In reply to UKC/UKH Gear:
I was struck by the very different approaches shown by CT and BEAL in these product Videos.
CT have taken an excellent, idiot-proof design of something every climber needs (a belay device, in this case their Click-UP) and have added some new features that make it even more idiot-proof, so even the belay moron who does it all wrong probably won't kill their partner. They were at pains to point out that these improvements were to guard against bad/incompetent practice, but were there to mitigate risk for the climber.
BEAL, on the other hand, have identified a situation that I have never needed to address in over 30 years of very active Alpine/Trad/SPORT/Himalayan climbing, and have created a solution which looks fraught with potential for error - and lets face it, by their positioning its only supposed to be used every once in a while, so you're not going to get familiar with the operation of the 'Escaper' through frequent use, even if you remember to take it with you. Their video then positions it as an exciting mainstream bit of kit, and glosses over their own demonstrator using a stopper knot as backup.
It's only my opinion, but I feel pretty certain which of these developments is going to lead to "terminasion" - see videos for spelling reference, and I will vote with my wallet.