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Pentagon Develops New High-flying S...
The Pentagon has just announced plans to spend $400 million on developing a huge airship that will hover 65,000 feet above the Earth for 10 years. The blimp, if launched successfully, will monitor the movements – via elaborate radar surveillance – of vehicles, planes and even people.
Werner J.A. Dahm, the chief scientist for the Air …
Spy on text messages – even t...
This cell phone spy gadget is being marketed to parents of teens who are all caught up in a texting frenzy. Turns out teens aren’t just swapping gossip and making plans…they’re using texts to cheat on tests and ‘sext’ (that is, send racy pics via their cell phones).
But even if you’re not the parent of …
Super Stealthy Spy Backpack
Ever wonder how your moms and high school teachers always seemed to know what was happening even when their backs were turned to you? Well, they had eyes in the back of their heads, which comes with their professional territory. The next best thing is a pair of eyes strapped to your back – camera eyes …
Is that your shoe ringing?!
Yes it is! The shoe phone – a long running gadget joke in comedy spy TV show Get Smart and the movie that followed – is a joke no more.
Although shoe-shaped phones have been available for some time, never before have gadget geeks been able to lay their hands on a real, wearable shoe that …
It’s just a cell phone…...
There’s good reason cell phones are amongst the items being scrutinized by airport security. Back in November 2008 Italian police discovered a legit .22 caliber gun disguised as an innocent-looking cell phone during a raid near Naples.
Drugs, ammunition and thousands of pounds numbered among the items seized in the raid against the Neapolitan mafia, but …
UK Unveils New Robot Spy Plane
Some military experts believe that weaponized robots are the future of warfare, but the stealth element is never far behind. Enter: Robotic Spies.
The BBC reported yesterday on the unveiling of the UK’s new stealth surveillance aircraft. The plane, built by BAE Systems, is a UAV – an unmanned aerial vehicle – and goes by the …
One Truth Prevails for Wii in 2009
Following in the wake of the wildly popular anime TV series that came to the US from Japan in 2004 is Case Closed: One Truth Prevails for Nintendo Wii.
The premise of the TV Series ‘Case Closed’ (or ‘Detective Conan’ as it’s known in Japan) is as follows: Young detective Shichi (Jimmy) Kudo is administered a …
Feb/March Spy Movie Roundup
Push
Don’t be put off by the title – this film has nothing to do with giving birth. It’s Summit Entertainment’s latest action thriller starring Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning; it opened in theaters Friday 6, 2009.
Quickie Summary: Paranormal agents touting powers like telekinesis, predicting the future, creating alternate dimensions and eliminating rivals without so …
Spying on your Colleagues a Cinch
With corporate espionage rearing its head in the news of late (think Microsoft and Morningstar), it’s decidedly apt that new spy gadgets are being designed to blend in with your typical professional office trappings.
The spy pen is an old standby, but check out this new and improved model: it’s a five-in-one extravaganza, hiding:
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Spy Sunglasses: Undercover Photos M...
Let’s face it, taking shots with your cell phone isn’t exactly subtle.
Gathering photographic proof can be tricky, but it doesn’t have to mean ducking behind cars or hiding beside bushes. Hidden in one of the hinges of these stylish sunglasses is a sneaky, 1.3 megapixel cam that allows you to snap away with a compact …
Spying in the Tech Age: iPhones and...
Gone are the days of incriminating paper trails. People’s entire lives – from daily schedules to flight information to offshore bank account numbers to top secret passwords – are stored on their remarkably hack-able mobile devices.
While some people are developing tools to trace and spy on the technology trails people create every day, others are …