Spy Gadgets for Cell Phones

As a child I always dreamed of becoming a spy. Judge and persecute me if you want to but the fact remains that most of us dream of a life on the fast lane, with experiences that give us a head rush and access to gadgets that are so futuristic that you feel like you are in a different millennium. But since that dream remained a dream, I opted for the second best option; becoming a writer. The inspiration came from something that British novelist Graham Greene once said, "The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. Everything is useful to a writer, you see; every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties." Okay so maybe being a writer does not allow you to be in the most exciting of situations but you can create them and write about them. Like this article which allows me to tell you about those spy gadgets for cell phones that are a reality and allow you to spy on people, regardless of whether you are a special agent for MI5 or a suspicious spouse.

Cell Phone Spy Gadgets

While on the silver screen, your phone may morph into several different gadgets, in reality (or at least the reality that is available to us mere mortals), the gadgets are little less futuristic. Sure there are technologies available to us which were unimaginable till a couple of years ago, they may not be as awe-inspiring as you want them to be. In this article, we give you a round up of gadgets that you can purchase from the market.

The first gadget that popped up during our research has gained quite a lot of popularity, especially among people who have been looking for spy gadgets that can help you detect infidelity. The cell phone SIM card spy which is available for a hole in the pocket price of USD 149 allows you to copy dialed numbers and deleted SMS. All you need to do is procure the SIM card you want to spy on and insert the same into the USB reader. It allows you to save all the date on the SIM card on your PC. What an inventive way of spying on your loved one!

Another gadget quite popular with spy story aficionados is cell phone that is worn as a watch. This cell phone disguised a watch which is manufactured by a Chinese company is called Galactus and features a touchscreen LCD with a virtual keypad and bluetooth headset. This tiny master spy gadget also has photography and videography abilities with a spy camera located at the 3 o'clock position on the watch. The wristwatch/ phone also plays audio video files. Imagine having all that literally in the palm of your hands.

There are also spy phones in the market that come with motion detectors and a facility that makes a call to a number that you have to feed in if it detects motion. This facility allows you to check for intruders and lets you listen to any noise they make for almost 30 seconds. The detection range of this spy gadget is about 30 feet x 20 feet. The next gadget may not exactly be appropriate on this list but we cannot resist having this on our list. There is gun available in the market which resembles a cell phone completely but has a .22 caliber pistol inside that allows the arms bearer to fire four successive rounds. In order to load the phone, all you need to do is twist it.

Many mobile operating systems have applications that allow you to convert normal phones into spy cell phones. For example there are applications that allow you to intercept calls, messages, access photographs on the phone, monitor calls, etc. These applications are used by many parents to keep an eye on their kids and also people who want to make sure that their partner is not cheating on them.

The gadgets available to you today may not be the miracles of technology that allow you to do exactly what your favorite fictional spy does but it still allows you access to some pretty cool spy and surveillance equipment. Try it out to believe us.