The 10 Coolest Gadgets in 50 Years of James Bond

Aston Martin DB5 (Goldfinger, 1964)

The classic Bond spy car, the Aston Martin appeared in five films total. Its original incarnation included bulletproof panels, oil slick, smoke screen, machine guns, rotating license plates, tire slashers, a homing screen for tracking the bad guy, radar receiver, bumper basher and of course the passenger ejector seat.

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James Bond is the greatest action hero of the 20th century. Whether you're a classic Connery fan, a child of the 90s and Brosnan devotee or a recent convert to the grim and gritty Craig, the character has defined cool for half a century. But the man of mystery has only ever been as good as his gadgets. Where charm, wits and a gun won't get you, a jetpack just might.

British Intelligence has armed 007 with a great number of deadly gizmos over the years, not all of them ultra cool (A leg cast with a rocket launcher in it? Come on). Collected in the gallery above are the best of the best - the gadgets that truly defined Bond James Bond.

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