The GTXC Corporation have designed some shoes with a small and robust built-in GPS tracking device interfaced with GTXC’s portal system. The system allows administrator to set boundaries for the GPS devices, and set up alerts if the wearer of the device wanders outside or inside of a designated area. The shoes will last for 4 days, and include enhanced indoor GPS satellite reception too. (more…)

A recent story on BBC News tells of how UK Police Forces are using Spy Helicopters for intelligence gathering and law enforcement. The helicopters are just like normal model helicopters, but fitted with advanced (and very expensive) CCTV cameras. At 1kg (2 pounds), the helicopters are quite heavy compared with model helicopters, which is likely to be due to the battery and CCTV camera optics to allow zooming in to ground level. (more…)

Due to the overwhelming popularity of Spy Review, I have moved the site to a new server to cope with the extra users. If you can see this post then you are already looking at the newest version of the site!

I’ve got some interesting stories for this week, so keep coming back!

In this day and age, there are a few cheap devices and gadgets around that allow you to track a vehicle or person. When I first looked at GPS trackers a few years ago, I found numerous solutions costs around $8000+ or £4000+ each. A price considerably out of the affordability range for anyone except governments or large businesses. (more…)

This is something a little different for a wired spy camera. With wireless cameras, you have the issue that anyone can intercept the transmission, which might not be desirable. Wired cameras are considerably better in terms of privacy, but are often more difficult to conceal. Therefore the spy camera hidden in a colour thermostat is a perfect solution since you are almost certain to have an existing wiring infrastructure to conceal the video wires with. (more…)

The police and special forces use optical-fibre type cameras that are used to squeeze the camera into really tight spaces. You can insert them through small holes, fences, around corners, cooling vents, etc. Well I have finally found one of these cameras in the public sector, called a snake camera! (more…)

As you can imagine, finding interesting and useful news stories for Spy Review is a challenge. I try to find something interesting and different for every post, and there’s a limited amount of spy related information I can find. (more…)

The EZ Snap Lock Pick Gun was designed for law enforcement officers in the US so that they could pick locks without spending significant time learning how to pick locks. (more…)