James Bond is back!
No Time to Die has finally been released and to celebrate Daniel Craig’s last Bond film, we’ve decided to look back through all the superspy’s big screen exploits to find some of our favourite gadgets.
Some are incredible, some just plain stupid. All are part of 007’s rich cinematic tradition. Enjoy.
Garotte wire in a wristwatch (From Russia With Love)
A garotte wire in a wristwatch. This gadget is used in From Russia With Love by the main Spectre hitman, first in a training exercise and then on Bond himself. Bond, of course, laughs in the face of danger and uses it on the attacker instead.
Hidden blade shoes (From Russia With Love)
Never trust a lady, especially Rosa Klebb in heels with a dagger pointing out the tip. Worn by Spectre agents in the film, the poison-tipped blade pops out at the front of the shoe ready to use it a fight. Die-hard Bond fans will also tell you the shoe appears again in Die Another Day in Q’s lab.
Stealth scuba gear (Goldfinger)
Who said Bond’s gadgets have to be state of the art? In Goldfinger, he puts a rubber duck on his head and uses a breathing apparatus to sneak into an enemy facility.
Aston Martin DB5 satnav (Goldfinger)
Yes, the Aston Martin DB5 had machine guns and an ejector seat, but it also had a satnav to help Bond get around the English countryside even though it was 1964 - 40 years before the first TomTom satnavs went on sale.
Dangerous bowler hat (Thunderball)
Odd Job’s bowler hat might not be a Bond gadget as such, but it’s one of the best weapons wielded by a villain by far.
Jetpack (Thunderball)
The jetpack from Thunderball lets Bond escape after killing Jaques Bouvar in the movie. What’s more remarkable is that the actual pack used during filming worked for real.
Deadly cigarette (You Only Live Twice)
Smoking can indeed kill. Especially when a mini rocket from a cigarette hits you. Bond uses this gadget in You Only Live Twice to kill a technician standing by the entrance controls before entering Blofeld’s volcano base.
Radioactive lint (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service)
Radioactive lint. Radioactive. Lint. Pop that in your pocket and you can be tracked and saved. Let’s forget any after effects it might have on your own health though.
Electro-magnetic ring (Diamonds Are Forever)
Q devises an electro-magnetic ring that, when used, means that you’ll always win on a slot machine. Surely that’s more the sort of thing a Bond villain might do don’t you think? Maybe that’s how they can afford all these fancy gadgets.
Fingerprint scanner (Diamonds Are Forever)
Diamonds Are Forever is also the first time we see Bond using a fingerprint sensor to access a room. The technology then wasn’t as good as that found on our phones today thoughl, as Bond is able to use a fake fingerprint to pretend he is someone else.
