Great New Products - Evaluation

Is your home secure? Children cared for? Hidden camera radio lets you watch -- and record -- even in the dark.

What goes on when you're not there? Is a thief at work? Is your babysitter taking proper care of your kids? Loose cash "walking away"? Now see for yourself, 24 hours a day. Handsome full-function Magnavox clock/radio (with AM/FM and weatherband) has a secrete. Inside is an undetectable auto-focus micro-camera! So sensitive it sees clearly in semi-darkness, records all the action in any room. Definition is amazing, equal to systems costing three times the price.

Set it up in minutes. Connects to TV for direct viewing, or your VCR to record any chosen time periods. The most effective security tool yet, nails them red-handed. Camera functions -- silently, invisibly -- with radio on or off. Comes with all connecting cables, battery, 12V and AC adapters. Also great for stock rooms, stores, day-care or nursing homes.

* ATN Guardian-Eye, #HC-WRD $199.95

* Wireless Guardian-Eye, has a hidden built-in video transmitter, sends to your TV or VCR up to 300' away with no wires! #HC-WL $399.95

* Wireless Full-Color Guardian Eye, same as above, but transmits to TV or VCR in living color. #HC-CL $499.95

Wild animals roar into your living room. Every hour on the hour.

It's certainly not everyone who can tell a friend that a snarling leopard gave you the time of day. If they don't believe you, just have them over! Beautiful woodgrain Wild Animal Clock sets free hooting gorillas, bellowing elephants, ions, tigers, bears (oh, my!) and howling wolves, too. Each sounding so real you'll buy a whip and a chair next. You'll know the hour without even looking. Chimps whooping it up? Must be nine o'clock. Guests are thrilled! You will be, too. Measures 13.5" across, glass-covered, runs on three AA batteries, not included. Photocell automatically puts the critters to sleep for the night.

* The Wild Animal Clock, #99811 $39.95

Micro-recorder is built right into handset. Records up to 3 hours. Could save you a fortune-or a lawsuit.

"Boy, I wish I had that on tape." How many times we've wished it! The solution is now miniaturized right into a standard telephone handset. Just click out your present handset, and replace it with the Record-A-Call. You get crystal-clear recording, even on multiple lines. With no extra gear. Record shaky deals, critical instructions, promises from your broker, advice from doctors, or just the voices of far-off loved ones. Plus, unlike digital recorders, you can take the micro-tape with you. Records up to 3 hours on a single microcassette, without annoying beeps. Hooks to most any phone. Takes 2 AA batteries, included.

* Record-A-Call Deluxe Handset, #71201 $79.95

Surreptitious third-party interception of phone conversations is illegal. Check your state guidelines on recording your own two-party conversations.

Imagine James Bond re-inventing the Exacto knife.

A ticking package, a tangled rescue line, a broken bra strap. Now come to the rescue with class and style. Ready for every possible emergency. All hidden inside! Graphic arts, modeling, first aid, wire stripping, box opening, and quick repairs anywhere. Unscrew sections for a carving blade, cutting blade, saw, hole-puncher, nail remover, and more. Fix a shoe. Spear a bagel. Tweezers to remove a sliver. Scraper for stains. And of course a marvelously smooth-writing pen. Each tool is hardened stainless steel. Body is anodized, milled aluminum. Knurled cylinders spin for quick tool changes. Do-it-your-selfers, campers, hunters, gadget lovers, and of course international secret agents, all swear by it! You will, too.

* Craftmaster Pen Tool, #CPT-625 $29.95

Revolutionary lighter is 100% windproof. Glass porthole lets lets you know it's on.

With other windproof lighters, in bright sunlight it's hard to tell if the flame's on. The Iron Eagle solves that. Click the ignition. First, the flame is a vivid crimson. Second, fire it up and the glass porthole glows white to orange. You know it's working even in the brightest light. Curved, low profile design rides lump-free in you pocket. Adjustable flame, will fuse metal or light up your smoke. Butane available anywhere. Great price!

* Iron-Eagle Windproof Jet Lighter, #X-500 $19.95

Welcome to the machine.

To access the time on our best-selling Machine Watch, touch the secret release button. Gleaming piston push and slide, and the cover raises. Click it closed, and it's protected from dust and impact. Quartz action is ultra accurate. Wear it and enjoy the compliments you'll receive -- from men, women, and any cyborg you meet.

* Machine Watch III, #0340-M $39.95

Who can you trust? Who is telling the truth? Try this on them.

Car dealer honest about your repair bill? Babysitter trustworthy? Truth seekers throughout the years have developed many methods to gauge a person's guilt or innocence. In the 1970s, the military sponsored research to develop covert lie detection, using voice and psychological stress analysis. Now Daka Research has incorporated these theories into the New Truth Machine. As someone speaks, check out the bank of glowing LED barlights. The degree of detected tension runs from green (low) to yellow (medium) to red (high). Although no machine can absolutely tell truth from fiction, this astonishing marvel is fascinating to watch as you engage in conversations. (Great at a party -- you'll be surprised at the confessions you'll hear just having the Truth Machine there!) Even test it on phone conversations, recorded voices, or newscasters and politicians on TV or the radio! Takes one 9V battery, not included. Built-in mic and phone connector. Adjusts for sensitivity. Measures just 6" x 5" x 1", so you can test for lies anywhere!