One in four women use technology to spy on their partner, according to a Virgin Media survey. Spy is a pretty strong word, since the results of this survey surely include time spent surfing Facebook (guilty, as charged!) texting and Twittering. If you do want to spy on your partner (and we can talk about trust issues later) YourTechStuff.com has prepared a list of gadgets that will help–and make you feel like Mission Impossible's Ethan Hunt. Du du du… du du du. DU DU! Check 'em out:
Deleted Text Message Reader, ($149.95)
One-up your sneaky partner when he leaves his phone unattended by
popping out his SIM card and inserting it into a
subtle Cell
Phone Spy. (The device looks like a USB flash drive.) Simply
plug it into your computer to skim through his deleted text
messages. If you don't like what you see, you can delete
his entire address book for revenge–although we'd recommend you
begin with a confrontation. Unfortunately this device only
works with phones that have removable SIM cards, which excludes
most smartphones.
Tell-All
Teddy, ($69.00)
While this bear may appear harmless, it's got microphones for
ears and a camera for
brains. Leave it in your bedroom and your partner will have no idea
what hit him when you present him with detailed
accusations–although we hope it doesn't come to that! The
downside: a furry bedroom buddy can be overtly conspicuous if you
are over the age of twelve and have no children. And it’s a little
freaky.
Keystroke
Loggers (from $29.95)
He watches
football play-by-play; why should you pay any less
attention to his computer usage? Step aside Big Brother: keystroke
logging software is the she-stalker's version of the slow-mo
replay. It records passwords, in and outgoing e-mails, websites
visited, and so forth. If he's cyber
cheating, addicted to porn, or planning a super-secret romantic
getaway for the two of you (in which case you should feel really,
really awful about invading his privacy) you'll be sure to know
about it.
Television
This one isn't part of YourTechStuff.com's list, but the
old box proved effective this week for at least one channel-surfing
wife in Independence, Missouri. She discovered her husband
had secretly wed another woman when she stumbled upon his broadcast
wedding, which had taken place nearly a year earlier. Ouch.
Written by Elizabeth Narins for YourTango.com
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