When I first saw this guy using the Rescue Reel, I couldn’t help but think that he was some sort of Daredevil. That, or the photographer used that same effect from the old Batman show where they turn the camera on the side and Adam West and Burt Ward climb up the building without straining their arms and legs.

The Rescue Reel is designed for the user to hook the Rescue Reel in a secure place, put on the harness, and they lower themselves down with automatically controlled centrifugal braking. I would imagine that the experience would be like repelling down a mountain cliff, except it probably won’t be fun if you ever really had to use it.

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Remotes to go with your car are so incredibly common that no one would notice anything odd about this keychain.  It’d just look like your average keychain unless someone actually bothered to inspect it closely.  Odds are, no one is all that observant, nor do they have any need to be.  Well if you’re just dying to catch someone doing something shameful, this keychain can help you catch them in the act.

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How many of you lead interesting lives that you would love to share with people from the first person perspective? Well, for the handful who answered in the affirmative, here’s the Mini DV80s mini clip-on video camera which boasts an advantage over similar setups by featuring voice activation for true hands-free operation, especially when you’re busy doing something else and want to capture that moment in video for all posterity. The Mini DV 80s seems to be pretty hardy as well, featuring a 2-megapixel camera that has a 72° field-of-view, shooting in conditions of 1 lux. All recorded video is store at 640 x 480 resolution at 25fps, relying on a microSD memory card as its storage medium of choice. It is also pretty hardy, capable of working in temperatures ranging from -10°C to 60°C.

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If you tend to wear shirts on a regular basis with highly plain black buttons, then you could have a little fun and wear this spy cam.  Of course for those of you that don’t have a shirt filled with black buttons, you’d have to go out and purchase one.  The spy cam just attaches to your shirt and you can then begin taking pictures of deviant activities.  It’s unlikely that anyone would ever be able to spot the camera on you.

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Even though we are a quarter century past 1984, I am glad to say that Big Brother is not watching us. That is, unless we want to be watched with our webcam. Yes, we clearly live in a world that we never saw coming, and I am also glad to say that we don’t live in the dark dystopian world predicted by science fiction.

However, we may have taken a step toward a surveillance society last week, as a Wisconsin court ruled that the police can covertly attach a GPS tracking device to a citizen’s car without a warrant.

Apparently, it is okay for the police to plant their trackers because “GPS tracking does not involve a search or seizure”. Of course, one could argue that having the authorities track your whereabouts could be viewed as some sort beginning of a civil rights violation. I’m sure you can understand how the ACLU sees it.

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Watched too many spy movies that you wish you had your very own Q along with a collection of toys and gadgets that would put James Bond to shame? Why not start off with the Spy Camera Pen that is able to hold up to 15 hours of footage, where it also doubles up as a fully functional pen to put down your John Hancock on those official government documents.

A tiny built in Spy Camera lens is situated above the pen clip, hard to see even with the keenest eye. Perfect gifts for James Bond wannabes, these Spy Camera Pens are a great addition to our Thumb Camera and Spy Glasses! Use the Spy Camera Pen in meetings, to document important conversations or just to try out your spy skills wherever you go! Just place the pen in your front pocket and record everything in front of you in full color. The Spy Pen camcorder also features sound! A microphone is hidden under the pen clip giving you full video camera capabilities. To download your footage simply install the software disc and attach your Spy Camera to your computer with the USB connector. Simple to use and effective on Watchdog style missions. Go undercover at school, catch your sister picking her nose at home or record your work mates falling asleep in your bosses meeting. The Spy Camera Pen will make your Mission Impossible…possible! Whether you casually leave it on a desktop or wear it in your front pocket, catch the action as it happens! If you need to covert video footage at the touch of a button then this nifty Spy Camera Pen is the ideal solution. Footage can be uploaded onto You Tube, editing tools and emails quickly and effectively.

The £59.99 entry price might be a bit steep for those who are looking for a little bit of fun, but something tells me if this thing gets any cheaper, we’ll see more and more voyeuristic kind of videos around the Net (as though there weren’t enough of these around already).

This harmless looking key fob could be just the thing you’ve been on the lookout for, after discovering some lipstick marks on your man’s collar that do not belong to you because you don’t use Bobbi Brown’s Light Warm Beige semi-matte lipstick. Unfortunately, you lack the hard evidence to bring your man back to his senses, so having this Key Fob Video Camera/DVR with you could be the perfect fodder. After all, you can discreetly place this at a bedroom or living room (or where you suspect the tryst is going on), letting it record videos or snap images that are stored on its 2GB internal memory. Video quality stands at 355 x 288 resolution at 15fps, while images are 1.3 megapixels clear. You will get up to 150 minutes worth of video recording with this, and 2GB will also net you 4,000 still images. It will cost you a handsome £395 (including taxes) to bring this home though.

Hammacher and Schlemmer is continuing on with their quest of creating gadgets that you wish you knew why you needed.  This gadget might actually be one that you attempt to justify paying the hefty price tag for, just purely because it’s a cool gadget.  Despite that I haven’t the faintest idea why it’s necessary. This flashlight claims to be the absolute and only Infrared Flashlight Video Recorder.  It might very well be, I know I’ve never seen another of its kind, but then I can’t manage to see everything there is to see on the internet.  As much as I wish I could and still attempt to anyway.

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