Ralph Osterhout has designed ingenious devices for the military and intelligence use, as well as for movies (including 007's Bond flicks) and TV shows. Here are some of his greatest gadget “hits.”Pen Point
Q and his clever spy gadgets have been as much a part of James Bond films as beautiful women and cool cars. Even though the actor playing 007 has changed many times over the years, Desmond Llewelyn’s portrayal of Q from 1963 to 1999 remained constant, as did his supplying MI6 with everything from an underwater jet pack with explosive-tipped spear guns in "Thunderball" to a remote control surveillance robot that transmitted audio and video in "A View to a Kill."
Meet Ralph Osterhout. This real-life Q has spent more than three decades creating gadgets used by the intelligence and military communities as well as average consumers, as with the Tekna Pen Pointer pictured above. If a laser watch is too conspicuous and arouses suspicion, this pen pointer can serve a similar purpose. It can be attached to a rifle and its miniature focusing mechanism used as an aiming device. And the titanium housing makes for an elegant way for a dashing Bondlike agent to sign the check after dinner with a gal pal.
It should come as no surprise that Osterhout also parlayed his ingenuity for combining intrigue with gadgets into producing props for movies, including two Bond flicks (naturally) and blockbusters like "Jurassic Park" and "Jaws," and that he’s also designed cool toys for tots. With the latest Bond movie, "Quantum of Solace," set for release soon, here are 19 of Osterhout’s greatest “hits.” As Q often told Bond, “Now pay attention, 007.”
(source: msn.tech)
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