Face-Scanning Sunglasses

Crowds at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be subjected to face-scanning software hidden in the sunglasses of police.The new technology, which consists of a small camera fitted to the glasses, can capture 400 facial images per second and transmit them to a central computer database, which can store up to 13 million faces. Working at a distance of up to 50 meters (164 feet), the devices will help law enforcement identify those involved in brawls and other illegal activity.

面部扫描太阳镜
这东西原理简单，就是太阳镜里隐藏了摄像头，每秒可以捕捉400张脸并发送到可以储存13w张脸中央数据库里识别，有效工作距离达50米，在大规模赛事中将有奇效，据说将成为2014年巴西世界杯的警察装备。

Robotic Roaches
As if roaches, beetles and other creepy-crawlies weren’t already unwelcome in your home, you’ll be even warier of them as they gain disturbing spy capabilities thanks to the latest in cyborg tech. In 2006, Tokyo University researchers created an army of zombie cockroaches that can be directed by remote control; scientists are now taking their work one step further by using the cockroaches’ bodily functions to power the CPUs and radio components of spy devices. Researchers have also been able to create remote-controlled cyborg beetles by attaching computer chips to the brains of the insects, equipping them with cameras and other devices.

机器蟑螂
这不是完全体机器人蟑螂，而是用芯片和无线电组件遥控的蟑螂。早在2006年东京大学的研究人员就实现了僵尸蟑螂的远程遥控。

Double Duty Pen and Weapon
Why carry around an ordinary pen when you could have one that could save your life, or even capture DNA from an attacker? The Benchmark 1100 Pen by Benchmade has a kubotan-style pointed weapon made of either anodized aluminum or stainless steel hidden within its body, while the Uzi tactical pen hides a ‘DNA Catcher’ in its crown, which not only injures attackers but takes a sample of their blood. Both pens also function as glass breakers.

钢笔武器
这支 Benchmark 生产的钢笔的笔帽上隐藏有 DNA 获取装置，可以在不流血的情况下悄悄获取别人的 DNA。

Spy Kite with Digital Camera
Curious about your neighbor’s land, or just want to snap some aerial photographs for more innocuous reasons? The Spy Kite by Eolo mounts a cheap digital camera to a kite with about 82 feet of string, taking photos via wireless remote. Low-tech and low-cost, the kite is not exactly CIA-worthy, but might make you think twice about any wayward kites you see hanging over your home

带有数码相机的风筝
这个比较低科技，风筝+数码相机+无线遥控拍摄就行。美国的学生都能制作比这个复杂得多的太空航拍器。好处是让人丧失警惕，谁会想到隔壁放风筝的大叔竟然是为了偷拍你家院子呢？

Peephole Reverser
We install peepholes in our doors to protect ourselves, allowing us to identify anyone at the door before we open it to them. But those same peepholes can easily be used against us. A simple gadget called a peephole reverser, also known as a tactical door viewer, was developed by law enforcement, giving them a look at activity inside a dwelling without alerting anyone inside.

逆窥视镜
平常家里的猫眼是一个鱼眼镜头，里面能看到外面的全景，外面看里面就只一个小孔。这个小装置的作用就是就是利用光学原理通过猫眼窥视室内。可见猫眼是不靠谱的。

Laser Microphone
It’s all too easy to listen to someone’s conversation using little more than a laser beam. Laser microphones use a laser beam to measure the vibration of sounds on a surface, usually glass windows, transmitting those sounds back to the listener’s receiver. DIY instructions abound on the internet, including this tutorial by Lucid

激光窃听器
用这个装置发射激光束，通过监测窗户玻璃的振动可以将其转化为声波，发送到监听者的接收机上。印象中煎蛋发过但我找不到了。

Spy Flies
Robotic-looking dragonflies and other insects have been spotted at political events and protests in Washington and New York, hovering over antiwar rallies. While no government agency admitted to deploying the robots, the technology has been in the works for decades and some entities have admitted that they’re currently trying to perfect it. Because replicating the flying motions of a live insect tends to be inefficient, researchers may soon turn to flying cyborg insects like the beetles and roaches instead.

间谍苍蝇
昆虫态机器人曾经在华盛顿和纽约的政治事件比如游行抗议反战聚会中被发现过，虽然政府不承认，但这项技术已经存在了几十年，一些机构表示他们正在完善它。不过模拟飞行的昆虫在现实应用中是比较低效的，研究人员可能利用机械爬虫(比如瓢虫、蟑螂)来代替。

Micro-Cameras Based on Maple Seeds
Is that a maple seed spinning down toward the ground – or a covert micro-camera designed by Lockheed Martin? The defense contractor is developing a tiny camera based on the seed, which will have two tiny jet boosters to help steer it and keep it in the air. Lockheed plans to disperse them over war zones to monitor conditions, find survivors in disaster areas and even detect chemical and biological weapons

带有微型镜头头的枫树种子
另一个生物拟态监视设备，除了微型镜头，它还有微型喷气式推进器帮助它漂浮在空中，以便监控需要。这东西可以用于战区寻找幸存者，甚至侦测生化武器。

Pen-Sized Document Scanner
Need to scan a document on the sly, as quickly as possible? The Docupen by Planon is hardly bigger than a regular writing instrument, but pass it over a sheet of paper or a photograph and it will capture and store the documents, ready to be uploaded via USB or Bluetooth to any computer.

钢笔形状的文件扫描仪
记得《潜伏》里孙红雷用的那个迷你相机么？现在间谍人员的设备就高级多了，这个钢笔形状的扫描仪可以快速完成文件偷拍任务，扫描后自动保存，可以通过 USB 接口或蓝牙传输到计算机中。

Wireless Camera Disguised as a Screw
It’s hard not to be paranoid about amazingly tiny hidden cameras when they’re as stealthy as this. A tiny wireless camera is hidden in the head of a screw, transmitting live video to your television or recording it on a VCR. All it needs to operate is a single 9 volt battery. These cameras are inexpensive and widely available.

伪装成螺丝的无线摄像头
这个拟态物更加让人难以防范，(很坑爹的)螺丝… 被安插了这个监视器之后你这边的情况就可以实况发送到老大哥那里了，它只需一个9v电池就可以工作，物美价廉，应用广泛。