About SpyAssociates
The website SpyAssociates is a place where people can buy spy gear, equipment, gadgets and the like at a discreet way. Available here are items like audio surveillance gadgets, bug detectors, GPS tracking devices, body-worn cameras and many more.
They have served some of the top companies in the world such as the New York Police Department, NBC, and Fox News. They offer a 10-day return policy and 90-day manufacturer's warranty on all of their products. This is probably why other Spy Associates reviews have been quite positive at this time.
- Offers Quality Spy Equipment, Gadgets & Gear
- Discreet Shipping & Billing on All Orders
- Top Clients Served Include NBC, Fox News & the NYPD
- Free Ground Shipping on All Orders
- 10 Day Return Policy
- 90 Day Minimum Manufacturer's Warranty
Spy Associates sells hidden cameras in fake cans of SpaghettiOs.
Then there are the fake cans of WD-40. I suppose the hidden cameras in those could be placed in a garage (if the rental property has a garage). Though there might be a certain method to this madness.
Spy Associates put a spy cam in a fake fire extinguisher. Looking through other websites, I found that this is not unusual. I guess fake fire extinguishers pair nicely with fake smoke detectors.
Whether you frequently travel to high-risk areas for work or even use home-shares, such as Airbnb, for family vacations security should always be considered.
With keyhole sized spy cameras readily available for as little as $30 on Amazon. Anyone with questionable motives and access to your accommodation could install one.
The concern here is that to the naked eye, many of us would struggle to spot one of these in our room.
Spy Associates, a USA based Security and Surveillance solutions company, has developed a travel-friendly solution to this problem, the SpyFinder Pro.
Features
For what could be a fairly technical issue, the solution is a simple one. The SpyFinder Pro uses 6 bright Red LEDs to bounce light around a room and has an operating range of 3-45ft.
At one end is a viewfinder placed in between the LEDs, and when you look through it with the LEDs flashing the SpyFinder Pro Detector can identify a hidden camera.
It achieves this by the LED lights reflecting off the curved lens of a hidden camera, which could be tucked away in an air vent or smoke alarm.
The device is shaped to house the 2 x AAA batteries needed to power it. This provides a short handle easy enough for anyone to hold and leaves the power button sat under your thumb….. if you're right-handed!
SpyFinder Pro Hidden Camera Detector
Whether you frequently travel to high-risk areas for work or even use home-shares, such as Airbnb, for family vacations security should always be considered.
With keyhole sized spy cameras readily available for as little as $30 on Amazon. Anyone with questionable motives and access to your accommodation could install one.
The concern here is that to the naked eye, many of us would struggle to spot one of these in our room.
Spy Associates, a USA based Security and Surveillance solutions company, has developed a travel-friendly solution to this problem, the SpyFinder Pro.
Features
For what could be a fairly technical issue, the solution is a simple one. The SpyFinder Pro uses 6 bright Red LEDs to bounce light around a room and has an operating range of 3-45ft.
At one end is a viewfinder placed in between the LEDs, and when you look through it with the LEDs flashing the SpyFinder Pro Detector can identify a hidden camera.
It achieves this by the LED lights reflecting off the curved lens of a hidden camera, which could be tucked away in an air vent or smoke alarm.
The device is shaped to house the 2 x AAA batteries needed to power it. This provides a short handle easy enough for anyone to hold and leaves the power button sat under your thumb….. if you're right-handed!Apart from the power on/off button, there is a second button on the back called a 'Light Controller'. This clicks through 3 levels of LED brightness.
The further away you are from the item you are scanning will require a stronger LED beam.
So the big question is does it work? And the answer is a Yes and No!
As advertised, when I looked through the ViewFinder at an exposed lens like on a GoPro, it worked very well. The lens was much brighter and pulsed as the LEDs blinked against it.
This helped me easily identify it. However, by chance, I did notice different results when a lens was covered by glass.
As an example, when I used the SpyFinder Pro Hidden Camera Detector on the MacBook Pro Webcam I was using for this review, it never pulsed.
Instead, the webcam shone very brightly, more so than the glass bezel it is framed in. I tried again on my smartphone which has a clear plastic cover over the rear cam. Again, it was bright enough to identify it as a lens but did not pulse.
When I removed the case it did!
In a strange kind of way, I wanted my Las Vegas hotel room to be bugged just so I could prove the SpyFinder Pro is a worthy investment. And I almost thought it had. My first proper test of the SpyFinder Pro, I found a very bright light shining back at me from the air-vent.
Instead of a hidden camera though, I found a sharp piece of metal that appeared to have been caused by someone slipping with a tool when fitting it or carry out maintenance.
Moral of the story is that the SpyFinder Pro does work but can cause some confusion due to picking up shiny or reflective surfaces.
Once I could recognise the difference from a reflective surface to a genuine lens the SpyFinder Pro was easy to use.
It's worth noting that when I first turned on the SpyFinder Pro Hidden Camera Detector for the review I had it facing me. The 6 Red LEDs are extremely bright so be sure not to make the same mistake or point it at other people.
I think most users would rather an internal battery that can be charged over USB-C or Micro-USB. To make matters worse, the AAA battery door is held in by a small cross-head screw.
So even if you do need to replace the batteries when away, you need to work out how to unscrew the cover first.
- Dimensions - 11.4 x 3.8 x 1.6cm
- Weight - 53g
- Colour Options - Black
- Requires 2 x AAA Batteries
- Single Mode On/Off
- Light Controller/Pause Button
- In the Box -
- Batteries
- Screwdriver
- Instruction Manual
Spy Associates Sound Pro III Professional Shotgun Microphone & Recorder
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
- Powerful Unidirectional Dual Mic Design
- Capture & Delivers All Sounds From Subject Under Observation
- Rejects Sound From Outside Selected Area
- Picks Up Conversations at Up To 300 Feet Away or More
- Easily Concealed for Discreet Eavesdropping
- 2GB Storge Records up to 530 Hours of Audio