Our favorite James Bond gadgets: Exploding pens, dagger shoes and car submarines
Super-spy 007 is never without a lifesaving gadget, plus a few that may not seem so immediately useful. CNET staff members pick their favorites. Listen - 08:33
Though Q was annoyed at how cavalierly James Bond treated the tech from MI6 s labs, those gadgets saved 007 s life many times. Keith Hamshere/Getty Images
James Bond fans who ve been waiting for the release of the franchise s next installment, No Time to Die, were disappointed once again last month when the film was delayed until Oct. 8 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Directed by Cary Joji Fukinaga, and promising to globe trot from Italy to Jamaica and to Norway and Scotland, No Time to Die will be Daniel Craig s fifth (and possibly final) turn as 007.
I paid Apple $69 to replace my 3-year-old iPhone battery. Here s what happened
It s crazy to buy a new phone just to get a new battery, but was a replacement really the better bet? Listen - 04:11
iPhone batteries can be replaced, but it s pretty complicated. Better to let an expert do it, especially if the price is reasonable. Stephen Beacham/CNET
My iPhone X just celebrated its third birthday, which is significant for a couple reasons. First, it s the longest I ve ever held onto a single phone; usually I upgrade every year or two. Second, like any three-year-old model, its battery ain t what it used to be.