SpyGearCo: Spy and Surveillance

For most caregiver surveillance situations there are 3 rooms in the house that are important and need to be watched when you have a caregiver in your house caring for your baby or senior citizen. You need to keep a close watch on how your loved one is being treated whenever you are at home or at work and you have an a computer and an Internet connection. Most workers these days have access to a computer or directly work with computers. Most parent desire to watch their caregiver interacting with your child or elder a few times a day over the Internet, as it give them a good feeling that no one is being abused during the time away from their loved one.

The three rooms that are really the most critical for watching your nanny are the family/living room, kitchen and bedroom. Most likely if any abuse is going on it’s going to be in one of those 3 rooms in the house.

You can’t use just ordinary cameras, you need to have a hidden cam planted in the rooms that have good field of view and don’t in any way look suspicious. We’ve selected 3 of the finest hidden cams on the market today that are easy to set up and requires no technical knowledge. You do need a computer connected to the Internet while the cameras are recording. Your computer will basically be transformed into a very intelligent digital video recorder through the software CD that comes with each hidden cam. More on that later.

In the bedroom put an Air Freshener hidden cam. This functioning Air Freshener hidden nanny cam really works and has exceptional color digital picture quality lets you see unbelievable detail.

In the family or living room put a Mantle Clock nanny hidden cam. It’s the most discreet yet very decorative item in the room. Your caregiver will never suspect that their every move is being watched while you are away at work or away on a trip.

Use a Cube Clock Radio in the kitchen. It fits perfectly there and work just like a normal clock radio found in a typical kitchen. If you child or elder is being abused, your gonna know it with this camera watching for any abuse that goes on. This camera can send snapshots to your cell phone and possible alert you to trouble happening at your house or apartment.

The best part for last.

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This entry was posted on Thursday, August 30th, 2007 at 11:01 pm and is filed under Hidden Cameras, Video Surveillance Systems. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site. Your comment will appear immediately, but I reserve the right to delete innapropriate comments.

This article is a little bizarre. we explore the latest news for use of a spy camera, checking out your ass in department stores. Turns out, it’s the latest thing in deciding on buying a pair of jeans.

Who Knew… Girls and Guys alike want to know what their asses look like in a pair of pants before they make a purchase. Girls want to make sure their asses are sexy when they go on a date and this is now a major purchasing decision to make sure their butts look tight when purchasing a pair of pants. Realizing this, Hub Clothing in Scottsdale, Arizona, has installed a “Butt Cam” that allows shoppers to see just how fat those pants make their butts look. And to his surprise, it’s a huge hit! Surprisingly enough, the camera is outside the dressing room is giving everyone around a free close-up of people’s asses when they go to use it.

View the Butt Cam Spy Cam video on how this is really catching on.

It’s true, spy cams are used for all sorts of reasons but using to to check out ones butt is really a great idea. Teenagers and young adults alike want to know how sexy their butts look like on video.

Now www.SpyGearCo.com has a way you can have your very own butt cam spy cam. All you need is a portable DVD Receiver/Recorder and a small mini spy camera, that’s it.

Not only can you carry your very own butt cam in your pocket to any clothing store you shop in but can even record what you ass looks like in a pair of pants. Woman can even use it when checking out a bra or panties to see how they boobs or kittens look like. With the micro receiver/recorder and mini butt cam you simply put a 9v battery in to power the camera and charge the DVD pocket receiver/recorder up for around 4 hours and go shopping. Simply put the mini color spy camera on a chair or table and turn the recorder on and see and record your butt, it’s that simple. If you want to record it for posterity hit the record “butt” on. No pun intended.

Face it, a great pair of jeans is hard to find. That’s why so many articles have been devoted to finding the perfect pair of jeans based on body types. But regardless of what stylists recommend or what trend happens to be in at the moment, what matters in the end is how jeans shape your derriere. Thanks why you need the portable butt cam receiver/recorder spy camera.

This entry was posted on Monday, August 27th, 2007 at 10:34 pm and is filed under Hidden Cameras, Spy Cam, Surveillance News, Video Surveillance Systems. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site. Your comment will appear immediately, but I reserve the right to delete innapropriate comments.

