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Product Details

  • Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
  • ASIN: B00005BXN5
  • Item model number: 70039
  • Manufacturer recommended age: 7 - 11 years
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #90,421 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)

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    #80 in  Toys & Games > Electronics for Kids > Spy Gadgets
    #80 in  Toys & Games > Pretend Play & Dress-up > Spy Gear
    #92 in  Toys & Games > Hobbies > Science > Archaeology & Paleontology
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Editorial Review

Remember that Francis Ford Coppola movie The Conversation, where sound expert Gene Hackman eavesdrops on a clandestine dialogue in San Francisco's Union Square? Okay, nobody's going to confuse Hackman's sophisticated sound equipment with the Spy Listener. For starters, Wild Planet's toy is plastic and powered by one button cell battery (included). For another thing, it's conspicuous, with the telescoping condenser microphone and "sound dish" clipped on to the plastic sunglasses over the left ear. And finally, if Gene Hackman were wearing the Spy Listener and turned his head toward the lovers in the park, he'd hear more of his own breathing and footsteps than anything they had to say. --Tony Mason


From the Manufacturer

Secretly hear up to 30 feet away! Sleek micro listening device picks up the faintest sounds. Listening scope springs into position to catch all the action. Spy device easily clips off so sunglasses can be worn alone. Single headphone lets you listen in secret. Automatically limits volume of very loud sounds. Lenses are UV protected and impact resistant.

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36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars not functional, but looks cool, December 14, 2004
The sunglasses part of this are supersturdy. My son's have been thrown around, stepped on, and toted everywhere with no durability issues. The hearing device, however, it notably nonfunctional. It seems like it might just be a cheap microphone connected to an earpiece. You have to be really close to something quiet in order to pick anything up. I'd say for whispers you would have to be in the same room or at least near the door of the room. Even then, it would be hard to make out whispers that were very quiet or quick. The worst part is that the batteries are EXPENSIVE and kids NEVER remember to turn it off because the switch is so small and almost hidden. The batteries ran down after about an hour of play and about an hour of sitting in the room before he remembered to go turn them off. By then, they were dead. We replaced, and then the next time he played with them, it happened again. After it happened four times in a row, the microphone part got stepped on and broke to bits. This is a frustrating toy because it looks cool, and might even be worth the price if it weren't so easy to forget to turn off and had a bigger switch that is clearly marked "on" and "off." I couldn't tell if they were on or off without picking them up and sticking the ear piece in. I would spend the money on something better, unless you don't WANT your kids to have strong eavesdropping ability, in which case, this might be the way to go if you can remember to remind them to turn them off when not in use. Storage for these needs to be protective due to the earpiece part being delicate. They can't be thrown in the toy box. They need their own pencil box or other sturdy and small storage container. I would recommend this toy for really responsible seven year olds and most 8-9 year olds. My son was five when he got it, and it lasted about four months. He played with it about 6 times. It was always out of battieries due to the forgetting issue, or he would have played with it more. I was almost relieved when it broke because I couldn't afford the time and money to keep buying the batteries for it. He thought it looked really cool and was very upset about the microphone piece breaking, but he learned a lesson about leaving toys on the floor. It's definitely a toy for responsible kids.
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42 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It's a keeper, November 11, 2001
By Rick Mechling (New London, Oh USA) - See all my reviews
Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 
Just did my Christmas shopping and bought mostly
spy toys for my 9 yr old grandson. I always assemble
and try the toys out first so there won't be any
disappointed kids on Christmas. I really like this toy.
If I were 9 years old again I think this would be one
of my favorite toys. My only concern is the on/off switch,
which is very small. I myself forgot to turn it off for a
few minutes. Luckily, I remembered to check it just before
wrapping it up for Christmas.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars doesnt work well, June 14, 2005
A Kid's Review
I go this for my birthday. It works poorly, and i can barely hear any better than i can without it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Cant hear
All I can hear is fuz.The only thing I can hear is the tings 1 foot away.
Published on March 6, 2006

2.0 out of 5 stars BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its so bad its brakeble its no good and you hear way better without it!!!!!!!! i got this for christmas and i dont like it
Published on August 8, 2005

2.0 out of 5 stars no good
ok it is very breakable (that is why they say nothing about is duablity) and everyone noce you have it. good thing is it is hands free. Read more
Published on August 20, 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars A good toy NOT
dont think this is a good toy, you cant hear anything but your own breath and you can hear your breathing with out it. Read more
Published on August 9, 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible
I bought this thing because it seemed like a pretty cool thing. But i was wrong. All I could here was my own brathing this thing sucks. Dont get it.
Published on July 15, 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars All The WAY!
i would recamend this toy toy the world if i want.ITS AWSOME!
you can hear Far Far away and hear people whispering.
You have to have this toy if you want to be a REAL spy.
Published on December 24, 2003 by Steven Silva

4.0 out of 5 stars i think this toy is good
I think the spy listener from wild planet is a great toy the only thing is i could not here the best but asides from that its really cool also the way it fits on you head is odd... Read more
Published on December 11, 2003 by dilio

4.0 out of 5 stars Man, I looked So Awesome In This
I am a twenty-year-old professional secret agent, and was delighted to find this ultra-cool-looking piece of equipment at such an affordable price. Read more
Published on July 24, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Wild Planet picks up where Spy Tech left off
I bought a "Spy Listener" to give to someone at our radio station's Secret Santa party. Everyone at the party flipped out, wanted to try the Spy Listener out, the whole... Read more
Published on June 8, 2003 by J. Frank

5.0 out of 5 stars It's really cool
I think this is a really cool toy, and it works best in a big house like my Grandma's where there is plenty of space to spy in! It does work well once you get used to it.
Published on December 29, 2002

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