Defending Great Britain and the rest of the free world takes more than dashing looks, a quick wit, and specific instructions on how to mix a martini. James Bond has always relied on fantastic technology that lives somewhere in the haze between reality and fiction.

The recent Daniel Craig version of Bond has relied a bit more on fisticuffs, climbing up scaffolding, and brooding in the shower than the Bond of yesteryear. However, the introduction of Ben Wishaw as MI6 quartermaster "Q" in Skyfall may be the turning point for a more gadget-heavy 007 film.

Here, we gathered 007 and MI6's 23 most memorable gadgets. Should your favorite not make the cut, Her Majesty's government has granted you a License to Disagree.