GSM Trackers are great low-cost tracking devices, but they will only give you the location of the tracker within a 100 metre radius. So if you’re tracking something in an urban area, a 100 metre radius is a very large area indeed. A great way to solve this is to use a localised transmitter to track down the device within this radius. Think of a GSM tracker as being a coarse tracking device, and a localised transmitter as a fine tuning tracking device. (more…)

The GSM Wall Clock is the latest offering from TrackerShack. It features a GSM bug that has been attached to the rear of a modern style wall clock. (more…)

This has got to be the most amusing hiding place for a spy camera that I’ve seen so far. A spy camera hidden in a throw pillow! The camera is a wireless 2.4GHz camera with a 12 hours rechargable battery pack, and all cameras from the site come with a free 2.4GHz receiver too. (more…)

Hiding a camera inside computer speakers, this is a great idea. You can check on your employees to make sure that they are working hard (or not!). You’ll probably get a great view of them on the phone, picking their nose, doing their nails, making odd faces at the computer when it screws something up. I can imagine that would be a lot of fun! (more…)

The Kubotan is a self-defense tool designed by a Japanese man by the name of Takayuki Kubota. It was developed as a self-defense device (I’m intentionally avoiding the word weapon) for use by police officers in Japan, often for riot control. You can learn the basics of using a Kubotan very quickly, and do not need to be an expert martial artist to use one. (more…)

Every so often, you find a decent security or surveillance book for sale. I’ve put together a whole list of Security Related Books that you can find on Amazon. Since Amazon is an international trusted retailer of books, you should be able to obtain a copy of a book you’re interested in regardless of what country you live in. (more…)

You know the films in which there is some devious labyrinth of laser beams which some hero has to get through in order to steal something of great value or to save the day (such as Mission Impossible or Entrapment), well how about making your own laser tripwire system? (more…)

Today’s post features two recommended security related blogs that you might be interested in. Do let me know how you get on with them! (more…)