spy gear
Cameras
Sound-Activated Security Camera Hidden in a Fake Electrical Socket
6:45AM Dan Nosowitz | It’s a nice idea, since nobody suspects something as basic as an electrical socket might be spying on them. But what in the hell kind of communist socket is that? More »
Gadgets
Spycraft Hits Paperback In Time for Father’s Day
6:00PM Wilson Rothman | Remember that awesome CIA gadget book, Spycraft, written by our spooky friends Bob Wallace and Keith Melton? Well, it just came out in paperback, people—$US12.24 at Amazon. Go git ‘em. [Amazon] More »
Phones
LG GD910 Watchphone Hitting European Stores in July (Spy Powers Sold Separately)
5:00PM Adrian Covert | Puerile Europeans rejoice! The days of pretending your watch is a phone while playing spies are over. Because starting in July, Akihabara News claims LG will start selling their GD910 watchphone in Europe, with global distribution to follow after. More »
Science
Penguin Poo, Spotted by Satellite, Reveals Location of Secret Penguin Base
1:00PM Wilson Rothman | Even though non-military satellites don’t have powerful enough resolution to zoom in on a particular penguin—or any critter—certain clues can help locate them in the frozen antarctic. More »
Peripherals
Brando’s Randomised Design Formula Once Again Approaches High Art
12:40AM John Herrman | Hong Kong’s premier spare parts crossbreeder has a mixed record, but occasionally does something so inconceivably strange and impractical that you begin to think you’re missing some great, hidden genius. Example! The power strip with a SIM card. More »
Gadgets
SIM Card Spy Ear Gets Smaller, Scumbags Get Bigger
7:40AM Sean Fallon | Like the earlier, larger version, this SIM Card Spy Ear allows users of questionable character to listen in on other people’s conversations by dialing their own phone number. More »
Cameras
Thanko Camera Necktie Is the Stuff of Spies, Bored Office Workers
1:20AM Mark Wilson | There is absolutely no aspect of your job that necessitates the use of a spycam necktie. I’m sorry, but your work just isn’t that interesting. But that’s why Man was given imagination. More »
Gadgets
GSM Cheater Pen Has a Hidden Mic and Micro Earpiece
4:20AM Adam Frucci | In my day, if I wanted to cheat on a test I had to look over to what the smart girl was working on, or keep answers in my pocket to check in the bathroom. More »
Cameras
Tissue Box Spy Camera Watches You as You Wipe Your Snot
12:00PM Erica Ho | Ignorance is bliss, but if you reeaaally want to know what goes on behind the scenes, this tissue-box spy camera will catch those moments: hopefully the good, not the bad, and definitely not the gross. More »
Phones
