In recent years both the volume of digital evidence and the number of cases in digital forensics has been rapidly growing. As technology infiltrates all spheres of human activity, evidence can be found not only on personal computers and mobile devices but also video gaming consoles, servers, cloud services and more. Evidence acquisition is an essential yet time taking and person-hour consuming part of the investigation process, so technology providers need to look for innovative solutions to help digital forensic experts tackle this tough time issue. This session is for those interested in where evidence acquisition technology has been, where it is today, and recent breakthroughs and the time-saving leverage it brings.