Camera hidden in a Zippo housing

By at 6:53 am Friday, Sep 15

Zippo has released a camera hidden inside a standard-sized Zippo lighter housing. The merchant bills this as a stealthy camera for taking quiet photos, but I think that's crazy -- between anti-smoking campaigns and in-flight lighter-bans, a lighter is a terrible disguise for a camera. You might as well hide it inside a realistic replica hand-grenade.
At a glance it looks like an ordinary silver Zippo lighter, but it is really a camera. Just flip up the cover and press a button...that’s it. Yah, it sounds kind of creepy but it is really cool.
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Update: See also TSA doesn't allow Zippo camera case past security

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