Theft of construction equipment is a growing problem involving theft of job site throughout the nation, which is estimated to cost construction equipment owners approximately $1 billion annually.

Inadequate site security, lack of standardized product identification numbers and easy to access cabs all make construction equipment an easy mark for thieves who are often part of organized crime rings. Owners need to step up physical security like using hidden cameras and keep good records to prevent costly theft of material and expensive building equipment. Many times equipment and materials are stolen and broken like in a chop shop operation and it’s impossible to identify after the fact what exactly was stolen let alone find out who the perpetrators are. Many times, the thieves are not acting alone but are part of organized crime rings that know when and where to steal equipment.

Unwatched construction sites all over town have been easy targets for thieves. In this article we describe 2 types of hidden cameras that are designed specifically to monitor and record video surveillance of thieves stealing material and/or equipment from construction job sites.

Both are Electrical Box hidden cameras that are housed in the same enclosure but come in 2 different types of cameras depending on what the construction company prefers. The can be easily mounted to 2x4s and have fake wire running to them to make them undetectable by would be thieves. The hidden cameras look exactly like temporary electrical boxes that many construction sites use anyway.

The Memo-Cam Electrical Box Hidden Camera offers outstanding covert outdoor security recording in a completely self contained package. Metal weatherproof electrical box measures only 10 x 7 /12 X 4 inches  Hi-Resolution video images are recorded on a small SD card whenever motion is detected. Rechargeable batteries operate unit for 4 full days (96 hours) on a single charge. System includes extra set of batteries and charger, so batteries can be quickly swapped. Camera views out front of box but can be  custom ordered to view from either side. Get a good view from up to 100 ft.

When you are ready to review your video images, simply press the “disarm” command on the remote control and remove the “postage stamp size” SD card from it’s hidden compartment. To playback images, an included SD card reader connects to the USB port of your computer or laptop. Install the card, click on the SD Icon and a complete list of images, including time and date stamp will appear on your screen.

It’s capable of being totally stand alone and will work in hot and very cold temperatures.

An estimated 90% of all equipment thefts take place between 6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday. Holidays and week nights are next. Construction sites are most vulnerable on weekends and tools, appliances and believe it or not scrap metal and copper are the most popular items to steal. After that heavy equipment are the most likely items to steal. With that in mind this hidden memo camera comes in a low light version that records in near complete darkness.

Many report have had zero crime on our jobsite’s since these hidden camera electrical boxes have been installed.

This entry was posted on Saturday, August 25th, 2007 at 9:46 am and is filed under Hidden Cameras, Surveillance for Business, Video Surveillance Systems. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site. Your comment will appear immediately, but I reserve the right to delete innapropriate comments.

While there are may surveillance camera choices for homes today to watch for intruders coming toward the house or finding out who is knocking at the front or back door, apartment dwellers don’t have anything that will allow them to see and record who is coming to their door or is lurking in the hallway. We must remember, danger is everywhere and murderers and terrorists can be just a “knock-knock” away!

Yes the are devices like the Peep Hole reverser. The Peephole Reverser Scope was developed to assist law enforcement officials to assess potential threats or activity behind closed doors, these units are now available to the public.

Simply place the lens over the door’s peephole and you can see into the room without alerting anyone inside by negating the peephole’s lens.

But what is better is an actual surveillance camera that you can put in place of your standard peep-hole and record video surveillance as some one knocks or approaches your door.

 This Color Surveillance Door Camera installs into standard “peep hole” door cut out. The door camera produces and incredible 170 degree viewing angle using special “fish eye” lens. 1/3″ super grade imager assures high quality picture.

You simply plug the video cable into a VCR or DVD recorder and your good to go. It has an AC adapter so you don’t have to worry about running it on batteries and changing them all the time.

The Video Peephole Door Camera resembles an ordinary Peephole. No one will suspect that they are being watched when pass by or approach your door.

Connect the Video Peephole Door Camera to a recorder to keep track of who comes to your door and how often they return, or hook it up to your TV and you will never get up to see who is at the door, just switch channels and decide if you want to get the door.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 at 10:45 pm and is filed under Spy Cam, Video Surveillance Systems. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site. Your comment will appear immediately, but I reserve the right to delete innapropriate comments.

