A woman walks through a XonarSafe system created by Xonar Technology at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. The system uses ultra-wideband radar to detect items on a person, and thermal cameras to take their temperature. — TNS
CLEARWATER, Florida: Jim Ellis entered Ruth Eckerd Hall without emptying his pockets. He didn’t have to. When he stepped through a paddock-like security gate, a little blue circle lit up, prompting a guard to ask what was in his left pocket.
“Just car keys and some cash,” said Ellis, a Maryland resident who was there to watch a concert with some Pinellas County friends. The guard gave him a quick wand and sent him on with a smile.
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