Spy Review

This is no ordinary lighter, on top of being a functioning lighter encased in a stylish outer, it also functions as an audio and video recorder and can be used to record either form discreetly. It is sold by that trusty but sometimes retailer of weird spy gadgets – Akoja.

The advantages of this lighter is that it is actually very authentic looking and a properly functioning one, so if you ever have the desire to record video you can get your lighter out and pretend you are fiddling around with it when in fact you are recording.

This can be used in various situations where you may want to a record of what is being said or even record of it on film. You could be having an important discussion that you would like a record of, for example. As an optional extra, it comes with a good size expandable memory (8GB) for recording that needs to be bought separateley and be able to record in the night with night-vision technology integrated, so can be used to record in the night for security purposes.

There are two holes that pop out from the sides, one for the video camcorder and the other for the sound recorder, but neither are really too big to arouse suspicion, but in any case, the lighter should not be fully exposed when in use since that particular side, especially when it comes to using the video recorder, will need to be facing the target of the recording.

I would imagine a device like this is much more ideal for recording sound than it is for video because it can be in clasped in your hand and still be able to record what is being said whereas this cannot be readily done when filming.