Spy Gadgets

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Listening devices by: Miranda Cole (RIP) Inside Joke from SVU ‘No More Listening Devices’ Season 6 Episode 9 – Weak *They want to stop me.. they can get into my mind *Miranda, can you describe the person that attacked you? *What are those? *The nurse just wants to make sure your not injured, Miranda *I know what they are. Don’t put anything else in me *Miranda, is that where he touched you? * No no no no no no no. No more listening devices. I know the procedure it’s the pattern. Stop. STOP …

Abhishek Agarwal


Cimex Lectularius is the scientific name of the bed bugs. Entomology cites them as ancient as the human race. Scientists suggest that they may have followed our race from the ancient caves to the modern civilization of today.

These pests have almost been eradicated in the US with the use of DDT in the 50′s. However there were scientific findings that DDT are also harmful to humans so it was banned. So in the 60s, the bugs returned to popularity in conjunction with the migration of people and arrival of tourists from different parts of the world.

The population of the pests continues to grow with the population of humans on earth. The more people, the more houses and more beds to hide. It is not a question of annihilating them from the face of the earth because up to today after men have invented the internet and the ray gun, the right tool to eliminate them haven’t been invented yet.

However, be not hopeless, because current methods developed by scientists are smarter than their tiny adversaries’ minute brains. On the other hand, isn’t it being expected? It is now possible to make your home free of bed bugs. The price to pay may not come cheap.

Bed bugs are tiny little creatures like ticks but their body shape is oval and flat. They have no wings and its color is reddish brown. Their shape and size allow them to hide in tiny crevices of furniture, beds, floors, chairs, upholsteries. Their eggs conglomerate from where they hide and its color is white cream and translucent.

Bed bugs could reproduce itself 500 times in its life time and could lay eggs at 5 hatchlings per day. Their life span could stretch to one year or more.

The absence of their wings doesn’t make them less harmful. In fact their being cunning is demonstrated by that lack of tool. Bed bugs like ants could crawl through the wall and the ceiling from where they could drop onto a bed with a sleeping victim. They hunt for humans through their high sensitivity to detect humans’ temperature and the carbon dioxide that we exhale.

They are more cunning in the manner by which they feed. They choose the time when people are fast asleep at nearly an hour before dawn. They pierce the human skin with their mouth and insert two tubes. One tube injects coagulant to make blood less viscous and anesthestetics to make their feeding spot numb and prevents the victim from being disturbed. The other tube is used to suck blood. Feeding takes about 4 to 5 minutes. After filling their stomach they leave and get back to their hiding places. They could rest for a year without eating and just lay eggs. The next bed bug to climb the next day for hunting may not be the same bug yesterday. Now the victim only wakes up either it is already morning or the anesthetic already wears out. That is the only time he will feel the itchiness. So itchy he could scratch and cause infection.

The best way to eradicate bed bugs from your homes is through the professionals. Allow them to detect their hiding places or you may help them since it is best to detect bed bugs at the unholy hour of an hour before dawn. Bed bugs scamper in all directions when they detect movements and lighting. You can surprise them with silent movement in the dark and use of a flashlight to spot a potential hiding place.

Pest Control has chemical and non-chemical methods in killing bed bugs and preventing them in coming back. What the home owners could to is to maintain a clean home and repaint all the surfaces from where the bugs used to hide. Use of brighter color is preferred to discourage dark spots at home.

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I help Krew out by destroying some listening and save some Lurkers. RLF I really hate the Lurker AI.

Mariam Ma


When home owners think about getting a hidden surveillance camera to monitor their house, the issues of legality often come into play. Perhaps you are debating this issue yourself: is it legal to spy on people you hire to work in your house? The good news is that as long as the you do not invade on employee privacy, it should not be an issue. In most states, as long as you don’t set up cameras in places where people expect it to be private, you are operating within the law. It should be obvious that private areas include rooms like the bathrooms, the dressing rooms and the bedrooms.

