There are many available pieces of hardware and at great prices for the everyday customer. Below are just a few:
Deleted text message reader:
• Easy to install and use Reads any SIM card Retrieve all deleted data Read, restore and undelete all SMS messages Print Data• £65.00 to purchase
Data Retrieval sticks: With this cutting edge technology and easy-to-use functions, the iPhone Data/Android data Recovery device is ideal for private investigators, suspicious partners, and anyone who wishes to retrieve a hidden or deleted item(s) from an iPhone® for whatever reason. Please Note, if the device you wish to retrieve the data from has a PIN lock, you will require the PIN in order to perform the recovery. The SmartPhone Data Recovery is a new product designed to recover deleted items from an Apple iPhone/Android phone this is a software based solution which runs directly from a USB flash drive, which will help you recover deleted data as well as other data from selected phone. Simply connect the Phone® to a Windows based PC with the cable included in the DVD case and then connect the Smartphone Data Recovery device to the same PC through a USB port. The data can be recovered from the iPhone directly or from a backup file using iTunes®. All versions of iPhone® OS will be supported from iPhone® v1 – v4.
Specs:
• Software runs directly from the flash drive. No need to install to your PC.
• Retrieve data from iPhone® including
• SMS/Text Messages – Perhaps the most important place to find evidence of misbehaviour, text messages reveal a lot about a person.
• Contacts
• Call History – Finding call history for a cell phone user is nearly impossible any more. The iRecovery Stick can show you who your partner is calling.
• Graphics/Photos
• Internet History – Now, you can find out where they’ve been online, even when they’re surfing with their iPhone.
• Map History
• Calendar Items
• Phone Properties including model number, serial number, and iOS version
• Search Text – If you know a name or a phone number that you are looking for on the iPhone, perform a simple search and you’ll know if it’s there
• Notes Recover deleted data including
• SMS/Text Messages
• Contacts
• Call History
• Calendar Items Option to recover from a backup file created by iTunes® or directly from the iPhone® (direct method requires iPhone® to be connected to your PC via the supplied data transfer cable) With the SmartPhone Recovery plugged in, the software will automatically detect your iPhone® and connect to Make a backup of your SMS Messages, Call History, internet bookmarks, web history information from your iPhone® using “Export to Excel” function