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Top 10 Bond Gadgets

April 3rd 2008 00:06
Top 10 Bond Gadgets


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Gadget Master Q



A few weeks ago I did a post on how a new range of working james Bond Gadgets are due to hit the market. Now an article on Timesonline.com has decided to list the top 10 gadgets in the James Bond films.

Like the Bond series itself, some selections are better than others, Not what I would choose, but that’s not to say there aren’t a few crackers in the Top 10.

The list from Timesonline.com:

10. TV watch (Octopussy, 1983)

9. Bowler hat (Goldfinger, 1964)

8. Rebreather (Thunderball, 1965)

7. Weaponised bagpipes (The World is Not Enough, 1999)

6. Crocodile mini-submarine (Octopussy, 1983)

5. X-ray glasses (The World is Not Enough, 1999)

4. Swiss-Army surfboard (Die Another Day, 2002)

3. Virtual reality training system (Die Another Day, 2002)

2. Briefcase (From Russia With Love, 1963)

1. Jet packs (Thunderball, 1965)

james bond jetpack
The Jetpack from Thunderball



I do agree with the Jet Pack, in fact I still want one, just for fun.

The re-breather also seems to have such a practical benefit that having one in my pocket would never go astray when near the water. You know for picking up coins off the bottom of public swimming pools of course.

So what would I have included on list, well the biggest over sight seems to be some of the Bond mobiles. The Lotus Esprit (The Spy Who Loved Me) that can go underwater would be a buzz for sure and best of all they are working on one in real life.

james bond lotus submarine
The Submarine Lotus from The Spy Who Loved Me


Not that I come into high combat situations when driving often but I can imagine an Aston Martin with Machine guns (Goldfinger) would come in handy during road rage incidents. Just quietly, an Ejector seat is tempting for those times on long road trips when the wife gets a little to persistent in expressing her own point of view
james bond aston martin
The Aston Martin from Goldfinger


Little Nellie the compact helicopter (You Only Live Twice) always captured my imagination. It’s a portable air travel device that fits in a briefcase after all. (Again this one actually existed in reality)

james Bond helicopter
Little Nellie from You Only Live Twice


So what would your choices be for the coolest Bond Gadgets?

james bond ursula andress
My only question now is does Ursula count as the ultimate gadget?
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Gearlover wants your input!

October 5th 2006 07:00
Questions
Since we're a new blog off the block, it would be nice to hear what our readers want to read about. Cellphones, day-to-day inane gadgets like the USB Hamster Wheel, or the latest and greatest portable media players? I noticed that certain posts which I considered as boring achieved much higher votes than others.

Do leave a comment below on what are the topics that you guys and gals prefer to read about, and Gearlover will do our very best to serve you with delicious bits of foie gras - no, we mean bite-sized gadget news that is pleasant to your taste. We're also open to reviews, so if any gadget manufacturer or distributor out there is willing to sponsor some gadgets, there'd be more interesting stuff available for everybody's perusal.

Which leads to the other dilemma - are blogs written for the readers' benefit, or are they written without fear or favor irrespective of the number of readers? That is pretty much a Catch 22 situation in my book at this moment. I think if both parties get what they want without contravening on laws or acting in a morally wrong manner, then it doesn't really matter.

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