This directory provides a list of "Fever" scanning providers to help you see and research what options are available. While the once-booming market is now busting, a vast array of companies are offering these products (mostly relabelling). Th...
By IPVM Team - 6 days ago
An 'innovative' solution that detects temperatures 'in the middle of a crowd' is being promoted by Thales, a European technology company. Indeed, Thales says NHS Scotland is testing it. However, IPVM found significant concerns in the claims Tha...
By John Honovich and Zach Segal - 21 days ago
Fever Screening is widely used to detect coronavirus as a fast but much less accurate alternative to actual coronavirus tests. Can vital signs like heart rate and respiration rate that are measured by smartwatches and other wearables be used ...
By Zach Segal - about 2 months ago
2020 has been a tumultuous year and it has shaken up many things, including the top trends for 2021 in video surveillance. 170+ integrators answered IPVM on: What do you think will be the top industry trend in 2021? Why? AI has been a t...
By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago
FLIR has found a hardware fault in some thermal screening cameras which may result in inaccurate measurements and missed detections. In this note, we look at the details of this hardware fault, which cameras are impacted, how it may impact te...
By Ethan Ace - about 2 months ago
IPVM testing has verified Dahua rigged their fever cameras, with the company generating massive profits and exposing the public to increased coronavirus risks. Dahua has not publicly acknowledged this and refused to answer questions. The two-minu...
By Ethan Ace and John Honovich - 2 months ago
"Certify" claims to be "The #1 Fever Detection & Thermal Scanning Solution in the Marketplace" and "found in more than 75% of NFL stadiums", but how well does it really work? IPVM purchased and tested the Certify SnapXT Pro terminal, exam...
By Derek Ward - 2 months ago
Veterans Affairs Secretary, Robert Wilkie, caused more concern about the VA’s screening protocols and their use of thermal cameras when questioned by the Military Times about the VA’s use of thermal screening systems raised by IPVM's investigation...
By Donald Maye - 3 months ago
7 Hikvision fever cameras, without black bodies or climate control, were found by IPVM in malls in São Paulo, Brazil's largest city. They are endangering the public and promoting a false sense of safety. This is the sixth in a series of posts a...
By Robert Wren Gordon - 3 months ago
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has spent millions of dollars on a hodgepodge of 12 different fever screening systems, including many 'tablets' which have significant accuracy risks, an IPVM investigation has found. Considering the large ...
By Donald Maye - 3 months ago
IPVM found major problems with Uniview's original wrist temperature reader, specifically allowing bad reads at various distances from the device. Now, Uniview has improved that. In this note, we report our results on the newer OEP-BTS1-BD-NB ...
By Derek Ward - 3 months ago
IPVM worked with the Security Industry Association (SIA) on a letter sent to the FDA calling on them to take action "protecting public health and safety by enforcing the guidelines." This 1-minute video explains the issues involved, and why a cra...
By Conor Healy - 3 months ago
Eagle Eye's CEO Dean Drako is celebrating raising $40 million in an SSN interview where he was quoted touting temperature screening while people "walk, or run, by an entrance, and you can measure hundreds of people per minute". Drako explained ...
By John Honovich - 3 months ago
Faulty Hikvision fever screening systems are spreading despite prominent UK experts in government and academia criticizing fever cams as 'more marketing than medicine' and recommending they not be purchased. This 1-minute video overviews the situ...
By Charles Rollet - 3 months ago
Fever tablet suppliers heavily rely on the accuracy and specs of medical-grade sensors, from Melexis and others, to elevate their tablet marketing and support their use. We spoke with Melexis and in this report, examine: Who is Melexis Wh...
By Sean Patton - 3 months ago
As Six Flags scrambled to reopen parks amid plummeting revenues caused by the pandemic, it deployed Dahua fever cameras outdoors that violate FDA guidelines, creating a false sense of security and increasing risk to guests. Despite that, Six Flag...
By Charles Rollet - 3 months ago
What impact does GDPR have on temperature screening? Do you risk a GDPR fine for using temperature screening cameras incorrectly? The answers are complex because each European country interprets the GDPR differently. In this post, IPVM exami...
By Charles Rollet - 3 months ago
First IBM, then briefly Clorox, and now Nokia becomes the latest Fortune 500 company to enter the fever analytics market. Inside we examine what the Nokia solution to "Advance Fight Against COVID-19" is, how it works, and how much it costs.
By Zach Segal - 3 months ago
The Australian government told IPVM that they are investigating a Hikvision fever screening system touted by a Sydney clubhouse despite Hikvision's lack of Australian medical device approval. They emphasized to IPVM that "it is a criminal off...
By Charles Rollet - 3 months ago
For almost one week, Clorox was marketing fever cameras. The booming market has attracted more than 200 entrants in just months. However, the 100+-year-old bleach and cleaning provider was arguably the biggest name yet to become a fever camera ...
By Zach Segal - 3 months ago
Bosch announced its "Human Skin Temperature Detection" system at the 2020 IPVM Fall New Products show. In this report we share: 30-minute Bosch video with IPVM Q&A and transcript Product Overview Where is Bosch measuring skin tempera...
By Sean Patton - 4 months ago
A Swiss company claims to have "fully designed and manufactured" the world's "most accurate" fever camera entirely in Switzerland and recently sold some to a United Nations agency for ~$30,500 each. But an IPVM investigation reveals the company -...
By Charles Rollet - 4 months ago
This show featured 25+ Manufacturers showcasing their latest new products. The full show is available on-demand at the bottom of this report. Watch On-Demand Watch recordings from Days 1, 2, and 3 below.
By Adam Tyson - 4 months ago
Guangzhou Bems (brand Benshi) is the manufacturer behind temperature terminals relabeled by over a dozen Western companies. But how well do they really work? We bought and tested Bems temperature measurement tablet, examining the following: ...
By Derek Ward - 4 months ago
Avigilon has entered the temperature screening market with the release of their H4 Thermal Elevated Temperature Detection Camera. But how does it compare to others which have been on the market for months or even years? We tested the ETD came...
By Rob Kilpatrick - 4 months ago
