Cool Spy Gadgets for the Kids (and you!)
(32 votes, average: 4.34 out of 5)
It’s amazing what spy toy gadgets you can get these days. A simple search shows that you can get spy watches, spy planes, spy cars, bugs, tracking gear, self-destructing spy paper, alarm systems and walkie talkies. And these gadgets have been designed for kids! Ahem, but you might need to “test” them before letting the toys loose on your children, cousins, nephews, nieces!
The Digital Spy Camera in Sunglasses contains a hidden digital camera in a pair of sunglasses. By hitting a button on the wired remote control, you can take photographs using the headset. Thankfully the device is nice and obvious, so you know what the kid is up to. Hiding a camera in sunglasses is not too easy to do, but a similar system using a wireless remote could be built with some ingenuity.
The Spy Lazer Tripwire kits features an array of red LED lights (hence why the description does not use the word “laser”) to create an alarmed perimeter. It’s essentially a break-beam system, and will sound an alarm if someone breaks the beam of light! Maplin have their own real-world version of this system too!
With spy toys like these, I wish I was a kid again! That said, I do get to play with the ‘grown-up’ versions. 
June 1st, 2007 at 5:03 pm
This is way too freakin cool. I know these would sell like hotcakes in the U.S. I’m ordering my supply today.
June 1st, 2007 at 6:31 pm
They’re already in the US are they not? I get the impression that they have a US influence?
Dan
June 1st, 2007 at 7:48 pm
Yes, they are available in the US at our web site http://www.shopwildplanet.com
March 14th, 2008 at 8:55 am
Wow! It’s cool….