Small Scopes

Sparking the interest of kids

Normally I'm not a fan of McDonalds nor the hyper-commercial promotions of fast food companies, but here are some things that would have been a lot of fun for me at that age:

Among the Spy Gear gadgets (pictured above) being offered through the McDonald’s program are: The Agent Specs, stylish sunglasses that feature a yellow scope and red light for spotting distant clues in the dark; Spy Defender, a door trap that protects spy headquarters by launching discs to ward off intruders; Spy I.D., a retractable identification badge with decoder window that reveals a secret spy tongue twister; Spy Motion Sensor, an alarm unit with pulsing red light beam that triggers a warning sound when movement is detected; Spy Multi-View, a surveillance device that lets kids view suspects through red, green, or kaleidoscope vision; Spy Wire, a wrist cuff connected to a red finger-light that allows young agents to communicate by flashing secret codes; Spy Wrist Viewer, worn like a watch, it conceals a spring-loaded lid with magnifying lens and confidential 3-D cards; and the Global Spy Positioner, a GPS-themed tool used to track private paths on a hand-held screen (and comes with multiple maps depicting the fictional city featured in the Spy Gear Adventures book series recently launched by Simon & Schuster).

posted by Tako John @ 5:23 PM