Anyone who needs to see who is coming or who is knocking at your door needs to have a surveillance camera that can watch the front and maybe the side or back door.

But quality surveillance camera that are easy to install that gives you recording capability and the tools to quickly review video and has motion detection are not that easy to come by.

The problem is that you want to have a weatherproof and professional grade surveillance camera that you don’t have to run wires all over the place because this will involve more time and money unless your a handy man or woman which most of us aren’t.

There is an easy way to secure the outside of your home or small business with the LukWerks Outdoor Camera Starter Kit in an easy-to-setup and easy-to-use package. It’s perfect for adding a security camera to up to 6 doors on your home or business. The only thing that you need to have is an electrical outlet where the camera is to be located. The outlet will serve not only to provide power for the camera but also to actually send video through the electrical wiring.

Monitor up to six cameras simultaneously, Motion-based video recording, Powerful search and playback tools, Email and cell phone alerts, Free Remote Viewing through any Internet browser. Now you can monitor your home front, side or back doors day or night so that you are not surprised when the door bell rings or someone at night knocks on your door.

This professional-grade digital video surveillance system is easy-to-setup and use and consists of an intelligent Luk Outdoor Door Surveillance Camera Kit that provides superior image quality, motion detection, and advanced event management. Plus, it’s weatherproof protected against water and temperature extremes.

Here are 4 easy steps to installing your own powerful outdoor door surveillance system for up to 6 doors.

This entry was posted on Friday, August 17th, 2007 at 12:23 pm and is filed under Home Security, Surveillance for Business, Surveillance News, Video Surveillance Systems. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site. Your comment will appear immediately, but I reserve the right to delete innapropriate comments.

The WorldTracker GPRS – GPS Tracking Device is perfect for Fleet Management, Vehicle Security and Recovery, Asset tracking, Covert Tracking applications. The WorldTracker GPRS is the first tracking device with real-time updates every 15 seconds. Direct GPRS data connection gives you the most accurate and reliable tracking data ever! The entire functioning unit is as small as a set of car keys. Tiny, accurate, discreet, and reliable. The next generation of GPS tracking is here. WorldTracker GPRS is a completely self-contained GPS Tracking device small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. 

In this article we show you using screen shots and describe what you can do with the GPS Tracker. You must sign up from monthly service and after that pay an $89.95 one time yearly fee that buys your own web page that you can access your tracker from anywhere in the world as long as you have an Internet connection.

The WorldTracker GPRS allows you to view the tracker data using any Internet browser as long as it is IE 6.0 or higher from any location in the world. Blue dates have data and white dates don’t as shown above.

Here you can download the GPS tracking data onto your PC in .CSV format to put into a spreadsheet. Calander indications will guide you on how what data is available to download.

Tracking position can be displayed in Microsoft’s Virtual Earth. You can even display a Birds Eye View of the person or equipment being tracked.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2007 at 6:07 pm and is filed under GPS Tracking. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site. Your comment will appear immediately, but I reserve the right to delete innapropriate comments.

Parking lots can offer a fast and easy getaway for car break-in thieves. It’s happens all the time. Many people who go into stores to enjoy a day of shopping return to the parking lot to find that your vehicle has been broken into.

Theft is the most common crime affecting parking lots today. Having hundreds of cars parked in an unattended area can be a great draw for thieves. Cars are easy to enter and grab this from too especially if the items are on the seat. All the thief has to do is break the glass and grab it which takes only 2 seconds. Many thieves target several cars in a row, grab their bounty and quickly drive away.

Entrance ways to building such as apartment building are also subject to theft. Many thieves enter apartment complex entrance ways and steal renters things left in the entrance ways. It really hard to put anything in the building to catch thieves in the act of stealing or vandalizing.

Putting warning signs in the entrance-way is prevalent entrance way theft throughout the building but too many old, battered signs that make the place look unkept.

Read on to see what currently can be done to stop entrance way theft and vandalism.

Construction theft is also a big target for thieves that is currently a $1 billion market for theft or equipment and building materials.

When thieves vandalize or steal equipment and materials at a construction site, builders, equipment dealers, insurance companies, equipment manufacturers all lose money when they are ripped-off.

