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Must-have spy toys

Whether you’re gathering intel or shooting video, the right gear is always mission-critical. SPYSCAPE’s knowledge of real-life spy gadgets is without peer, so pack your bow tie and your Faraday bag as we count down the Top 15 must-have spy toys to keep you operational.

 

TOP GIZMOS

 

Iconic gadgets

Spy gear is perhaps the most iconic part of espionage movies, from Kingsman’s umbrella gun to Ethan Hunt’s suction gloves in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. We round up some of the most iconic gadgets in movie history to keep you on the edge of your ejector seat.

 

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The gadget-meister

MI6 agent-inventor Charles Fraser-Smith fought WWII from his workshop, creating the British spy gadgets that inspired one of Ian Flemings’ most beloved characters: Q. Listen in as MI6’s quartermaster reveals the secrets behind his favorite Nazi-fighting spy kit.

 

TRUE SPIES

 

Escape and evade

Military Intelligence Service X was the top-secret US unit that curated ‘care packages’ for American POWs in German WWII camps. Everyday items like hair brushes and chess games were loaded with silk maps, compasses, radios, and miniature saws. The goal was to help US airmen flee the ‘barbed wire front’. More than 700 did, returning with thrilling tales.


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Smart spies

Is your home spying on you? It’s not just your baby monitor or wireless security camera that you need to worry about. Your smart TV, refrigerator, fitness wearable, washing machine, personal assistant, and robot vacuum could also be snooping - heck, even your doorbell is suspect. You may be exposed to more than 10,000 hacking or scanning attacks every week.

 

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The oldest spy gadget of all?

As secure comms go, the Scytale was the go-to encryption gadget for savvy Spartans in Ancient Greece. It works as a transposition cipher where letters are rearranged then deciphered upon receipt. The Scytale was a historic development on the long and cryptic road from the Caesar Cipher via the Enigma Code to advanced encryption.

 

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