Today, we're focusing on James Bond's gadgets — the vehicles, gizmos and weaponry (provided to him by "Q") that kept 007 alive and (literally) kicking throughout his 42-year career. The gadgets are rated based on their practicality, as well as their coolness.

10. Bond's Rolex in Live and Let Die

As seen in Roger Moore's big-screen Bond debut, this Rolex does more than merely tell time. It's equipped with a high-powered electromagnet (good for deflecting bullets), which Bond uses not only to unzip ladies' dresses but also to retrieve a compressed air gun in the nick of time. The Rolex is also outfitted with a miniature circular saw in the watch face, which 007 uses to cut through his binds and escape.

9. The Wrist-Mounted Dart Gun in Moonraker

Strapped to Bond's wrist, this dart gun used pressurized gas to fire cyanide-laced darts at opponents such as Hugo Drax's henchman, Chang. An armor-piercing dart made from depleted uranium saved Bond's life when Chang tried to kill him, and 007 later shot Drax with a poison dart before the villain was sucked into outer space.

8. The Q-Boat in The World Is Not Enough

Featured in Pierce Brosnan's third outing as Bond, 007 "borrows" this prototype hydroboat (fitted with a jet engine) from Q's lab after an attack on MI6 headquarters. Bond pursues the sexy culprit, Cigar Girl (Maria Grazie Cucinotta), up London's River Thames. At one point during the chase, 007 navigates the Q-Boat onto dry land before jumping ship near the Millennium Dome.

7. The Invisible Car in Die Another Day

Truly, when James Bond began racing around on a frozen lake in an Aston Martin Vanquish outfitted with a cloaking device, the 007 film series passed a new low (or high) in absurdity. Still, Bond's invisible car came in handy when he needed the element of surprise against Gustav Graves' henchmen.

6. Ericsson Cell Phone in Tomorrow Never Dies

Brosnan's tenure as 007 was marked by shameless product placement, such as the repeated use of an Ericsson cell phone in his second Bond film. You think your cell phone can do more than just make calls? This Ericsson phone acts as a stun gun (taking out the assassin Dr. Kaufman), fingerprint reader, and there's even a screwdriver hidden under the antenna. But its coolest feature is that it allows Bond to navigate his BMW through a parking garage action sequence while lying down safely in the backseat. Bond uses a far more stripped-down Sony Ericsson phone in Casino Royale.

5. Bond's Omega Watch

This deluxe watch was worn by Pierce Brosnan in three films. In GoldenEye, Bond's Omega Seamaster is equipped with a laserbeam cutter that helps him and Bond girl Natalya escape from the villainous 006's ICBM train. Later, Bond's watch allows him to arm and disarm magnetic mines in 006's lair. In Tomorrow Never Dies, Bond's new Omega watch was used as a remote detonator; in The World is Not Enough, Bond's Omega watch (encased in titanium) is capable of illuminating Bond's inflatable ski jacket (!) and is also equipped with a grappling hook and micro filament cable