Bluetooth Kestrel Press Release

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Contact: Monica Devlin
Nielsen-Kellerman
610-447-1555
mdevlin@nkhome.com

BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY ADDED TO LINE OF HAND-HELD WEATHER METERS FOR INSTANT DATA TRANSFER AND ULTIMATE PORTABILITY

Real-time weather information plus wireless capabilities create the perfect storm for lightening quick data logging and transfer with Kestrel Pocket Weather Meters.

BOOTHWYN, PA… Nielsen-Kellerman, manufacturer and distributor of Kestrel Pocket Weather Meters, introduces a new line of their rugged, reliable hand-held weather monitoring device equipped with wireless Bluetooth technology.

Kestrel meters are well-known as the portable weather data tool of choice for military and police professionals and first responders.  Their reputation for accuracy and reliability has been earned over thirteen years of proven performance in extreme environments.  Nielsen-Kellerman CEO, Alix Kocher, says the new wireless line significantly boosts the product’s potential for immediacy in application, “The integration of Bluetooth technology with Kestrel Meters means increased convenience, portability and relevance in the field when it comes to quick and necessary data transfer.”

In many current applications, the key environmental measurements from a Kestrel instrument are input into other systems – ballistics calculators, fire behavior models, hazmat plume predictors, heat stress models, weather reports, research data sets and more.  Now, both real-time and logged data can be transferred wirelessly and automatically to a laptop or PDA, making a Bluetooth Kestrel 4000 series weather meter the perfect tool for virtually any job that requires quick and truly accurate environmental data.

  • Every Bluetooth Kestrel will include custom communication software designed to quickly and easily configure your data transmission frequency, download logged data, graph data, and transfer data to other applications.
  • Data transmission range adjustment allows you to maximize power to communicate with your Kestrel at up to a 30 feet range, or reduce power for closer, more secure operation.
  • Individual unit ID’s ensure you pair with the Kestrel you want, even when more than one system is operating in the same area.
  • Permanently coded unique 4-digit Pin numbers provide extra security when pairing and transmitting data.

Integrated Bluetooth will be available as on option in EVERY Kestrel 4000 series weather meter:  The Kestrel 4000 and 4000NV Weather Tracker, the Kestrel 4500 and 4500NV Weather Tracker, the Kestrel 4200 HVAC Meter, the Kestrel 4250 Racing Weather Tracker, and the Kestrel 4300 Construction Weather Tracker.  The Bluetooth versions of each model are projected to be priced at $100 more than the standard versions.  The Bluetooth models will be externally identical to the current models and will work with all the same accessories.  The Kestrel Portable Vane Mount is a particularly useful accessory for a Bluetooth enabled Kestrel meter – creating a full weather monitoring and transmission station that costs less than $575 and can be easily carried in a pack and set up anywhere in minutes.

Every Kestrel Pocket Weather Meter is backed by a five year warranty and is designed, developed, built, tested and supported here in the USA. Nielsen-Kellerman’s Kestrel Weather division has been researching, developing and manufacturing technically advanced portable weather instruments for more than twelve years and owns multiple patents on their unique features. Kestrel Pocket Weather Meters are employed by thousands of users in hundreds of different activities around the world.

-Know Your Conditions-

For more information, contact Monica Devlin at 610.447.1555 x306, mdevlin@nkhome.com or visit www.nkhome.com.

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Kestrel Bluetooth to Debut at US EPA Conference this weekend!

Monday, November 9th, 2009

The highly anticipated Kestrel Meters with Bluetooth series will make its official debut at the 2009 Emergency Preparedness & Prevention & HazMat Spills Conference. Kestrel Pocket Weather Meters have long played a critical role in accurate information gathering for first responders. Now, the addition of Bluetooth Technology to the Kestrel 4000 series increases its relevance AND customer convenience with instant, seamless data transmission to a laptop.

In emergency situations, every second counts. It can mean the difference between community safety and harm.

The conference will be held 11/15-11/18 in Baltimore. If you’re attending, stop by the Kestrel Pocket Weather Meters Booth, mention this blog post and receive a free gift!

We are offering a very special deal for the first 100 customers to purchase Kestrel Meters with Bluetooth if you place your order by the end of November. Interested in learning more? Contact Christine Munding at 610-447-1555 ext 227 or cmunding@nkhome.com.

All New Kestrel with Bluetooth boosts your potential across applications!

Streamline your work and reduce your equipment in the field – wireless data transmission eliminates the need for a separate interface and cabling.

Every bluetooth Kestrel will include custom communication software designed to quickly and easily configure your data transmission frequency, download logged data, graph data, and transfer data to other applications.

Data transmission range adjustment allows you to maximize power to communicate with your Kestrel at up to a 30 feet range, or reduce power for closer, more secure operation.

Individual unit ID’s ensure you pair with the Kestrel you want, even when more than one system is operating in the same area.

Permanently coded unique 4-digit Pin numbers provide extra security when pairing and transmitting data.

Power efficient Bluetooth module and software based power management maximize battery life – transmit a full set of every weather parameter once every 30 minutes with only a slight reduction in the Kestrel’s battery life.

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Surge Rate Technology

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Today’s electronics marketplace is demanding more technology and fewer restrictions from new devices.  We are rapidly becoming a wireless community, one that can stay connected without being connected, so to speak.  This sort of progress isn’t just limited to telephones and video games.  At NK, we’re working hard to bring you the reliability you’ve come to expect from our products, but with much greater flexibility within the rowing and paddling world than ever before.

To this point, the best way for a rower to obtain basic performance data was by using the StrokeCoach with a wire harness, seat sensor, and seat magnet.  This technology has been the standard for quite some time, and it continues to work rather well.  The seat passes over the sensor with every stroke, the magnet trips the sensor, and the StrokeCoach analyzes that data to provide a continuously-updated stroke rating.  This works great in many circumstances, but what happens if you row in a number of different club boats, some of which don’t have a wiring harness, seat sensor, and seat magnet?  Or what if stroke seat is wired, but bow seat wants to know the stroke rate?  Or what if you paddle a kayak or row an adaptive shell that doesn’t have a sliding seat?  Until now, these have all been limitations for the StrokeCoach.  Until now, rowers have been forced to accept these limitations.  Until now.

The newest version of the NK StrokeCoach, known as the StrokeCoach with Surge technology, utilizes a 3-axis accelerometer to detect the surging nature of rowing or paddling and provides all of the original StrokeCoach data with no strings – er, wires – attached.  The premise of the 3-axis accelerometer allows this new StrokeCoach to be used in any orientation in the boat – standing up, lying down, on its side, whatever.  (more…)

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