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Cameras

This Wall Hook Spy Cam Might Actually Fool Some People

3:40PM December 28, 2010 | Adrian Covert

Disclaimer: If you think putting this MicroSD video camera in your bathroom will yield nudie shots of some hot girl/guy, it won’t. You’re delusional. Instead, you’ll be stuck with unsavory footage of your uncle pinching a loaf. More »


Cameras

Sound-Activated Security Camera Hidden in a Fake Electrical Socket

6:45AM June 7, 2009 | 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?

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Gadgets

Spycraft Hits Paperback In Time for Father’s Day

6:00PM June 5, 2009 | 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]

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Mobile

LG GD910 Watchphone Hitting European Stores in July (Spy Powers Sold Separately)

5:00PM June 4, 2009 | 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.

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Science

Penguin Poo, Spotted by Satellite, Reveals Location of Secret Penguin Base

1:00PM June 3, 2009 | 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.

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Brando’s Randomised Design Formula Once Again Approaches High Art

12:40AM May 29, 2009 | 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.

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Gadgets

SIM Card Spy Ear Gets Smaller, Scumbags Get Bigger

7:40AM April 28, 2009 | 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.

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Cameras

Thanko Camera Necktie Is the Stuff of Spies, Bored Office Workers

1:20AM April 15, 2009 | 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.

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Gadgets

GSM Cheater Pen Has a Hidden Mic and Micro Earpiece

4:20AM April 14, 2009 | 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.

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Cameras

Tissue Box Spy Camera Watches You as You Wipe Your Snot

12:00PM March 20, 2009 | 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.

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