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  • pinchvalve

    Jan. 19, 2012 3:30 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork

    I took my daughter to see the new Mission Impossible, and I noticed something. I am a James Bond fan from way back, and one thing I love is the gadgets. I love when they flip out some little device and use it to crack the security code in a second or two. In Mission Impossible, the "device" used to crack the code was an iPhone. The spy camera? An iPad. I was like, "that's not futuristic, I have one of those right here!"

    Thinking back to how amazing it was for Bond to have a moving-map navigation system and telephone in his DB5, I wonder how tough it will be to come up with cool gadgets in future movies? (there were still some cool gadgets in MI, including some realistic ones that were glitchy)

  • ThePhranc

    Jan. 19, 2012 3:33 p.m. ThePhranc Reader

    Product placement.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAjXYfTtGas

  • pinchvalve

    Jan. 19, 2012 3:36 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork

    Oh, that too. It should have been "Mission Impossible, brought to you by BMW".

  • MG Bryan

    Jan. 19, 2012 3:36 p.m. MG Bryan HalfDork

    In reply to ThePhranc:

    The first time I saw a commercial for the latest Mission Impossible, I thought they were trying to sell me a BMW. I'm pretty sure the movie was only made so they had a high profile venue for product placement.

  • N Sperlo

    Jan. 19, 2012 3:37 p.m. N Sperlo SuperDork

    The Captain had an Android...

  • bluej

    Jan. 19, 2012 3:56 p.m. bluej Dork

    With unlimited Data.

  • HappyAndy

    Jan. 19, 2012 4:40 p.m. HappyAndy HalfDork

    ^FOCROFLMAO

  • Toyman01

    Jan. 19, 2012 4:45 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork

    bluej wrote:

    With unlimited Data.

    Perfect.

    Proof that timing is everything.

  • Scott Lear

    Jan. 20, 2012 9:24 a.m. Scott Lear Production Editor

    I love you, internet.

  • David S. Wallens

    Jan. 20, 2012 12:25 p.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director

    bluej wrote:

    With unlimited Data.

    Wow, hit it right out of the park. Take your bases.

  • integraguy

    Jan. 20, 2012 2:07 p.m. integraguy SuperDork

    I don't think I'd want to be around when that Data downloads.

 
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