Armatix Smart system iP1

Hello, this time I will be talking about a more recent firearm design that seems quite interesting. It’s called the Armatix Smart system iP1. The idea is it is a gun that connects to a watch you wear around your wrist and it locks the gun unless you have the watch within 10 inches of the gun and you enter a pin code to unlock it. Think of it as James bonds gun but instead of scanning your fingerprints it connects to a watch. What that technology is supposed to help with is to reduce the number of accidental discharges and keep the gun from being used if stolen.

The Armatix Smart system iP1 is a semi-automatic .22 caliber handgun with a 10 round magazine. Which is great for plinking but it’s supposedly a defence handgun. I’ll get back to that in a minute.  Let’s say your 14 year old son figures out the combination to your bedside safe and grabs a regular gun loads it and maybe shoots a hole in the wall. The iP1 will stop things like this from happening by electronically locking the gun making it impossible to fire. The gun is an amazing idea for that reason… And that reason only.

I don’t think it is a good idea for a defence handgun because of two big reasons. One its .22 caliber. I have nothing against .22’s and wouldn’t want to be shot by one but there are other options out there that are the same size, maybe smaller, that pack more of a punch.  The reason it is .22 is because the recoil of anything more would shake the electronics apart.  Also its strength is its weakness. The fact you need a passcode to operate the gun is good unless you need the gun quickly.  Imagine yourself at night after hearing a bump downstairs. You put the watch on open your safe try to remember your code hopefully punch it in right all while someone is running around your house. It’s a good idea there are just better options out there.  All in all it is a pioneer, and like the first apple computer it has a long way to go before it is a hose hold name. I love the idea but it just needs more work. Next time I talk about a REALY big gun from WWII.

http://www.armatix.de/iP1-Pistol.779.0.html?&L=1