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By 1970 the world was introduced to the digital watch, but in 1977 this was topped in true James Bond fashion by a watch that can receive messages \u2013 sound familiar? In Roger Moore\u2019s The Spy Who Loved Me, Bond gets a message sent over from MI6 that comes out written on ticker tape. And while technology has advanced, this certainly marks the beginnings of the modern smartwatch.<\/p>\n
Apple Watches<\/a>, Fitbits<\/a> and other smartwatches<\/a> can all send and receive messages as well as track movements, map your route and monitor your fitness. If Bond had one of those he might have got into less trouble.<\/p>\n
While you\u2019re here, take a look at our guide to the best Fitbit deals<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Shop Smartwatches at John Lewis<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
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There\u2019s a lot to be said about the technology in Moonraker. With laser guns, safe-cracking devices, gondola hovercrafts, and, well, the giant space station, this was a film that really pushed the boat out. Unfortunately, many fans responded poorly to this sci-fi-esque take on Bond and especially disliked the overuse of gadgets in the movie.<\/p>\n
But for all the supposed problems of this film, it did a good job of predicting the future. One gadget in particular was Bond\u2019s miniature camera, which was the same size as a pen lid.<\/p>\n
Not only are small cameras common today for medical practices, but you can also buy miniature security cameras that are meant to blend in around the home. Some nanny cameras available to buy are no more than 3cm in size.<\/p>\n
Shop security cameras and CCTV at Currys<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
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This one is spooky. In 1997, Tomorrow Never Dies debuted the smartphone, complete with biometric fingerprint identification. Granted, it\u2019s not a touch screen but an Ericsson JB988 brick phone, but that doesn\u2019t make it any less exciting when Bond unlocks it with the fingerprint scanner on the side.<\/p>\n
In 2013, fingerprint scanning devices first hit the mainstream with the iPhone 5S<\/a> and the Samsung Galaxy 5S<\/a> soon after. This then became a regular part of Apple up until the iPhone 8 series, after which it was replaced with face scanning tech.<\/p>\n
Shop iPhones at Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
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Nowadays we\u2019ve become so used to Satnavs and their monotone instructions that it\u2019s easy to forget they weren\u2019t around in 1964. In 1960, Satellite Navigation had been invented but they were well off putting this technology into cars \u2013 enter Bond.<\/p>\n
In Goldfinger, Bond\u2019s Aston Martin<\/a> has a screen with a map that\u2019s identical to a modern GPS device. 007 uses it to track the film\u2019s eponymous villain and then presumably becomes the first man to search for \u201cspy bars near me\u201d.<\/p>\n
Shop Satnav deals at Currys<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Jet packs had been around in spy and sci-fi movies for years before 1965\u2019s Thunderball. Which meant that the prop team were able to provide Sean Connery with a real functioning jet pack to film with. They used a Bell Textron Rocket Belt, which was originally made for the American army and could propel the wearer over 30ft into the air.<\/p>\n
In real life, you can\u2019t buy a jet pack at the shops but you can enjoy a jetpack experience in places across the UK. Also known as flyboarding, these jet packs are powered by water instead of hydrogen, and can send you up to 25ft.<\/p>\n
Buy flyboarding and jetpack experiences from \u00a399 at Into the Blue\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
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Duck Tours<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nAside from the Aston Martin, this is probably Bond\u2019s most iconic car. In The Spy Who Loved Me, Roger Moore drives a Lotus Esprit<\/a> and, at one point, calmly drives it off a dock and into water. While Barbara Bach\u2019s Anya understandably freaks out, Bond turns the car into submarine mode and later resurfaces it on a beach.<\/p>\n
Inspired by this, in 2008 a Swiss car designer, Frank M. Rinderknecht, made his own. He invented the sQuba, a Lotus Elise car that could \u2018fly\u2019 underwater.<\/p>\n
Also, in a slightly more pedestrian version, you have car boats that are commonly used for tour experiences, such as London Duck Tours<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Shop boat tour gift experiences at Experience Days<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
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In Skyfall, Ben Whishaw\u2019s Q jokes about exploding pens and says MI6 \u201cdon\u2019t really go in for that anymore.\u201d But surely even he would admit what an impact Smartpen technology has had in recent years.<\/p>\n
Pen gadgets first appeared in the 1983 unofficial Bond film Never Say Never Again, which featured a pen gun. Then, in 1995\u2019s Golden Eye the lab is famously destroyed by a pen grenade.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, real pen technology is a bit less damaging but equally useful. These days, smart pens are intuitive little devices that allow you take notes on phones and tablets. Some of them even have audio recording and cameras in them, which is handy if you\u2019re in a lecture or perhaps trying to pick up some incriminating evidence.<\/p>\n
Shop iPad and tablet accessories at Argos<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
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Autotrader<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nIn Pierce Brosnan\u2019s second film, Tomorrow Never Dies, we see the most unusual chase in all of Bond history because, well, he\u2019s not actually driving for most of it. From the back seat of the BMW<\/a>, 007 escapes the henchman by driving with the same remote control phone we talked about earlier.<\/p>\n
With the way cars and phone technology have evolved in the last 10 years, it\u2019s not all that surprising that this exists. In 2015 it was reported that the Jaguar Land Rover<\/a> team was developing a smartphone app that could control the movements and systems in your car. Plus, the Department of Transport is currently pouring millions into getting self-driving cars on the road by 2025, so be careful your car doesn\u2019t wander off on you!<\/p>\n
Shop BMW cars at Autotrader<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
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The Brosnan era really had a penchant for playing around with cars \u2013 clearly the Aston Martin DB5 wasn\u2019t enough in the noughties. In 2002\u2019s Die Another Day, the writers took things to a whole new level with the invisible car.<\/p>\n
In a crucial moment of the film, the invisible car (an Aston Martin Vanquish if you want the specifics) helps Bond to save Jinx (Halle Berry) at the ice palace. As an explanation, Q tells Bond that the car is covered in tiny cameras which project the surroundings they film onto the outside of the car.<\/p>\n
Sounds farfetched, but in 2012 this actually happened. The engineers at Mercedes Benz<\/a> enhanced their zero emissions F-Cell car with $263,000 worth of LEDs and a digital SLR camera. The camera was placed on one side of the car and captured footage that was displayed in real time on the opposite side. This created an optical illusion that made the car seem like it wasn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n
Shop Mercedes cars at Autotrader<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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How much does it cost to be James Bond?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
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