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spy gadgets

Retromodo: East German Cold War Spy Gadgets Make Us Paranoid

Reader John from the Cambridge University Press blog tips us off to these crazy East German police (Stasi) gadgets used during the cold war. Lots of these gadgets are what you'd expect cold war gadgets to be—spy gear covertly inserted into everyday objects—but others are for surveillance. One of them, a spy camera shoved inside a bra, look dangerous. Not because it's a spy gadget next to your boobs, but because it's so big that anyone copping a feel would be sure to detect it. [Cupblog - Thanks John!]

6:00 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Jason Chen
5,239 views, 6 comments

Latest by Plecky: If you're ever in Berlin, I'd highly recommend you visit the Stasi museum, which (although small) has most of these items and more. On one of the floors, there are still some original office spaces and a conference room, complete with more »

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Secret Stasi Files Reveal East German Army Had Porno Unit in '80s

A secret stash of porno movies made by the East German army during the Cold War has been discovered. During the '80s, an amateur film circle was set up in a barracks in Biesdorf, East Berlin, in order to provide blau movies for the army top brass as well as visiting dignitaries. Despite the politburo's anti-pornography stance, over 100 people were involved in the films—in front of, as well as behind the camera. More »

8:54 AM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Addy Dugdale
71,389 views, 41 comments

Latest by Metkis: Is this story just too clean for Fleshbot? more »