The coolest gadgets aren’t just for Ethan Hunt, Jason Bourne, and James Bond. Drones, Ray Ban camera glasses, and Faraday Bags are everyday tems that can also come in handy for sleuthing or black ops. Our SPYSCAPE list of must-have spy gear gives you the edge in any situation.
1. Camera pen
This device may look like a typical pen but it actually has a 2.8mm wide-angle camera built in, as well as a microSD card slot and microphone. Perfect for recording your suspect at close range. $75 FRUUGO
2. A boot that teaches you to ski
A mission in the Swiss Alps? Can’t ski? Not a problem. Seventy-two pressure and motion sensors in Carv ski boots allow you to improve your technique as you ski, based around balance, edging, rotation, and pressure. The boots will then offer improvements and tips to make you even better, so you’ll be able to evade the bad guys on those black runs. Don’t end up shaken or stirred on the slopes. $248
Cell phones aren’t the only items emitting radio waves that can reveal your location - credit cards, passports, and driver's licenses also come with embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) chips that can reveal much more. With the highest level of military-grade RFID blocking, the SPYSCAPE Faraday bags' signal-blocking technology ensures your information stays private. Protects phones, key rings, and credit cards with four layers of RFID shielding. The wear-resistant outer shell has reinforced seams. $32.
Need to disguise your voice so the bad guys don’t know who’s calling? Or are you looking to create realistic text-to-speech (TTS) audio? Play.ht’s online AI Voice Generator software uses Google, Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft to transform text into natural-sounding speakers you can download as MP3 and WAV files. They aren’t the only game in town though. Check out various plans to suit your needs. From $14.25 a month and up.
Mission impossible? Not with DJI SPARK. With a range of 1.2 miles and a 12-megapixel camera, you’ll be able to scan the enemy’s lair at close range. The drone is so compact and lightweight it will fit in the palm of your hand - and it can take off from there. The controls are easy to use and it uses both GPS and GLONASS sensors, meaning DJI SPARK can communicate with up to 24 satellites at the same time for precise positioning. The high-performance camera features gimbal stabilization for shake-free shots. $499.00
The Electric Aston Martin DB6 - the car you didn’t know you needed - is available thanks to British firm Lunaz. It has already successfully made electric versions of Bentley, Rolls-Royce, and Jaguar. Now, the Aston Martin DB6 is being electrified. It may not be quite the same car as the classic DB5 driven by a certain MI6 agent, but it's got a similar look of understated elegance and it’s still a very smooth and powerful drive. Every electrified Aston Martin DB6 by Lunaz undergoes an exhaustive bare-metal restoration and re-engineering process to ensure the car represents a perfect example of an electrified classic. Price on request (but expect it to be a LOT!)
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The coolest gadgets aren’t just for Ethan Hunt, Jason Bourne, and James Bond. Drones, Ray Ban camera glasses, and Faraday Bags are everyday tems that can also come in handy for sleuthing or black ops. Our SPYSCAPE list of must-have spy gear gives you the edge in any situation.
1. Camera pen
This device may look like a typical pen but it actually has a 2.8mm wide-angle camera built in, as well as a microSD card slot and microphone. Perfect for recording your suspect at close range. $75 FRUUGO
2. A boot that teaches you to ski
A mission in the Swiss Alps? Can’t ski? Not a problem. Seventy-two pressure and motion sensors in Carv ski boots allow you to improve your technique as you ski, based around balance, edging, rotation, and pressure. The boots will then offer improvements and tips to make you even better, so you’ll be able to evade the bad guys on those black runs. Don’t end up shaken or stirred on the slopes. $248
Cell phones aren’t the only items emitting radio waves that can reveal your location - credit cards, passports, and driver's licenses also come with embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) chips that can reveal much more. With the highest level of military-grade RFID blocking, the SPYSCAPE Faraday bags' signal-blocking technology ensures your information stays private. Protects phones, key rings, and credit cards with four layers of RFID shielding. The wear-resistant outer shell has reinforced seams. $32.
Need to disguise your voice so the bad guys don’t know who’s calling? Or are you looking to create realistic text-to-speech (TTS) audio? Play.ht’s online AI Voice Generator software uses Google, Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft to transform text into natural-sounding speakers you can download as MP3 and WAV files. They aren’t the only game in town though. Check out various plans to suit your needs. From $14.25 a month and up.
