Boy, I remember the days of play spy gear in the past. Crappy motion detectors, fingerprint kits that were nothing more than flour and tape, and mirrored sunglasses — never anything like this. And I remember thinking, too, when Ethan Hunt had those camera-glasses in the first “Mission: Impossible,” I scoffed, thinking yeah right, there’s no way. Now, a mere decade later (actually that’s quite a long time, but bear with me), you can get one for pocket change. And by pocket change I mean quite a bit of money. And by quite a bit of money I mean $150, which really isn’t that bad.
The pen has a pinhole camera, as you can see, which shoots at 640×480. The monitor is actually a fully functioning PMP, with support for a million formats (the controls are on the side; it’s not a touchscreen device) and has an SD slot and built-in speaker. I’m assuming it can record the video from the pen-cam, though that’s not specifically stated.
I know, I know, there are lots of these sorts of things. But this one looks solid, and $150 is a pretty good deal. Brando’s got lots of great stuff like that.
Seen quite a few of them. The pen must be very chunky I believe.
Love the review, yes the spy pen is one great gadget!
Major design flaw since you wouldn’t be able to clip it on and record without the camera pointed at you…
Do you clip your pens to your chest?
I tend to attach my pen so it rests inside the pocket. If you check you will see that when clipped to pocket it will be facing away from your body thus give a good view of the target.
Yes the shirt pocket seems to be the most common place for them or in pencil cases when at school / collage.