Discovery News - If you know someone who’s trying to stop an evil genius or evade capture from a group of well-organized, poorly trained criminals, and you have NO idea what buy them for the holidays, look no farther. Discovery’s 2011 Gift Guide for the Wannabe Secret Agent offers suggestions that will please even the best secret-agent-wannabe on your list.
All good spies know how to capture video or pictures of the enemy. Without evidence, how will they escape the frame up? Luckily, the gift guide includes several options to secretly acquiring images.
Consider the worlds smallest camera by Hammacher Schlemmer, which is the size of a marble, weighs only half an ounce and can take 2-megapixel photos and video at 30 frames-per-second. It has automatic focus and only one button for simple operation in the field. Hopefully, it doesn’t get too dangerous, because the camera comes with a lifetime guarantee. It’s priced at $99.95.
Even smaller is the digital video pen-camera from The Sharper Image while infiltrating the embassy. Record your target’s next meeting and get it on YouTube before he releases the poison gas. Piece of mind for $99.99.
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If it’s a document hoard your spy has uncovered, he will need The Sharper Image’s portable scanning wand, too. Much less bulky than the average scanner/printer/fax machine at the office, the wand is only six inches long and, with a wave, can scan documents or photos, saving up to 16 GB worth of documentation. It’s also $99.99. More
