From Dorm Room Invention To Global Sensation The first iSpyPen was launched in 2016 by Andrew Gilliland from his college dorm room at The University of Tampa. His mission was to solve an urgent need for a more reliable personal security device — that didn’t draw eyes in the wrong way. After years of development (and carefully studying the design of luxury pens), the Pro X was born: The world’s first fully functional spy pen with HD video… that doesn’t look anything like a spy pen. (Isn’t that the point?) Today, Andrew is proud to say iSpyPens has helped over twenty thousand people around the globe take control of their security and capture what's needed.