The use of remote controls to disarm alarms or offer car owners a keyless entry to access their car is a familiar site we see today. There are a lot of these modern day car remotes, generic and branded, offering added security and taking away the pain of using the usual car keys to open vehicles.

However, while some may not even care, here is one person who happens to open his car using a Nike+iPod device which he calls the iFOB.

The device was created by a hacker named Nate who hacked together a Nike+iPod device and key fob, with an Arduino Pro Mini.

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Having remote controls for the car is common nowadays and these include that of making them available for keyless entries and alarm arming and disarming. But it looks like car remotes will be taken to the next level as spy cameras will be added to these miniature remotes, providing another dimension towards innovating car security.

Now, you can make it easier to help the authorities identify suspicious people roving your car or perhaps you in the process. At least when something untoward happens, you have something to rely on.

It can take both video, audio and pictures, all depending on what you need at that particular moment. It has a rechargeable Li-on battery and 2GB of built-in memory. It can do 29 FPS, 1280 x 960 image resolution and 640 x 480 color video resolution. You can purchase the keychain for $66.

(Source) Coolest Gadgets

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