PTZ refers to Pan, tilt, and zoom. This is most often used on security cameras that sense motion or body heat and pan/tilt/zoom to capture the action.
A keylogger is a small piece of hardware that is usually inserted between the keyboard port and the keyboard. The hardware keylogger then records all user keystrokes to it’s internal memory. These devices generally have memory capacities between 8Kb and 2MB.
A borescope is an optical probe, or “snake cam,” inserted through a small hole drilled into a wall, or other crevice that lets an investigator inspect and explore a small portion of the wall without causing extensive damage. Also good for covert video surveillance.
Edge is an acronym for Enhanced Data GSM Environment. EDGE is a faster version of GSM wireless service for cell phone web browsing that enables data to be delivered at rates up to 384 Kbps.
CDMA is a digital cellular technology. In the U.S., Verizon and Sprint are two major cellular providers that operate on CDMA technology.
A monocular is a miniature, low powered telescope or spotting scope that you hold in your hand like a binocular but look through with one eye like a telescope. A monocular shares characteristics with both binoculars and spotting scopes, but is much smaller than either. Some monoculars are no larger than your thumb or thicker than a good ink pen and any monocular will slip easily into a pocket or a purse.
Infrared, also known as “IR,” is a form of electromagnetic waves. Examples of everyday devices that use infrared include toasters, heat lamps, barbecue grills, remote controls, and lightbulbs.
RF refers to radio frequency, the mode of communication for wireless technologies of all kinds, and it is often used in baby monitors, remote control toys, cordless phones, radar, and GPS.
miniSD is a smaller form-factor version of the Secure Digital (SD) flash memory card. It is used with mobile phones, PDAs, MP3 players and other portable hardware devices to provide a storage solution. Through use of an (usually bundled) adapter, miniSD cards can be inserted into any standard sized SD slot.
A small, portable flash memory card that plugs into the USB port in a computer and functions as a portable hard drive. USB flash drives are touted as being easy-to-use as they are small enough to be carried in a pocket and can plug into any computer with a USB drive. USB flash drives also are called thumb drives, jump drives, pen drives, key drives, tokens, or simply USB drives.
SMS stands for short message service. SMS is also often referred to as texting, sending text messages or text messaging. The service allows for short text messages to be sent from one cell phone to another cell phone or from the Web to another cell phone. Including spaces, text messages traditionally can not exceed 160 characters.
Secure Digital (SD) is a non-volatile memory card format. It is widely used in digital cameras, digital camcorders, handheld computers, PDAs, media players, mobile phones, GPS receivers, and video games. Standard SD card capacities range from 1MB to 4GB. The capacity range for high capacity SDHC cards overlaps slightly, beginning at 4GB but reaching as high as 32GB.
GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. Its promoter, the GSM Association, estimates that 80% of the global mobile market uses the standard.
A smartphone is a mobile phone offering advanced capabilities, often with PC-like functionality such as the ability to send and receive email, surf the internet, and install powerful software applications. Popular smartphones include the iPhone and BlackBerry.
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