Next Generation TASER X3 Unveiled At Annual TASER Conference

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 27, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), a leading provider of technology solutions and the market leader in electronic control devices (ECDs), today launched its new TASER(r) X3(tm), the next generation product line of its proprietary ECDs, at its annual TASER Conference in Fountain Hills, AZ.

The X3, which is capable of firing three cartridges without reloading, is the first new handheld ECD by TASER International since the introduction of the TASER(r) X26(tm) ECD in 2003.

The X3 uses a revolutionary Pulse Calibration System(tm) to constantly monitor and calibrate electrical output to provide more consistent effects on the target and to provide enhanced safety over the current proven and widely accepted TASER(r) technology.

"The TASER X3 is the most sophisticated handheld weapon ever developed," said Rick Smith, CEO of TASER International. "The X3 will improve effectiveness and safety over the previous generations of TASER(r) devices while also providing the ability to store and retrieve more information and diagnostic analysis on the use and performance of the device than the X26. While our flagship TASER X26 is recognized as the leading law enforcement tool to deliver a less-lethal response to resistance, it is limited by being only a single-shot system. Developing a multiple-shot capability makes sense to increase officer safety through the ability to recover from a missed shot or even simultaneously stop up to three separate targets. The remarkable technology advances of the X3 will provide more safety for officers and the communities they protect as well as more transparency in reporting and analyzing dynamic confrontations with law enforcement."

Since July 1, TASER International has provided daily reveals of the new features and technology of the X3 at www.TASERX3.com. Several of the key technology breakthroughs noted in more detail at today's X3 unveiling include:

 1. The world's first multiple-shot ECD using new Rotational-Pulse(tm)
    Drive provides for enhanced officer safety by enabling the user to
    recover from missed shots and/or engage up to three targets.
 2. Warning Arc -- the ability to arc display even while cartridges
    are loaded.  Previously, a warning arc has been shown to gain
    voluntary compliance in more than over 80% of incidents without
    resorting to the deployment of probes.  However, this has
    previously required the removal of the TASER(r) cartridge to
    demonstrate the electrical arcs, which can expose an officer to
    danger with a temporarily unloaded TASER device.  Now, officers
    can readily use the Warning Arc while the cartridges are loaded
    resulting in both improved officer safety and suspect safety.
 3. Pulse Calibration System (PCS) and Charge Diffusion(tm) Probe --
    the PCS constantly monitors and calibrates electrical output to
    deliver a Precision Shaped Pulse(tm) that provides more consistent
    effects on the target.