Set your sights on a sniper webcam

Snipers used to be the scourge of online gamers, hiding in corners and taking spot shots at innocent Quake players. Eventually, however, the gaming community embraced the fun that could be had with a powerful rifle and a zoom lense, and games like Splinter Cell get some of their greatest moments from the ability to perch on a rooftop, picking off unwary enemies before they even know you're there.

Unfortunately you can't use this particular device to usefully zoom in on enemies in games, but it does let you chat to your friends via your favourite instant messenger or video compatible VoIP software. It's a webcam, disguised as a sniper sight and mounted on a fully adjustable tripod. It has a 640 by 480 pixel, 30 frames per second camera and a detachable zoom lens that can magnify your view by up to 18 times - great for spying on your neighbours.

For more information and more interesting gaming-inspired devices (including USB memory drives incoroprated into dog tags), check out Cyber Snipa's website.