When adopting hidden surveillance cameras in the home, there’s no doubt the best approach is to use everyday items in which no one would suspect. Look at the spy cameras available on the market: a child’s teddy bear, a mantel clock, a desktop pen holder and heck, even a potted plant. Who knew that all these items could actually be home surveillance equipment? All these inconspicuous items mentioned are nothing out of the ordinary. The important thing is that the objects blend into the environment.

To further hide these items, here’s a tip. We know that most home owners get surveillance equipment to protect their property from people they hire. It might be nannies, maids, handy man, etc. Out of ethics, some home owners divulge to the prospective employees that while working on their house, they will be monitored by security cameras. With that warning, the owners then set up a dummy camera out in the open. This camera will serve only for “show”. However, hidden cameras will also be set up in other parts of the house. The out in the open camera will be a decoy to give the hired help a false sence of security. Should they attempt to steal anything, they will think that they only need to worry about one camera. And if nothing goes on, then no harm no foul.

So while video recording might be legal in home surveillance (with or without a person’s consent, check your state to be sure), it’s a different thing all together for audio recording. It is almost always illegal to record someone’s conversation without their permission.

If you’re unsure about what the law permits and doesn’t permit with covert surveillance, always check with a lawyer. It might be your intention to protect yourself from crime, but you never know if you’re doing something criminal yourself.

Nahshon Roberts


Mind your own business; that’s exactly what you should be doing. Your business is your own, and you have invested heavily in it, financially and emotionally. More than that, you have poured a great amount of time and money in running it. That’s why you should put blood, sweat, and tears to safeguard it. Then again, perhaps what you need is something less dramatic. Perhaps what you need is a wireless spy camera.

Half-hearted Help

If your business includes a staff of near strangers, chances are they will not have the same dedication in keeping the business running smoothly as you do. Most employees tend to be passive and might do their jobs half-heartedly. After all, they’re just around for the paycheck. Installing a wireless spy camera throughout your store, office, or shop’s premises ensures that your staff will do their jobs. More than that, it ensures that they do it well. A wireless spy camera gives you the chance to watch so you’re always privy to the activities and the comings and goings in your business’s premises.

No Strings Attached

A wireless spy camera is fairly easy to install and use, without the fuss of accident-prone wiring. You simply need to purchase a camera (or cameras, if you need more than one), a transmitter, a receiver, and a power supply. As the name suggests, the power supply provides power to your system. You may opt for an AC/DC power supply. This way, a power outage won’t render your wireless spy camera useless, as it will automatically switch to battery mode in the event of a power interruption. A receiver is basically your monitor. This is where you can view your wireless spy camera footage from a remote location like your private office. The transmitter acts as a bridge and sends the signal from your wireless spy camera to your receiver. And of course, the wireless spy camera captures the actual footage from your store, shop, or office.

Use It Where It Matters

The best way to utilize the power of your wireless spy camera is to put the nifty little gadgets in strategic locations. A good place to set one up will be above or behind the cash register. This way you can monitor the activity around the till and guarantee that your money is where it should be. If you’re running a store or a shop, wireless spy cameras are particularly useful in the areas where stocks of whatever it is you’re selling is plentiful, such as stock rooms or display areas. It discourages pilfering among your staff and may even catch a shoplifter or two red-handed. Other places where wireless spy cameras are ideally installed would be the kitchen and dining areas for restaurants and scattered throughout the office floor so cubicles can be monitored.

No Need for Paychecks

Ensuring that your employees are doing their jobs as expected of them almost always guarantees that your business runs smoothly without a hitch. A dedicated staff and a good business sense pave the way to a successful venture. You can be sure that your most dedicated employee is not the receptionist. Neither is it the supervisor nor the janitor. Your most dedicated employee is your wireless spy camera. It watches tirelessly, and you don’t have to pay it monthly. And no, it won’t care if you name it employee of the month, so don’t bother.