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SIM card Spy Ear listens discreetly

Damian Koh | May 01, 2009

(Credit: Brando)

Even Q in the James Bond franchise would have been proud of this. Coming from Hong Kong e-tailer Brando, the Spy Ear is half mobile phone, half spy kit.

Here's how it works. You stick a SIM card into the tiny box, dial in to the number, and the Spy Ear will answer the call discreetly. A built-in microphone will then transmit whatever audio it picks up to your handset. So it's a little like leaving a phone at a remote location to listen in to a conversation.

The Spy Ear works on the 800MHz, 900MHz and 1,800MHz frequencies (not on 3G, CDMA and TDMA networks) and charges via USB. At US$65, we'd have thought it would come with solar panels for wireless charging. For a dollar more, you can event invest in a similar device that doubles as a power strip. Sneaky.

Via OhGizmo!

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Nuke your eggs two ways till kingdom come

Juniper Foo | May 01, 2009

Hario's glass act. (Credit: Hario)

Now you can scramble eggs in the micro. (Credit: Hario)

I've yet to come across any microwave accessory that will scramble an egg without blowing it up or nuking it to the consistency of rubber. But now, thanks to Japanese ingenuity (again), we can have our egg any which way in a microwave, be it scambled or poached onsen-style. Hario's Isutairu Egg Cooker (officially labelled Kukka XEC-1WES on Amazon Japan) is a little dome-shaped glassware that is a lot more hardworking than it appears. Being Japanese, too, it isn't cheap at 735 yen (US$7.60). But it sure looks pretty, and at the very least will save you the elbow grease dealing with dirty frying pans.
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Flashlight in a USB card reader

Kelvin Low | May 01, 2009

(Credit: Brando)

Mating flashlights and card readers together is like trying to mix water and oil--they just don't seem to get along well. However, this unique yet weird coupling seems to have its good and bad points.

The light unit contains three bright LED lights. The 40mAh battery found in the other pod which also houses the card reader. It takes about 40 minutes to fully charge the battery, which is good for about an hour of use. The card reader will take SDHC, SD and MMC memory cards, as well as miniSD, microSD and microSDHC formats with an adapter. The USB Rechargeable Torch with Card Reader currently retails for US$12 at Brando.

I was thinking of how useful this device would be if I ever needed to fish stuff out of my bag in the dark. A pity that nothing has been mentioned about using the battery to charge USB devices on-the-go, otherwise, this would be a great tool for traveling.

Via Coolest Gadgets

Kelvin Low is CNET Asia's very own go-to intern for Music & Play. When he's not fiddling with gadgets or setting up new PC rigs, he can be found hitting the dirt tracks on his mountain bike. Kelvin is currently studying mass communications at Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore. Email Kelvin.

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