The top five spy gadgets for the modern entrepreneur
16-Jul-2008 • Collecting
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Lee Marks is the founder of £3m-turnover gadget retailer Spymaster. He caters for a range of business clients (though thatâs all confidential, of course) who want to protect their assets, watch their staff or protect against industrial espionage.
Here are Marksâ five top-selling gadgets that entrepreneurs canât do without.
1. Biro recorder
This innocuous biro with built-in UHF transmitter can record crystal clear sound for up to 800 metres. Click to your jacket pocket or scribble away freely. You know James Bond would have tons of these, and they wonât break the bank at £180. However, FYI: these are slightly illegal to use in the EU.
2. Standard 16-hour recorders
This is just a bog standard recorder, but itâs small and fits in your pocket. We journos use them all the time when our shorthand is below par. Cheap and cheerful too.
3. GSM listening devices
These are extremely nifty little gadgets. Concealed inside a smoke detector, lamp, cigarette packet, or anything for that matter, the device allows you to call in as though you were phoning a standard mobile and silently listen in to whatâs being said in your absence. These gizmos work from any distance and can be hidden anywhere, be it a boardroom, bedroom or car. Prices range dramatically from £500 up.
4. Night vision equipment.
This is a slightly unusual addition to the top spot. Marksâ believes that the huge decreases in price have created a demand for goggles, cameras and binoculars. Be it for spotting animals in your garden, or catching a thief in the dark, prices start at a mere £150.
5. Spyphone.
These work like the GSM devices, but also operate as a regular mobile phone. Leave it on your desk, or in your warehouse and dial in to find out all the comings and goings. Theyâre an expensive investment however at £1200 â £2,800 a pop.
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