Tech Eye: That guy robbing the bank looks nothing like me, your honor

Then again, we've never had a particular fondness for technological developments that tend to increase the chances of a conviction. Back in the good old days, when the local fuzz wanted to extract a confession, it was hot pincers round your nether regions or a few slaps from the phone book wrapped in a towel. Nowadays it's all fancy-pants lie detectors and simulated drownings, neither of which appeal to our old-world sense of charm.

But then again, the laziness of the old bill means they are wont to rely on shoddy video evidence a little too much, which gives TechEye's crack team of lawyers acres of room for maneuver. Our suits from the local law firm of McShyster, Liar and Phoney might be expensive but they can get anyone off quicker than the local knocking shop.

So the video is not all bad, and we've found that our latest device is great for a long night on the prowl. Not only do we not have to worry about working the camera while crouching in the bushes behind the local Girls' Reform School for Pregnant Teenagers, but we get to relive the heart-rending chase when the local plod descends in all its sweat-inducing hectic glory. And all without having to lift a finger.

This is thanks to O'Neill's new H3 series. This is a backpack with a built-in micro lens that can plug into a DV cam. The lens can then be stuck to your noggin and controlled via the control pad on the back-pack straps. The device is supposed to be fitted to snowboarders' goggles so they can film each other posing in their silly outfits on the slopes, but obviously we have found more nefarious and worthwhile uses for it. Get yours now for around zł.1,400, and make sure you don't send the rozzers a copy of the tape - unless it's really, really good.