Real Life Spy Gadgets That Anyone Can Buy 171
Ant writes "Here is a collection of "spy equipment" found for sale around the Internet. Everything listed is completely real, is sold at online stores, and almost any item listed here costs less than $500, and often times can be bought for less than $200.
Seen on Compfused."
What the hell is wrong with this article (Score:5, Insightful)
Con Air Reference Time! (Score:1)
Proposed new tags (Score:1)
Interestingly, 'slownewsday' was apparently removed - it was there five minutes ago...
Re:Proposed new tags---try "adwhore" (Score:1)
Re:What the hell is wrong with this article (Score:2)
I don't know if it's because of my HOSTS file or because of FF + Adblock, but I get nada.
Re:What the hell is wrong with this article (Score:2)
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Personally I found that site to be interesting, and was a little disappointed that the peep-hole reverser was linked to a 'buy-it-now' button. Guess that I'll actually have to search for it independently (the horror!!).
True, it is kind annoying when some dumb amateur writes a decent article, manages to catch the editor's interest on a slow-news-day, and ACTUALLY PROFITS from it, SHOCKING!! A website which profits from the plac
Re:What the hell is wrong with this article (Score:3, Informative)
And instead of actually doing any real research the poster simply ganked a bunch of product shots from the spy shop online, I'd say on a scale of one to awesome, this rates: toast.
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Agreed! Remove this spam article (Score:2)
make Windows more secure than Linux (Score:3, Informative)
Core Force [coresecurity.com] is a free (as in beer) application which provides inbound and outbound stateful packet filtering for TCP/IP protocols using a Windows port of OpenBSD's PF firewall, granular file system and registry access control and programs' integrity validation. These capabilities can be configured and enforced system-wide or on a per-application basis for speci
Re:make Windows more secure than Linux (Score:2)
thank
Re:make Windows more secure than Linux (Score:2)
Re:make Windows more secure than Linux (Score:2)
Re:make Windows more secure than Linux (Score:2)
except I want it on my mac. Detailed network control PLUS filesystem control. Anyone know of an app that can do this? Preferrably one that is, or will be, universal binary.
pf (Score:2)
Ads? (Score:2)
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Re:What the hell is wrong with this article (Score:2)
We should be talking about this as a little tutorial on SEO.
Look at the Source of the pages. They are very short.
The Meta description, page title, and headline tags (H1) all have the exact same text.
Using Google link search, it appears he/she used blog spamming to create lots of links to the site.
The biggest negative I see is, the pages do fail XHTML 1.0 Transitional even though they are marked as such.
Just think, $20 + a few hours. I wonder how much this site is real
Re:What the hell is wrong with this article (Score:1)
Google isn't a word either according to Merriam-Webster.
It does appear here and is obviously a branding reference.
Anchor tags don't seem to work today. References:
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/google [m-w.com]
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=google [reference.com]
Re:What the hell is wrong with this article (Score:2)
Hobbiest is a name most likely because of it's website. http://hobbiest.com/ [hobbiest.com]. I'm sure the name wouldn't exist otherwise.
I fail to see you you can say that Google is a name and hobbiest isn't a name when both are names and URI's of websites.
Just beacause Google has more money doesn't invalidate what hobbiest is trying to do.
Zillow isn't a word either but it is the name of a pop
Re:What the hell is wrong with this article (Score:2)
Your argument against "Hobbiest" would work with "Flickr"
Both are real sounding words but are misspelled when used in context of the internet.
Postnuke isn't a word either yet is was a popular CMS at one time.
My point always has been that google, hobbiest, flickr, and postnuke are names and are words that don't exist outside of the context of the internet.
Lilakatorunib isn't a word either but if I brand
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Lets Hope Al-Queda Doesnt Get Their Hands On This (Score:5, Funny)
Lets hope these gadget sales are being closely monitored by the authorities. I would hate to see these things in the wrong hands.
Re:Lets Hope Al-Queda Doesnt Get Their Hands On Th (Score:2)
Re:Lets Hope Al-Queda Doesnt Get Their Hands On Th (Score:2)
Re:Lets Hope Al-Queda Doesnt Get Their Hands On Th (Score:2)
(Note: the inept criminals and thugs who use terrorism to kill fewer people every year than falling coconuts are obviously real. A vast shadow network of islamofascist co-conspirators is imaginary.)
Re:Lets Hope Al-Queda Doesnt Get Their Hands On Th (Score:2)
This is true. One day, you wake up and realize that the government is so incompetent they can't even arrange and attack on their own soil. It's like the day you realized that Santa Clause, the Tooth Fairy, and Jesus are all just fairytales for children.
Even a few more attacks in the west would give American politicians power they can hardly dream of tod
Re:Lets Hope Al-Queda Doesnt Get Their Hands On Th (Score:2)
Bill
Re:Lets Hope Al-Queda Doesnt Get Their Hands On Th (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Lets Hope Al-Queda Doesnt Get Their Hands On Th (Score:1)
We would be powerless to stop an army of one with these babies [darkcreek.com].
Luckily, the damned site is a complete waste of time and carries no links to any of the items listed.
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Re:Peephole Reverser! (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Peephole Reverser! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Peephole Reverser! (Score:2)
lame (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:lame (Score:2)
The reason why I put sources is because people think I am stealing links, so I have to give credits to whoever posted it where I found it.
Re:lame (Score:2)
Adsense made the internet retarded. (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Adsense made the internet retarded. (Score:1)
That was a bad day...
Re:Adsense made the internet retarded. (Score:1)
Re:Adsense made the internet retarded. (Score:2)
You must be using a new form of, "amusing", that I was previously unaware of.