Construction sites have been vandalized for decades and is likely to continue if builders don’t move to do things to prevent it. It’s a national problem and is not going away soon. The construction industry must do must find ways to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice and recover there materials.

Equipment or material that is stolen can shut the job down temporarily or even permanently making it impossible to recover the costs. Insurance costs are continuously rising due to widespread theft and how easy it is to commit.

Rental companies may refuse to rent to people who don’t properly guard their assets. Company reputations can be severely damaged through vandal actions or repeated thefts. Failure to act in a pre-emptive way to avoid theft and vandalism is irresponsible and unnecessary.

An estimated 90% of all equipment thefts take place between 6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday. Holidays and week nights are next. Construction sites are most vulnerable on weekends and tools, appliances and believe it or not scrap metal and copper are the most popular items to steal. After that heavy equipment are the most likely items to steal. 

So what can be done to stop construction site, parking lot or entrance way theft?

Surveillance Cameras – The idea of being caught on video is a great deterrent to theft.

• Cost effective
• Can be transferred from one location to the next.
• Video streams are transferred to any location in the world using a standard PC.
• May include motion detection and two-way audio.
• Remote accessibility – Can be linked to a website to give the public the ability to view the theft in progress.
• Increase possibility of apprehension – When properly used they do result in deterrence, detection, and prosecution.
• Security and Safety – Monitoring construction sites, parking lots and entrance ways can also be used to spot unsafe working conditions and/or procedures.

Hidden Surveillance Cameras are great for use on construction sites, entrance ways, parking lots, or anywhere that power in not readily available. The new Memo-Cam Electrical Box Hidden Camera offers outstanding covert outdoor security recording in a completely self contained package. Metal weatherproof electrical box measures only 10 x 7 /12 X 4 inches  Hi-Resolution video images are recorded on a small SD card whenever motion is detected. Rechargeable batteries operate unit for 4 full days (96 hours) on a single charge. System includes extra set of batteries and charger, so batteries can be quickly swapped. Camera views out front of box but can be  custom ordered to view from either side.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, August 11th, 2007 at 11:30 am and is filed under Hidden Cameras, Home Security, Surveillance for Business, Video Surveillance Systems. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site. Your comment will appear immediately, but I reserve the right to delete innapropriate comments.

Telesystems Ltd. have been known for 16 years among Russian professionals as a promising manufacturer. In its turn TS-Market is established by Telesystems company and have been exporting its electronic devices worldwide already for 5 years to 20 countries.  

These miniature professional digital audio recorders Edic-mini TINY series are Guinness Book Record winners due to their dimensions (6x25x31 mm – the smallest) and main technical features:

-  The longest recording time (up to 300 hours without a break)

-  The longest battery life time (up to 60 hours; with VAS even longer)

-  Convenient small size (6x25x31 mm)

Aside from that they are easy to use due to delayed start and simple control. These professional practical devices support linear and loop recording modes and possess a timer to start recording once or repeatedly. 

Thanks to VAS (Voice Activation System) features, access and watermark protection, and sampling rate to 22 K Hz., they meet investigative, interviewing and law enforcement requirements.

Furthermore Edic-mini TINY series can be powered by rechargeable and solar batteries. Built-in microphone sensitivity is 7-9 meters (against 5 meters of other Russian audio recorders).

Here are the smallest recording devices available on the market today. They are designed and manufactured in Russia. Who knew?

B21 – Guinness Record Holder with plastic case.

B22 – Guinness Record-Breaker with metallic case.

Stereo – Supports the stereo mode.

Solar – Uses sun energy! Provides interminable recording as in the black box mode!

A21 – NEW stylish leather disguise.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 at 10:48 pm and is filed under Apartment & Campus Security, Home Security, Surveillance for Business, Surveillance News. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site. Your comment will appear immediately, but I reserve the right to delete innapropriate comments.

It’s a fact that 85% of all Bars and restaurants robberies and thefts are inside jobs done by employees working in the restaurant. As in any mainly cash and carry business, there is always the temptation for most of your employees to help themselves to the till. Most bars and restaurants have a big turnover of employees that are mainly teenagers and college students who are only working restaurant jobs to earn money for school or part time income. Most of these ‘young bucks’ are thieves just dieing to get their hands on your hard earned cash for themselves!