Mission impossible? Not with DJI SPARK. With a range of 1.2 miles and a 12-megapixel camera, you’ll be able to scan the enemy’s lair at close range. The drone is so compact and lightweight it will fit in the palm of your hand - and it can take off from there. The controls are easy to use and it uses both GPS and GLONASS sensors, meaning DJI SPARK can communicate with up to 24 satellites at the same time for precise positioning. The high-performance camera features gimbal stabilization for shake-free shots. $499.00
The Electric Aston Martin DB6 - the car you didn’t know you needed - is available thanks to British firm Lunaz. It has already successfully made electric versions of Bentley, Rolls-Royce, and Jaguar. Now, the Aston Martin DB6 is being electrified. It may not be quite the same car as the classic DB5 driven by a certain MI6 agent, but it's got a similar look of understated elegance and it’s still a very smooth and powerful drive. Every electrified Aston Martin DB6 by Lunaz undergoes an exhaustive bare-metal restoration and re-engineering process to ensure the car represents a perfect example of an electrified classic. Price on request (but expect it to be a LOT!)
TheEnabot EBO AIR is a mobile security camera with night vision and full 1080p HD camera, AI, speakers, and microphone. You can switch it on remotely using the app and steer it to different rooms in your house, check on the housekeeper or any intruders, or chat with family members. It will even shine a laser beam and play with your pets while you’re not at home. We’re betting it would have even cheered up Blofeld’s notoriously prickly white cat. $229.
If you want your wristwatch to resemble 007’s OMEGA Seamaster but you don’t want to pay top dollar, check out Swatch and Omega’s collaboration Moonwatch, with a nod to the next NASA moon mission. It follows the exact design and dimensions of the classic Omega Speedmaster. There are 11 designs in all. Each timepiece is made of bioceramic material, a hybrid composition of ceramic and biosourced material, that is comfortable to wear yet extremely tough. All hours, minutes, chronograph seconds hands and hour markers sport superluminova for a perfect glow in the dark. There's the asymmetrical case, the iconic 'dot over ninety' detail on the tachymetric scaled bezel and the distinctive Speedmaster subdials. $260 - if you can get hold of one!
It's a bit of a gimmick, but if you need to record in secret without being undetected this micro-SD-powered cameras button neatly behind a shirt. There is a pinhole lens in the center of the button so the spy camera blends into clothing, assisting you in masking the secret camera lens. The camera records the video and audio while storing it on a micro SD card. There’s no need to run wires under your clothes. Not to be used for strange voyeuristic purposes, only the righteous taking down of elite criminal gangs. $56.
10. A night vision camera that works in full color
What better for casing the enemy lair at night than the Aurora Pro Color, the flagship full-color digital night vision camera from SIONYX? The company manufactures devices for the United States Department of Defense The Aurora Pro also comes with gun-mounting capabilities. It currently only records at 720p, which may be good enough for undercover work, and it offers colorful night-time shots. $999
A secret camera is an essential piece of spy kit and the Ray-Ban Stories make you look cool while taking those vital snaps. These shades look just like normal sunglasses, but they have built-in dual 5MP cameras allowing you to take shots of what you see using a sensor or with Facebook voice commands. Microphones capture audio too. $300
This deceptively simple gadget is worthy of Q’s workshop. The bicycle bell can discreetly hide an Apple AirTag - the most popular tracker for bikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, and scooters. This nifty bell will help you find your bike after it gets stolen and maybe even lead you to the enemy’s base camp. $24.59, AirTag sold separately.
13. Smart Lenses, glasses, and augmented reality headsets
When Mossad’s Libertad Fund advertised for tech start-ups they envisioned a secret agent wearing futuristic contact lenses that could download, email, and analyze intelligence in the field. It seems the smart eyewear wasn’t so futuristic after all. Companies like Mojo Lens are already testing lenses with a tiny, microLED display the size of a grain of sand that share info (albeit not with a spooky team at HQ). InWith says its soft contact lenses will be on the market once the company gets approval from the US Food and Drug Administration. Facebook's Meta, meanwhile, is developing augmented reality glasses. So if you need to see talking points for a presentation without looking down or pace yourself for your last mile of a run you need not worry - the data will soon be available in the blink of an eye. (And if you can’t wait that long, Magic Leap 2’s slick, augmented reality headset is already on the market.)
Seek's line-up of thermal cameras give you heat displays anywhere you point them, so even under cover of darkness you can detect, photograph (and eliminate) a threat. The range starts with the $249 Seek Compact. There is also a Compact Pro ($499) and Compact XR ($299) with added features.
No secret agent feels complete without a handheld, deathly laser beam and the arctic laser is the strongest laser you can legally buy. It’s designed to be shined right into the eyes of your target, disrupting their vision and causing dizziness without permanent eye damage. It also doubles as a strong flashlight! $199
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