Gadget Freaks

One wonders at the amount of ‘Spy” gadgets available today. A quick look around the net reveals all manner of gizmos and gadgets. Some look harmless enough but some are just downright devious! Being the ‘Gadget Freaks’ we are we just can’t help ourselves, we love ‘em! So let’s take a look at Gadget Freaks Top 5 Spy Gadgets!

1- Gryphon Attack Glider

Formerly known as The ESG Gryphon Personal Flying Wing this has to be the ultimate in Spy Gear! It has a maximum glide speed of 135 mph and has a heads up display and even onboard oxygen for those high altitude launches. This baby can carry a payload of 100lbs of onboard gear and has hard mount points for hooking up tactical bombs or missiles! With a glide range of 125 miles and a radar cross section of a seagull (or Stealth Bomber) you can glide into North Korea take out The Great Leader and like Ace Rimmer be back in time for a smoked kipper for breakfast. Only thing is you’ll need an extraction team as landing is acheived by separation from the wing which will activate your parachute.

2- Chewing Gum Wrapper Spy Camera

Now this is just downright sneaky, despicable and …well we love it! This neat little spy camera fits into a chewing gum wrapper and records video and audio. It has a Mini SD card slot for up to 2GB of memory. Just think you might want to choose an unpopular brand of gum to insert it into or your cover will be blown as quick as you can say, “That’s my gum”.

3- Lipstick Stun Gun

At #3 we have one for the Spyettes. More a self-defense gadget than a spy gadget but just what the Sexy Secret Agent needs to get out of a spot of bother. This crazy lipstick Stun Gun is 4 inches long and whacks a whopping 350,000 volts into its victim and has an in-built LED torch to blind your post-zapped supine assailant. So watch your pick up lines Gadgeteers and no more blonde jokes. However, there’s surely a great visual there were a blonde zaps herself in the ladies room or attacks you with a nice shade of Max Factor Crimson!

4- Wireless Spy Camera Pen w/ Solar Charger

Industrial and Commercial Espionage Boffins with a bit of green in them will love this one. This Wireless Spy Camera Pen appears to be a normal pen but is in fact…well I just told you! It comes with a solar recharger for the built-in Li-ion battery and has a transmission range of between 10-20 metres. Also included is a 2.5″ TFT LCD MP4 receiver with 64MB of internal memory and can support a Mini SD card upto 2GB for extra storage. With video resoluition of 882×240 pixels at 30 fps this spy gadget is just the thing for your next undercover sortee or just for plain fun. Transmission is activated by twisting the cap on the pen and it even writes too!

5- Erector Spykey - Kit Robot 

Nothing really covert about this one but it does look like a heck of a lot of fun. This DIY kit Robot has caterpillar type tracks and has a camera, Wi-Fi and an in-built microphone. Spykey even comes with its own software to enable it to be controlled from anywhere on the net. It has a functional webcam and a VOIP (Skype compatible) speaker phone. We only wish it would come in black or a Darth Vader model. Oh well can’t have everything.

Gadget freaks watch out, the world will end tomorrow!! When we were growing up it was the hole in the ozone layer, in the late 1990’s it was the Y2K bug and lately most of the world has become caught up in the rush to avoid global warming.

Considering the recent cold temperatures around the office we here at gadget freaks wouldn’t mind a bit of warm weather, then again we could always use lower power bills.

The remote control office/building

How many times have you driven to/from work thinking “Did I leave the lights on?” Or “Is my computer still switched on?” British electronics manufacturer Domia has the solution a remote control for all of yourplug-in devices with byebyestandby. Hopefully now we can cut some power bills and invest the money in something useful…like more gadgets.

Ready for a wind-up

While solar energy seems to be the way most things are going these days there are still a number of gadgets gaining power from wind-up dynamos. Torches and radios are two items usually charged in this method and The Gadget Show, an entertaining British television show all about things that are new and shiny, reviewed a couple.

Make Light of a Bad Situation.

Finally, a solarpowered torch that doubles as a siren and includes a hammer. For the gadget freak who wants to hunt someone down in the dark, ‘brain’ them and then alert the authorities but doesn’t want to spend megabucks on batteries. It includes a car charger for those using the torch for the less sociapathic reasons like accidents and breakdowns. (A big thank you goes to sourfizz for the heads-up)