Nearly all restaurants end up hiring people who will steal from them. These employees will steal cash, food, inventory or anything not nailed down! They are apt to be serving friends your drinks and food without charging them leaving you with lost revenue and supplies. As more and more thieving employee’s get hired and leave or get fired, this will end up costing your business to either slow down or go ‘belly-up’ as another failed business leaving the restaurant or bar owner to absorb all the cost. The more people you employ, the greater the risk of theft and pilferage.

Restaurant Security Cameras are being installed in Restaurants across America. They are giving owners and customers an excellent sense of security.

Here are the top 7 reasons restaurants and bars owners need to install video surveillance cameras in their businesses.

• Catch Thieves/Vandals
• Monitor Activity from Home
• Protect Customers & Staff
• Employee Theft
• Deter Robbery
• Any Suspicious Activity
• Monitor Delivery Activity

Video Surveillance Systems have also proved to halt or deter employee theft. Security Cameras will record and display all transaction data to the recorded image. Restaurant and Bar Owners now have access to an Instant replay through the Security Camera System, even from home for free with remote Internet Viewing!

So what system can a restaurant or bar owner easily install without the need for expensive installers and costing thousands?

Easy. The LukWerks Indoor Digital Video Surveillance System shown below.

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This entry was posted on Monday, August 6th, 2007 at 8:35 pm and is filed under Surveillance for Business, Video Surveillance Systems. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site. Your comment will appear immediately, but I reserve the right to delete innapropriate comments.

Construction theft is really big business that even rivals illegal mafia businesses. Industry experts in the insurance business estimate annual losses at roughly $1 billion in equipment theft and vandalism.

Contractors, equipment dealers, insurance companies, equipment manufacturers are all at a loss when job sites are vandalized or equipment and materials are ripped-off.

The phenomenon of theft and vandalism of construction sites is not new and has plagued the construction industry for decades. Much of this theft has to do with the economy and low salaries and also the ease at which illegal operations can be conducted. It’s a national problem that will not go away. Whether we like it or not, this is here to stay and what the industry must do is try to limit the incidents as much as possible by making it difficult for the perpetrators to succeed.

A stolen piece of equipment or material can shut the job down temporarily. Insurance costs are continuously rising due to widespread theft and how easy it is to commit.

Rental companies may refuse to rent to people who don’t properly guard their assets. Company reputations can be severely damaged through vandal actions or repeated thefts. Failure to act in a pre-emptive way to avoid theft and vandalism is irresponsible and unnecessary.

An estimated 90% of all equipment thefts take place between 6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday. Holidays and week nights are next.

• Sites are most vulnerable on weekends

• Heavy equipment most likely to stay intact

• Tools are most popular

• Appliances are popular as well

• Scrap metal/copper prices are high so theft increases

So what can be done to curb the growth of construction job-site theft?

Surveillance Cameras – The idea of being caught on video is a great deterrent to theft.

• Cost effective
• Can be transferred from one jobsite to the next.
• Video streams are transferred to any location in the world using a standard PC.
• May include motion detection and two-way audio.
• Remote accessibility – Can be linked to a website to give the public the ability to view the progress of a project.
• Increase possibility of apprehension – When properly used they do result in deterrence, detection, and prosecution.
• Security and Safety – Monitoring worksites can also be used to spot unsafe working conditions and/or procedures.

Many builders invest in a Portable Hidden Camera DVR Surveillance System – which cost some money but in the long run is well worth it. These systems are easily moved from jobsite to jobsite and can be easily hidden. This unit is the ultimate covert portable receiving/recording system because it is self-powered and gives the ability to record images directly to a 160GB hard drive. Windows based operating system. This system has 2 independent 2.4 GHz receivers with 4 selectable channels on each built-in and/or 4 wired inputs. Cameras can be viewed via the Internet from anywhere in the world.

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This entry was posted on Friday, August 3rd, 2007 at 11:59 pm and is filed under GPS Tracking, Hidden Cameras, Spy Cam, Surveillance for Business. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site. Your comment will appear immediately, but I reserve the right to delete innapropriate comments.