Spy Archive

  • Who needs privacy? 56,000 photos taken in Philly school district kerfuffle

    Who needs privacy? 56,000 photos taken in Philly school district kerfuffle

    Posted on April 21, 2010 | No Comments
    This MacBook-spying story could be the creepiest story in quite some time. We already know the allegations: that the school district provided MacBooks to its students, but then took photos of the students without their knowledge or consent. Now we're getting numbers. One student claims he was photographed more than 400 times, and now it has emerged that, over a period of two years, school district officials took some 56,000 photos in total, with many of those including students in the frame. FIFTY-SIX THOUSAND! You know, you send your kids to school expecting them to learn a little bit of math, maybe about evolution and the Big Bang, but you do not expect them to have their privacy violated as if we're living in East Germany.

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  • Thanko’s Spy Flashlight records video in HD (video)

    Thanko’s Spy Flashlight records video in HD (video)

    Posted on February 12, 2010 | No Comments
    It looks like Tokyo-based acessory maker Thanko is trying to carve out a new niche for themselves, spy gadgets (apart from insane USB gadgets). The newest addition to their spy equipment lineup is the LED Spy Light HD [JP], an LED flashlight that records video in HD. Needless to say, the device lets you shoot photos, too.

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  • Thanko’s Spy Button Camera gets an upgrade

    Thanko’s Spy Button Camera gets an upgrade

    Posted on January 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Tokyo-based USB gadget maker Thanko gave us a video camera button last July, which was basically a mini camera for your shirt or jacket that could be used for secretly recording video. And today the company started selling the second version [JP] of the Spy Button Camera whose main new feature is the sound recording function.

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  • Unassuming cap sports hidden camcorder

    Unassuming cap sports hidden camcorder

    Posted on December 31, 2009 | No Comments
    Pardon me, miss? I’d just like to tell you that I think your hat is fly. Dope, even. Too bad you’ll never remember my face. Memorize it now and then lose me forever. Unless, of course, you’ve somehow got a camcorder hidden in that thing! That’s unlikely, as your hat is far too stylish to be a technology product.

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  • Mysterious HTC Android phone spied, might lean the way of the Dragon

    Mysterious HTC Android phone spied, might lean the way of the Dragon

    Posted on October 18, 2009 | No Comments

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    In an almost perfect world, this spy shot would be of the rumored HTC Dragon, reminiscent of the HD2 with a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and packing the latest version of Android / Sense UI -- in a more perfect world, this would all have been confirmed last week and in our hands today delivered via unicorn express, but that's obviously not happening. Still, there's something new and exciting about this device, but we're grasping at straws beyond the handful of pics The Unlockr managed to obtain, several more of which can found just beyond the read link.

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    Mysterious HTC Android phone spied, might lean the way of the Dragon originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Trust issues? This tiny clock has a built-in video camera

    Trust issues? This tiny clock has a built-in video camera

    Posted on October 8, 2009 | No Comments
    And now to finally get to the bottom of WHO DRANK MY LAST TAB?! This unassuming little clock tells the time and tells you who’s been breaking into your house at night to eat multiple peanut butter, lettuce, and pastrami sandwiches. It’s definitely not you sleepwalking.

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