10James BondGadgets That Actually Exist—And One That Needs To

There have been 23 Bond motion picture made In the past 50 year — full of lethal , handy , futuristic , awesome , and sometimes suspect convenience . Most are still too fantastic to be real , but some have exceed the silver screen to become naturalized resident of the Real World . These are our favorite .

Homing beacon, Goldfinger (1964)

Tracking twist are a spy - world staple fiber , now uncommitted to anyone , no matter of security headway . In the photo areDigital Angelproducts made by Applied Digital Solutions ; they provide satellite positioning tracking for individuals .

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Lasers, Goldfinger (1964)

Remember when Auric Goldfinger tried to cut James Bond in one-half ( nuts - first ) with a laser powerful enough to cut brand ? . Well , that same technology is now available to anyone concerned in amusing a hombre . And , thanks to the Internet , even theconvenience memory board modelpictured can be turned into something a little more nefarious .

picture : Danjaq / Eon Productions//Robert F. Bukaty / AP

Remote-Controlled Doors, Thunderball (1965)

In 1965 this engineering only about ten years old , so the consultation was surely awed when Emilio Largopushed a buttonon a hand-held equipment and opened a secret room access to the SPECTRE briefing room . Today such door are found in most suburban homes , concealing undercover stashes of old VHS tapes , empty bottles ( “ gon na take those in this weekend , seriously ” ) , and broken bicycle .

Photo : Danjaq / Eon Productions//Wesley / Keystone / Getty Images

Gyroplane, You Only Live Twice (1967)

This is aWallis WA-116 Series 1 gyroplane(codename Little Nellie ) . In the movie it has rockets , automobile guns , flamethrowers , and missile . Though only let go of in very limited quantities to private citizens , these little bird were existent ! Sans weapons , natch .

Photo : Danjaq / Eon Productions//Ken Wallis//Wikimedia Commons

Fingerprint Scanner, Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Tiffany Case and her alone biometric scanner were fooled by Bond ’s imitation fingerprint . These days the engineering is so saucy and widespread that there might be a smallfingerprint scannerin your notebook computer - and it ’s belike right smart too sophisticated to be fooled by a exanimate prosthesis .

Photo : Danjaq / Eon Productions//Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images

Minox Camera, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)

Bond apply a little Minox A IIIs Camera in this movie . Spy photographic camera became so popular in the late - sixties and on , that you could regain classified ads most skill and tech cartridge clip . These twenty-four hour period : eBay .

exposure : Danjaq / Eon Productions//Hustvedt / Wikimedia Commons

Seiko Wristwatch, For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Who cares that theSeiko H357 5040can’t incur digital messages or be used as a walkie - talkie like in this Bond movie . It ’s still red-hot , and I ’d wear one .

Photo : Danjaq / Eon Productions//Vintage LCD

Polarizing Sunglasses, A View to a Kill (1985)

With these special circular polarise shades , Bond could see through tint windows . Big lot : Oakley made sunglassesthat not only have polarized lenses , but integrate headphones , a 128 megabit music player , and a built - in amplitude hunting watch .

Photo : Danjaq / Eon Productions//Reed Saxon / AP

Ring camera, A View to a Kill (1985)

today miniaturized cameras are everywhere - like in the “ Camer - ing , ” which is a discerning digital camera work up in a anchor ring . This smashing gimmick isdesigned by Hyeonsik Studio & Jeon Yengwon , and we ’re number the minutes until it reaches production .

Photo : Danjaq / Eon Productions//Yanko Design

Sony Ericsson K800 Casino Royale (2006)

Back in 2006 , theSony Ericsson K800iphone cyber - slam camera was a jolly nice bit of kit : GPS and a debauched 3.2 megapixel digital camera is at your secret service . These day , well , it ’s declassify , to say the least .

picture : Danjaq / Eon Productions

Profile Touchscreen, Casino Royale (2006)

At MI6 HQ , Bond ’s employer employ a Profile Touchscreen machine in parliamentary law to gather info about potential suspect . There ’s no magic in this digital table — it ’s fundamentally theMicrosoft - Samsung PixelSense(formerly known as Surface ) .

picture : Danjaq / Eon Productions//Microsoft

Jetpack, Thunderball (1965).

At last : the coolest James Bond gadget ever feature . TheBell Rocket Belt — also have it off as the imitation Lunar Flying Vehicle ( LFV ) . It was built by Bell Aerospace for NASA in the mid - Sixties . So , uhm , where ’s mine ?

Photo : Danjaq / Eon Productions//NASA / USGS