latest Gadgets, Date: 16 December 2009

Berkeley Varitronics Systems is going to launch a hand-held cell phone detector known as the Bloodhound. The device is able to perform

Bloodhound

Bloodhound

 various functions such as scanning real-time for unauthorized cell phone activity penitentiary facilities, it is able to identify the exact location of the person who is calling.

Nowadays the problem of contraband cell phones really exists. It is note an easy task to detect the location as well as confiscate contraband cell phones even if monitoring sensors, metal detectors, X-ray scanners, and drug and bomb dogs will at hand. Moreover, cell phone jamming is not so helpful in this very problem, for that reason the Bloodhound cell phone detector was created.

It is very beneficial as it can identify a cell phone within a correctional facility the device does not have to intervene in citizens’ or public safety communications.

The Bloodhound was created to trace and locate contraband cell phones. It involved a high speed scanning multi-band receiver harnessed to a DF-Direction Finding Antenna that lets security officers to detect the RF energy. The device has a special algorithm that is able to trigger on to a cell phone if it is active.

It also has such feature as headphone jack with a progressive audible alert tone and an accompanying vibrator that help notify security officers of cell phone activity.