When you think of a cheating device or a cheating gadget in general, what comes to your mind? If you ask me, a cheating gadget is a device that has a way of defeating a security system, be it a simple alarm or a whole set of them.
In this detailed post, we explore the most common exam cheating gadgets that students use and how to prevent their use in exams, online classes, or school tests.
Exam Cheating Gadgets and Devices
As a matter of fact, the most important security systems safeguard the academic environment. Students, in an attempt to cheat on exams, often use gadgets to defeat the security system in place in high schools and colleges. In this blog, we will take a look at these gadgets.
1. Magic Calculator V 2
The Magic Calculator v2 looks like the ordinary scientific calculator, but it has hidden features that can be used as powerful tools in the exam room.
The first is a built-in hide spot Where you can hide your notes, photos, videos, and recorded voice for reference when stuck.
It also features a much bigger touchscreen display which allows you to view your photos, formulae, and notes with ease.
Don’t worry about storage since the device has extended storage for all the materials you might need in the exam room – including video tutorials.
Additionally, there is an Auto Scrolling text that automatically moves fast, making it easier to find where you typed the answer.
What’s more, you do not have to worry about being caught cheating, thanks to the emergency button that allows you to exit text and back to the calculator with ease.
2. Live Stream Wifi Glasses
These look like normal eyeglasses but they have a hidden HD camera and power lens for lifestream. This camera plus a WIFI module allows you to share what you see with friends who are remote via the internet.
This means that you can send the questions you see in the exam room and then they send you answers right back.
Moreso, the glasses feature an app that can connect directly to your smartphone.
Again, you can record the exam paper for future reference, thanks to the loop recording feature.
With just a simple buttonless touch, you can easily switch the glasses on and off without arousing any suspicion.
What’s more, they come with motion detection and alarm message feature,1.0 megapixels lens, 128GB micro sd support, and 75 minutes battery, all of which make your life easier during the examination.
3. Bluetooth Pen
If you are already thinking about writing your final exams, then this gadget is exactly what you need. The Bluetooth pen is a wireless note-taking device, which allows you to record all the lectures or any meeting you might have.
It is the world’s first device that combines the functions of a high-quality voice recorder, a flash drive, and a wireless headset.
You can use it as a substitute for your pen or just record audio discreetly using the voice activation feature.
Just press the button on the top of the pen to start recording and hold it down to stop.
The device has built-in microphones so you can use it as a normal pen to take notes.
It can also connect to your phone or computer to playback the audio recording.
Students can use the Bluetooth pen to send the pictures and videos they capture in exams to their mobile phones and tablets and then use smartphone controller devices to access answers in their mobile phones.
They can also pre-record notes and listen to them via a small wireless earpiece connected to the pen. Alternatively, students can also pair their pens with their brighter friends who would send them answers in the form of photos and videos via Bluetooth.
4. The Smartwatch
The smartwatch is one of the newest devices among the spy products that are designed to help students cheat in exams. The gadget looks like a regular watch; it has all the bells and whistles of a normal watch, like a display, an alarm, a stopwatch, and other functions that are there to help you time your exam.
But the only difference is that it features other hidden high-tech functionality that allows the students to cheat without raising suspicion.
These features include the ability to take photos of the questions in the exam.
It can also record the voice of the professor, take videos of the questions in the exam, and even browse the internet.
The recorder data can then be used in the exam room when the device is connected to a wireless earpiece.
Alternatively, students can send recorder questions to a remotely located person who then sends the answers to their smartwatches.
5. Smart Phone Controller
The Smart Phone Controller is a gadget that allows you to control your phone remotely via Bluetooth. Most of these gadgets are designed for smartphones, but they can also be used on tablets as well as some other smart devices.
The device is purposely for people who operate their phone remotely, instead of getting up and walking over to it.
The user can use it to control their phone or tablet by the combination of buttons and the wheel, which is used to browse the apps on their mobile device.
If you want to use it for exam cheating, you just need to install the CheatSheet app which allows you to easily browse folders, texts, pdfs, and other documents on your phone.
Then you can wear the device on your chest and touch it every time you want to change the folder or page on your smartphone.
6. Invisible Watch
Invisible watches are the best and most advanced cheating watches in today’s market. It’s perfectly designed to help you pass your final exams in school. It is very easy to use and has a simple and easy-to-use interface.
The watch is a high-tech device that allows you to record and store up to 1000 hours of video and audio.
It can also sync via USB with your computer and your smartphone.
It’s a great way to record lectures and presentations and also a great tool to record your own notes that you can then refer to later.
When you look at the screen of this watch, it appears empty and blank, therefore fooling any invigilators. However, when you wear special glasses you can be able to view all the preinstalled notes.
7. Spy Bluetooth earpiece
If you are looking for a new generation device that will help you get that degree without much hassle, then the Spy Bluetooth Earpiece is the gadget for you. This device is a revolutionary invention that allows students to receive information in real-time from an outside source.
The earpiece is connected to a mobile phone, and the information is relayed to the student through audio signals in his/her ear.
With this device, students can receive the exact information on the questions, and they can even repeat them later.
To use this device, you just need to pre-record exam information on your mobile devices.
You then connect the invisible earpiece to your phone.
After that, you are supposed to leave your phone fully charged in a remote location while you just carry the earpiece to the exam room. You can then play the prerecorded mp3 via Bluetooth to get the answers to the exam.
Conclusion
A new generation of exam cheating gadgets is now available to students who want to pass exams by hook or by crook. These are used by students as a way of cheating in online exams and assignments.
These gadgets do not require students to sneak into exam halls with mobile phones or hidden cameras, but they can cheat using wearable and portable devices.
Many students and parents are now turning to online stores and shopping malls to purchase gadgets like Bluetooth pens, smartwatches, and invisible watches in order to pass exams.
Other students use exam cheating gadgets instead of apps and websites. They even use some of those gadgets to access these websites and apps, which makes their cheating easier.
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