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Spyglasses get cool, but expensive
There’s a great scene in Mission: Impossible (starring Tom Cruise) where he puts on a cool pair of glasses that have an invisible spy camera built into the lenses. As he walks into a foreign embassy, the video is streamed live to his cohorts who monitor his progress.
Well, spyglasses haven’t evolved to that point, but at least they’ve reached a point where the glasses are fashionable, rather than an homage to “Revenge of the Nerds.” But sadly, in this case, spytech with fashion sense also translates into a drain on the pocketbook. But we all must suffer to look good, don’t we? Even today’s spy has to carry off the look. And we can credit the Brits for making it happen. Spycatcher of Knightsbridge is offering a personal digital video recorded with sunglasses that have a built in camera.
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Phonak Invisity ushers a new era
The Phonak Invisity holds the honor of being the first in-ear RF receiver in the world.
The Phonak Invisity is the smallest – and only – in-the-ear-receiver in the world. Discreet prompting allows the production process to run smoothly and more economically. You can choose between 2 different devices. You can now program and or reprogram your invisity receiver, set your required frequencies and adjust audio level and other features at your discretion.
Guess this is the little invisible earpiece that could, operating up to 13 hours before the batteries are exhausted. Super spies and mothers who want to know their children better can always look out for one of these.
Source: Red Ferret Journal
Dream gadget for Peepin’ Toms
This Tactical Door Viewer was specially developed with assistance from those involved in the law enforcement industry, and is used to evaluate potential hazards that are located behind dwelling doors. Of course, while it can’t see items from extreme angles, at the very least it helps law enforces have a look at the situation inside the room without running the risk of alerting anyone inside. The Tactical Door Viewer fits most common peepholes in the U.S., especially those found in apartments, condominiums, and houses. It is extremely lightweight and simple to use. You can pick one up today for $88 – hopefully bellboys in hotels won’t have a field day with these!
Source: Spygadgets
Samsung’s SPD-1000 speed dome camera
If you’re currently on a lookout for an interior speed dome camera that is meant for indoor use, the Samsung SPD-1000 ought to fit the bill very nicely. It comes with a 10x optical A/F zoom lens and provides accurate focusing whenever zoomed in. In fact, even vivid images can be captured at 100x zoom, and with 128 preset settings for automatic monitoring, you will always get the clearest picture possible. Monitoring can be set to large areas and different sectors (a maximum of 6). No idea if this is suited for art galleries and museums (they probably have a much more sophisticated system in place), but it would do mighty fine in a huge mansion.
Source: FarEastGizmos
Valuables stored in a can of soup
At first glance, this can of Campbells soup might look pretty ordinary, but it is actually a safe that lets you store your petty jewelry without making it look like a prime suspect during a burglary. This will probably be the last place the thief will want to check, unless he is famished and has a love for canned soup. You ought to be able to store a fair amount of dough inside in rolls, so the £12.49 investment is well worth the price in terms of safety. You can also choose from the WD-40 or Sprite can safes.
KidSafe – A Key for your PC
Kids can be pretty resourceful creatures and there are not many ways of stopping them from doing who knows what on the PC. That is until KidSafe came along, a USB key that is exactly that a key for your PC.
Computer geeks and white-hat hackers in the UK developed the KidSafe Parental Control Key to help lock down computer access in the easiest and most secure way possible. Each key is unique and cannot be duplicated. When inserted, they key allows your computer to boot and access the internet. When removed, the computer is locked tight, and unusable.
Kids today are smart, and can get around Windows passwords, and Internet filtering programs pretty easily. Proxies and workarounds exist for even the most draconian firewalls, but the KidSafe key protects your computer and your kids with a physical key. It’s stronger, more reliable, and more convenient than passwords. It can’t be uninstalled or worked around – even by booting to safe-mode. They’ve even got processes to keep your computer from booting to a live CD or other boot device.
You can buy the KidSafe security key from Think Geek for $59.99.
DARPA getting all “Potter-Like” with personal shield research
With a fifteen million dollar grant, DARPA is researching the feasibility of creating personal, self healing shields. The idea is rapidly looking to become reality thanks to “metamaterials,” a composite molecule is not only self repairing, but invisible to boot. Think of a Harry Potter like invisibility cloak that also repels a 7.62mm round from an AK47. The result hopes to be invisible body armor good for just about any combat situation that is lightweight, easy to deploy, can capable of return fire.
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Portable USB Shredders allow you to shred on the go
There’s USB power for just about everything these days. So, when we found the Portable USB Paper Shredder by Kinlan Industrial it wasn’t that too suprising. But it is very helpful for those who travel for a living.
People who deal with sensitive information on the go really need a means to destroy documents without having to lug around a shredder that has to plug into a wall socket. Weighing in at a svelte 12 ounces and fitting in the palm of your hand, the Portable USB Paper Shredder can either run on four AA batteries, AC adapter or the USB power from a laptop/PC. Now that’s flexibility. It can also shred standard documents with it’s 10 inch length.
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