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Smartphon’d
Once upon a time in a land very close to where you’re sitting right now, there was a sleazy snake oil salesman with a sparkling smile who told me that he had a wonderful device that would allow me to see inside of locked garages. I glared at him and said, “Why, that’s wonderful. I do think I already have this thing you’re trying to sell me for $3999.99. It’s called a borescope and I paid $99.00 for it at Home Depot.” Now you can get one for $10 on eBay.
Innovative smartphone apps have given field investigators and repossessors slick tools to perform a task which at one time required the use of high priced and bulky equipment. Finding the evidence that someone has been in a place recently by a measure of time determined by the fading heat signature of a hand placed on a wall or door handle would at the very least give you a confirmation.
Flir also has an iOS version. I can lift a garage door just about half an inch to see if there are tires meeting the concrete but never more than that. With a little borescope, I might be able to determine exactly what vehicle is inside the garage. I’m advising you NOT to violate any laws by using a device to see inside a garage, consult with your attorney before you use one.
I’ve been following Flir’s smartphone attachments since the release of their iPhone 5 case. Since iPhone ditched the boxy shape, Flir had to redesign their case…
