The HandySwipe provides a portable magnetic card reader interface and display. It collects card data from a “Type 2″ card reader (shown here), and displays the data on a small character LCD screen. Type 2 stripes are by far the most common in use, such as on credit cards and drivers licenses. More info after the jump.

The device can store up to 50 cards, runs on four AAs, and has a serial connection to download its memory to your computer in CSV format. It can also download data in a raw bistream format compatable with StripeSnoop, so you can take advantage of StripeSnoops powerful parsing and analysis features (LRC error checking, backwards swipes, card type/contents/issuers/etc.)

I dont think this is a nice gadget for the bad people. Becareful with your credity card next time, they just need to get hold of your credit card for 3 second and DONE! Your information is stolen. I think i would like to make one for myself. Check out the tutorial website.

[Via MAKE]