Re:Adsense made the internet retarded. (Score:3, Funny)
Worst slashdot, ever.
You think it's bad now, wait until you see it again in a few hours.
SPAM (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:SPAM (Score:2)
Clue spray? (Score:1)
Nothing new here... (Score:4, Informative)
Heh.. Vomit Agent (Score:2)
slow news day? (Score:4, Insightful)
it's not interesting.
there are no links to where I can buy this stuff.
this is a sorry excuse for a website.
I'm sure this has been suggested before but articles should be modded just like comments.
Re:slow news day? (Score:1)
This reminds me of a Discovery Channel show I saw. (Score:5, Interesting)
Has to make you wonder, if this is what we can buy, what can the government make today?
Re:This reminds me of a Discovery Channel show I s (Score:2)
However, as the digital technology advanced, they have much improved the filters for detecting and tracking tinfoil hats.
Re:This reminds me of a Discovery Channel show I s (Score:3, Informative)
You can also use more of the spectrum, com
Re:This reminds me of a Discovery Channel show I s (Score:2)
Re:This reminds me of a Discovery Channel show I s (Score:2)
Keep in mind, though, that the satellites with this kind of resolution are in fast-moving low Earth orbit and can only capture high-resolution images at near-nadir angles. So it's not possible to capture, for example, continuous vid
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Private Eye (Score:2)
Re:Private Eye (Score:2)
It's a neat little hobby I guess. Personally, I'd rather collect bladed weapons over stuff like this.
Re:Private Eye (Score:4, Interesting)
You weren't the dude who surrendered that bloody great bat'leth [thesun.co.uk] to the Police in the recent knife amnesty, were you?
Re:Private Eye (Score:2)
Re:Private Eye (Score:2)
Ah, they don't allow them on transatlantic flights, then?
Re:Private Eye (Score:2)
Even though I'm not from the Uk, I don't think it is illegal to own knives.
After reading up on the article it seems that it is illegal to carry them around in public places, but why would people surrender them for that?
Re:Private Eye (Score:2)
When I moved to the UK, I was astonished to find that carrying these items may be illegal, but even after asking police officers and checking local knife sites, I've never been able to get a clear answer.
Re:Private Eye (Score:2)
Am I on Slashdot? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Am I on Slashdot? (Score:1, Funny)
Okay, you're in the right place, then.
What Cold War spies might have killed for ... (Score:1)
Looking through my copy of The Ultimate Spy Book (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0789404435/ref=n osim/102-3417579-5590511?n=283155) -- the affilliate link is for LibraryThing, because that was the easiest way to grab
Flatulence Agent (Score:2)
Update the Definition (Score:2, Funny)
Step Two: ???.. no wait.. Step two is to check your email for CC numbers as they go an order something from a real spy site to make themselves feel better.
Step Three: Profit.
Ummm... I think I'm going to go scan my computer for viruses.
www.supercircuits.com (Score:1)
My constant question: where's the digital Minox? (Score:4, Interesting)
I want a Minox B. No, I don't want to pay for an *actual* Minox; don't have enough banks robbed yet. Also, tiny film cassettes, finicky jewel-like mechanisms, etc.
What I want is a modern, digital, Minox-alike that is:
a) The size of a fat thumb or however you'd describe one of these: http://www.kameramuseum.de/1minox/minox-b.html [kameramuseum.de]
b) Not notably ugly and lo-res like this: http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/1/prweb19
(The size of that thing is OK, though, but it's ugly in colors and shape; I could overlook those things, or cover all the but lens with a paper bag, if the resolution wasn't so poor.)
c) more brick-like than some of Sony's smallest, which otherwise are quite nice; I don't like the roundedness of some of the U-Series, but the the U50 (swivel and all) is close to a digital Minox. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Sony/sony_d
timothy
Re:My constant question: where's the digital Minox (Score:3, Informative)
Re:My constant question: where's the digital Minox (Score:2)
New look, new article submission policy? (Score:1)
Shame on slashdot... (Score:3, Insightful)
Please remove this ad.
Webcams for Security (Score:2)
Re:Webcams for Security (Score:1)
Not /. Worthy (Score:4, Informative)
http://www.spytekmiami.com/index.php [spytekmiami.com]
(enjoy)
Envelope X-Ray (Score:3, Interesting)
Doesn't work well with security envelopes, but works fine with normal ones.
Besides the utter lameness of the article... (Score:2)
This is lameness beyond compare.
Re:Besides the utter lameness of the article... (Score:2)
Sunset Plaza?
Re:Besides the utter lameness of the article... (Score:2)
No, Broadway St.
Wow old Ads, great addition to /. (Score:2)
Site links to ads.
Profit!
Haha!... HA! Clue Spray (Score:2)
Links? (Score:2)
Anyone have a link to the lockpicking kit in a working pen? That sounds actually useful.
And cheap to boot. (Score:2)
Some useful ones (Score:3, Funny)
Where to get this kind of stuff from... (Score:3, Informative)
Not cut out to be a spy (Score:2)
Spy gadgets? No.
These are for practical jokes!
Re:Blatant advertisement (Score:2, Informative)
Re:report it to adsense... (Score:2)
Re:Stun Pen? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Stun Pen? (Score:2)
Personally I belive that the only thing the parent need is a quiet chat with the owner of the locale that his clients patronize.
I guess any street punk knows better than to anger the local night club owner, or is so far gone that even a bazooka might not convince him/her/it of the wisdom of leaving a bus driver to his/her