{"id":909,"date":"2014-01-02T16:49:02","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T21:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/Interests\/?p=909"},"modified":"2020-01-04T19:00:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T00:00:39","slug":"products-im-looking-for-in-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/Interests\/2014\/01\/products-im-looking-for-in-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Products I&#8217;m looking for in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Arms<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Supply in the firearms industry is finally starting to converge on demand.  But reloaders are still grasping for powder, and .22LR is still absurdly scarce.  We&#8217;re looking for both of those shortages to end by the middle of this year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expanding subsonic rifle bullets<\/strong>: Looks like this is finally the year for these to hit the mainstream market.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.outlawstatebullets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Outlaw State Bullets<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lehighbullets.com\/products.asp?cat=26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lehigh Bullets<\/a> have had some expensive offerings.  But this year Norma is supposed to begin importing their Plastic Points, and Remington should finally have an offering tailored for their 300BLK.<\/li>\n<li><strong>.38 Supercomp Sig and Glock conversions<\/strong>.  The caliber offers the ballistics of .357 Sig in the diameter of 9mm, which translates to more magazine capacity.  Also, as a straight-walled cartridge it&#8217;s easier to reload.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Laser Doppler Anemometers<\/strong>: Solid-state devices for shooters, similar to laser rangefinders, that can measure downrange winds.  Winds are the last primary ballistic factor that can&#8217;t be measured outside instrumented ranges.  Even the most skilled long-range marksmen in the field have limited indicators from which to read and compensate for windage.  Admittedly this technology is still some years off from commercialization.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/Interests\/2012\/11\/future-firearms-from-ballistic-to-optical\/\"><strong>Chemical laser guns<\/strong><\/a>.  Well maybe not this year, but the technology is there for it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cars<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>New cars to display more of the performance data easily accessed from the existing ECU streams, including <a href=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/Interests\/2009\/07\/why-don%E2%80%99t-cars-display-engine-performance-data\/\">most critically whether the fuel in the tank is causing the engine to retard timing<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Aftermarket OBD scanners to do the same for existing cars.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/david.bookstaber.com\/Interests\/2012\/08\/a-missing-automotive-niche-performance-minivans\/\">High-performance minivans<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Video<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>High-speed consumer video cameras<\/strong>: GoPro may be inching back into this niche left by Casio four years ago.  Their top offerings can now sustain 240fps at 480p, but I&#8217;m still looking for thousands of frames per second in a sub-$1000 camera, which is no stretch given the state of the art.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reasonably-priced HD IP security cameras<\/strong>:  For some reason these persist at over $200 when the state of the art should have them closer to $100.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital thermal and night-vision gear<\/strong>:  No manufacturer seems to want to lunge for the tipping point.  Equipment that is currently produced at a small scale, and therefore costs 4- or 5-figures, could be profitably mass-produced and sold for 3-figures to the sport and non-military security markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arms Supply in the firearms industry is finally starting to converge on demand. But reloaders are still grasping for powder, and .22LR is still absurdly scarce. We&#8217;re looking for both of those shortages to end by the middle of this year. 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