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Spy-camera robot penguins infiltrate bird colonies

James Bond and robotic spy-camera penguins have a lot in common. They both wear tuxedos and they both sneak into precarious places to do spy work. The robot penguins were unleashed by John Downer Productions for an up-close BBC documentary look at penguin life.

"Penguins: Spy in the Huddle" documents nearly a year hanging out with penguins through the surrogate eyes of 50 different spycams. Some of the spycams were disguised as chunks of snow or small boulders, but the most adorable cameras were those in the guise of robotic penguins.… Read more

Spy camera pretends to be car remote

The $100 Swann DVR410 RemoteCam is a digital camera shaped like a car remote control. The camera lens and microphone are located on the front, and buttons are unmarked so no one will suspect it's anything more than an ordinary car remote.

It records up to 40 minutes of footage onto a 2GB SD card with a resolution of 720x480 in full color. Still-image capture is also possible at up to 1,280x1,024-pixel resolution. It has a built-in microphone, with an audio range of about 10 feet.

As with any spy camera, you can use the DVR410 for … Read more

Warning: My sweater is spying on you

Break out that old cardigan and turn it into an intelligence-gathering machine with Thanko's latest spycam.

The Tokyo gadget maker gets sneaky with its Button-style Videocamera 2. From the outside, it looks like an innocuous button, but it's secretly recording sound, images, and video of whatever's in front of you.

The device is just under 3 inches long and 1 inch thick, weighing 20 grams (less than an ounce). The lithium ion battery can power the button for about 50 minutes on a full charge, which takes two hours.

It's not discrete enough to conceal under … Read more

Copter cam has too many enemies

If it weren't for the rocket cam, we might just be tempted to get the new "Radio Control Recon Camera Helicopter" spotted on the Discovery Store. After all, we can think of no better way to irritate friends and loved ones while recording their flush-faced reactions the whole while.

The temptation to fly in every direction to avoid furious swats is almost irresistable, especially when viewed on the 2-inch LCD of its remote control from a safe distance, with two sets of blades to boot ("beginner and pro"). The video duration isn't specified, but … Read more