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In a continuation from our last blog entry, there is a front page article in today’s issue of USA Today that highlights the growing problem of teen alcohol use and the use of breathalyzers as one of the key methods to fight this problem.  This article highlights a school district in Pequannock, NJ, that has implemented the use of breathalyzers citing the improvements in breath alcohol sensing technology.  The current trend among high schools that activate an alcohol testing program is to screen students before major activities, such as sports events or the prom.

Charles Lee of AK Solutions USA, LLC (PersonalAlcoholTester.com) was contacted by phone prior to the writing of the article and is quoted in the text.

Underage drinking is becoming a more prevalent problem in recent times, and many school districts across the country have been implementing random drug testing programs at school-related events in order to prevent drug and alcohol abuse among students.  The superintendent of the Edgewood, OH School District contends that all schools in the district have ongoing substance abuse problems, and he intends to implement a widespread drug and alcohol testing policy (including Breathalyzer testing) to address the issue.

There are already many such programs already initiated in school districts across the US, and although there are certainly some concerns about privacy, these programs have at least managed to contain and/or control the problem for the benefit of school communities.

The AL3500 was showcased during “The Bar Show” earlier this year at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.  The Bar Show exhibitors included bar owners, large brewers and winers, microbreweries, restauranteurs and bar-related technology presenters.  Our booth attracted lots of attention from both industry professionals as well as curious attendees, who gathered in crowds to try out the coin-operated breath tester for themselves.

You can see a short clip of an attendee using the AL3500 in the Slate video coverage of the event.

AK Solutions was a participant in the Gift Bag (”Swag Bag”) Promotion for the 2007 ESPY Awards.  A Gift Bag containing many of the latest accessories, electronics and other trendy items was given to each award nominee and celebrity presenter at the awards show.

Stuff Magazine selected the AlcoMate Prestige as one of the “Best Products” in the 2007 ESPY Gift Bag.  Other media coverage included articles from the July editions of the Chicago Tribune and websites like MediaBistro.com, as well as the August edition of ESPN the Magazine.

We exhibited our AL3500 coin-operated breathalyzer, as well as our line of portable breath tester products, at CES 2007 earlier this year.  We were visited by many industry executives, corporate buyers and sales/marketing representatives researching breath alcohol technology and consumer alcohol testers, with whom we have established several vendor relations and other business partnerships.  View a slideshow of the event featuring the AL3500 from PC Magazine (The slide is labeled “Breath Bar”).

Visit our booth at the CES 2008 convention from January 7~10 in Las Vegas!  We will be exhibiting our alcohol testers at Booth #73239 in the Main Hall at the Sands Convention Center, near the central Concession Stand.  Hope to see you there!

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The AlcoMate Prestige was featured in the November 2006 issue of Popular Mechanics.  The Prestige performed very well against several competing products.  According to the article, the Prestige was tested to be “highly accurate, coming within just 0.004 of the control unit’s readings on average.”  The final evalutaion from the article: “We can’t endorse the BreathKey, and while the AlcoHAWK’s accuracy surprised us, the AlcoMate Prestige was more reliable.”