101 Spy Gadgets for the Evil Genius

Author(s): Brad Graham

SCIENCE & NATURE

Features 101 projects that range from simple to sophisticated and come with a list of required parts and tools, numerous illustrations, and step-by-step assembly instructions. This title includes: scanners and radios, night vision devices, telephone devices, computer monitoring, audio eavesdropping, hidden cameras, video transmitters, and more.


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Brad Graham is an inventor, robotics hobbyist, founder and host of atomiczombie.com Web site, which receives nearly a million hits a month, and a computer professional. He is the coauthor of Atomic Zombie's Bicycle Builder's Bonanza, perhaps the most creative bicycle-building guide ever written, and Build Your Own All-Terrain Robot, both also from McGraw-Hill. Technical manager of Freedom 2000 Complete Technical Services, which specializes in computer network setup and maintenance, data storage and recovery, and security services, Mr. Graham is also a Certified Netware Engineer, a Microsoft Certified Professional, and a Certified Electronics and Cabling Technician. Kathy McGowan provides logistical and marketing support for Brad's many robotics, bicycle, computer, and publishing projects. She also manages the daily operations of Freedom 2000 and several Web sites, including atomiczombie.com and xtremeclothes.com, as well as various Internet-based blogs and forums. Additionally, Ms. McGowan provides computer training, advises on Internet security risks, and writes articles for ezines.

PREFACEACKNOWLEDGMENTSSection One: IntroductionSection Two: Audio Eavesdropping and RecordingProject 1--Microrecorder HackingProject 2--Ultrahigh-Gain Microphone PreampProject 3--Bionic Stereo Spy EarsProject 4--Parabolic Dish MicrophoneProject 5--Working with Audio on Your ComputerProject 6--Filtering Out Background NoisesProject 7: Wiring Your Body to Record AudioSection Three: Hard Wired Telephone DevicesProject 8--Telephone Audio InterfaceProject 9--Automatic Call RecorderProject 10--Sound Activated Computer Call LoggerProject 11--Super Stealth Line TapProject 12--Telephone Input/Output BoxProject 13--Using Computer Effects to Disguise Your VoiceProject 14--Simple Digital Voice Disguiser CircuitProject 15--Ultimate Telephone Voice ChangerProject 16--Let Your Computer Do the TalkingProject 17--World Wide Telephone TapSection Four: Digital Camera HackingProject 18--Enhancing Digital PhotosProject 19--Hacking the Digital Camera's TriggerProject 20--Covert Handbag Digital CameraProject 21--Time Lapse Camera TriggerProject 22--Motion Sensing Camera TriggerProject 23--Digital Camera Gun SightProject 24--Long-Range Digital PhotographySection Five: Video Cameras and RecordingProject 25--Video Signal and Camera BasicsProject 26--Recording Video SignalsProject 27: Hack a VCR for Time-Lapse RecordingProject 28--Motion Controlled Audio RecordProject 29--Multiple Camera Auto SwitcherProject 30--Working with Video on a ComputerProject 31--Web Cameras as Security CamerasSection Six: Covert and Hidden Spy CamerasProject 32--Working with Microvideo CamerasProject 33--Classic Nanny CamProject 34--Night Vision Fire Detector CamProject 35--Covert Marker CamProject 36--WYSIWYG SunglassesProject 37--Long-Range Video CameraProject 38--Microscope Video CameraSection Seven: Video Camera Pan and Tilt ControlProject 39--RC Servo Pan and Tilt Camera BaseProject 40--Remote Controlled Servo BaseProject 41--Manual Controlled Servo BaseProject 42--Microcontroller Controlled Servo BaseProject 43--Motion Tracking CameraSection Eight: Night Vision DevicesProject 44--Using Low Lux CamerasProject 45--Infrared, the Invisible LightProject 46--LED Night Vision IlluminatorProject 47--Pulsed LEDS for Higher OutputProject 48--Outdoor Night Vision IlluminatorProject 49--Infrared Laser IlluminatorProject 50--Long-Range Laser IlluminatorProject 51--Night Vision HeadgearSection Nine: Audio Bugs and TransmittersProject 52--Hacked Baby Monitor BugProject 53--FRS Radio Long-Range BugProject 54--Simple FM Room BugProject 55--Ultrasensitive Room BugProject 56--Micro Stealth TransmitterProject 57--Telephone Line TransmitterProject 58--Invisible Light TransmitterSection Ten: Video TransmittersProject 59--Hacking a Video SenderProject 60--Micro Spy TransmittersProject 61--Simple TV TransmitterProject 62--TV Transmitter with AudioProject 63--The Movie That Watches YouProject 64--Wall Wart Video BugProject 65--Cover Hat CamProject 66--Wall Clock CameraProject 67--Kamikaze Video TransmitterSection Eleven: Computer MonitoringProject 68--Where Have You Been Today?Project 69--Resurrecting Deleted DataProject 70--Installing a Software Key LoggerProject 71--Build a High-Tech Hardware Key LoggerProject 72--Computer Screen TransmitterSection Twelve: RF ScannersProject 73--Scanning the NeighborhoodProject 74--Scanner Auto Recording SwitchProject 75--Scanner-to-Computer InterfaceProject 76--Better ReceptionProject 77--Bug DetectionSection Thirteen: Protection and CountermeasuresProject 78--Intruder SentinelProject 79--White Noise GeneratorProject 80--Infrared Device JammerProject 81--Spy Camera KillerProject 82--Shocking DeviceProject 83--Ultra Small Shocking DeviceProject 84--Motion Activated ShockerSection Fourteen: Laser Spy GadgetsProject 85--LasernocularsProject 86--Laser Beam TransmitterProject 87--Laser Beam ReceiverProject 88--Laser Microphone ExperimentProject 89--Laser Perimeter AlarmProject 90--Remote Control SniperSection Fifteen: Build a Mini Video Controlled Spy RobotProject 91--Hacking a Remote Control Toy BaseProject 92--Creating the Weatherproof ShellProject 93--Adding a Panning Camera HeadProject 94--Video Camera and Night Vision SystemProject 95--RC Receiver to Servo Bridge CircuitProject 96--Adding an Ultrasensitive Audio PreampProject 97--Payload Delivery FunctionProject 98--Payload Delivery HardwareProject 99--Creating a Portable Base StationProject 100--Base Station Wiring and InstallationProject 101--Spy Robot Mission TestingINDEXABOUT THE AUTHORS

General Fields

  • : 9780071468947
  • : mcgraw
  • : mcgraw
  • : 0.619
  • : 19 June 2006
  • : 274mm X 215mm X 14mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Brad Graham
  • : Paperback
  • : sep06
  • : 621.38928
  • : 259
  • : Illustrations