Paparazzi or no paparazzi, if you’re carrying an SLR shaped camera you’re gonna get some looks.  If it ain’t the wannabe celebs sneering at you it’s the locals rolling their eyes at your benign tourist interests.

But now you can move freely amongst the elite in a discreet fashion thanks to the cloak bag.  This handy bag – it’s actually more of case – snugly holds your camera and when that time arrives for a quick snap shot, you just flip open either end, stuff your hands through the side inserts and start shooting.  So you see, you never have to remove the camera from the bag, and when you’re done with your snooping you just sling it back over your should like any everyday bag.

The Cloak bag is available now for $49 and comes in gray and turquoise or coffee and green.

[via Craziestgadgets]

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Most people seek fame and fortune, but too much of any good thing and it can always turn sour.  The Anti-paparazzi Clutch (not its official name) emits a camera blinding bright light when it detects a flash.  That means the day time snoops, or day walking celebs can still be caught in nefarious situations, but still it’s a significant step in the right direction for those who are camera shy.

Designed by Adam Harvey, an NYU grad student, the device uses a photo cell to detect a photographer’s flash that triggers a set of ultra bright LEDs.  The device’s contents currently fit inside a small purse but he is working to refine the product into a smaller format as well as patent the idea.

A pretty limited market if you ask me, but I suppose you could charge an arm and a leg.

[via Crunchgear]

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