The ‘usb spy cobra’ installs a secret monitoring programme onto thecomputer, which will remain undetected by the computers firewall and anti-virus software, recording emails, keystrokes, IM conversations and websites visited on the computer.

Listening in to a mobile phone has never been easier than with the MobileMaster, which will notify you of when your target receives a call but also allow you to listen in, and will also sound the alarm when if the device is found.

Need to track the suspect but also hear what hes saying in the car? The GPS Maptracker will send the exact location of the car its planted in to your mobile, so you can follow them to their secret volcano base at a safe distance.

The UHF ballpoint pen contains a concealed microphone and transmitter and isolates any interference to get the clearest sound avaiable.

Featuring 37 hours worth of recording time and picking up sounds over a distance of 15ft, the Tube keychain voice recorder isone of the smallest voice recorders in the world.

Other interesting spy equipment that could come in handy.

Sneaking in under the cover of darkness? The Viper goggles are the lightest on the market at 9oz, water and fog resistant and come with easily adjustable headgear.

The pocket sized bug detector known as ‘Laserscan’ will scan the room and inform you of how bugged your room is, detecting all wired and wireless devices.

the ‘air freshner full system’ can be placed in any room to give you both audio and visual information of whats going on, whilst disgused as an airfreshner.

That text message that cracks the case wide open been deleted? The Textspy can recover deleted SIM card contents- text messages, numbers etc and send them to your phone within seconds.

with a 20ft radius and 2gb of memory, the Covert USB datastock voice recorder can record upto 5 hours of audio information and 33 hours of storage capacity.

5. Austin Powers (Mike Myers, the Austin Powers trilogy)

Austin Powers is the absolute James Bond spoof, mixed with a bit of bizarre 60s eccentricity and a whole lot of ‘mojo’. He thinks he epitomises spy-movie cool, and is oblivious to the fact that he’s really nothing but a funny, if slightly disturbing, parody. As for gadgets, if it’s possible to imagine it, Austin Powers most likely has it. Forget hidden cameras, tiny guns and secret voice recorders. Here we have giant lasers meant for blowing up the planet, ‘fembots’ with machine guns in their nipples and even a time travelling car!

4. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise, Mission Impossible)

In his quest to prove his innocence over the murder of the rest of his team, Tom Cruise’s Hunt proves himself to be the perfect sleek, efficient secret agent. He has the skills, loads of gadgets (including camera-glasses, exploding chewing gum, and who could forget those awesome masks!) and that annoying ability to get through anything, even that spectacular high-speed chase involving a train, a helicopter and the channel tunnel… and still look picture-perfect at the end of it all.

3. Charlie’s Angels (Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu, Charlie’s Angels)

These three femmes fatales are the ultimate team of secret agents. Working for the mysterious Charlie and with the help of his assistant, they go around fighting crime and, well, kicking ass. They may seem all sweetness and innocence but when these girls get angry, you wouldn’t want to get on their bad side. And with the help of Charlie’s technological genius (they can plant voice recorders and trackers in people’s teeth!) there is really no stopping them.

2. James Bond

The ultimate movie spy who needs no introduction. Bond, in all his guises, sets the bar for spy movies in every way.He’s suave, sophisticated and has a seemingly neverending arsenal of inconceivable gadgets and awesome cars at his disposal. And not to mention he always gets the girl!

1. Jason Bourne (Matt Damon, the Bourne trilogy)

Bourne is maybe the best spy of them all. After he wakes up with amnesia he doesn’t even know who he is or why he’s there, but he still has the skill and cunning to stay alive and work things out. He may not have many cool spy gadgets but it’s not like he needs them, he’s an expert at using everyday objects in unexpected ways and he can fashion pretty much anything into a weapon!

The 288hr digital voice recorder does just that -it has a storage capacity of 288 hours with upto 72 hours recording time -small, sleek and can has a quick start recording option even when the device is switched off -definetley one to consider. The covert USB datastick can be switched on discreetly and has 2gb of memory to record on, with a 20ft radius to capture sound, an autosave feature so data can be saved before the battery dies and it can record continously for 4-5 hours. The Solar voice recorder is aboutthe size of a £2 coin, but is voice activated, can be carried around disguised as a necklace and can record for upto 18 hours (though the 1gb version can record for upto 150 hours) -also has a lithium battery for night time operations. The Stacker voice recorder features 256m of memory, which will allow for upto 37 hours of voice recording- also the size of a £2 (but thicker- about 6 of them glued together), this device will pick up sounds within a 15ft radius and time/ date stamp all recordings for filing with its built in clock and calendar. The stereo voice recorder is even smaller, (about 3/4 the size of a matchstick) password protected and has a battery life of upto 60 hours and a range of 15ft.

And here’s some spy equipment to consider.

using similar technology to a two way mirror, the camera inside can see out, but people cannot see into it, the ’tissue box’ recorder will record for 6 hours at a time onto an sd card which can be slotted into the bottom and viewed on a pc. Using a special amplifier to get through walls 12 inches thick, ‘listen through walls’ can allow you to record your neighbours noise as evidence of noise pollution. The GPS Pelitracker is a small tracking device that can be followed from Google Maps or Google Earth. Its built to withstand most being crushed, dust and the outdoor elements. Streaming real time audio and video to your 3G phone is the ‘3G DAB radio’, which has an camera invisible to the naked eye and also doubles as a digital alram clock.