Gadgetory

welcome to see you at top five for each time we meet we count down another hot cnet list I'm Tom Merritt movies have very few of the restrictions real life has so it's no wonder that some of the very best gadgets ever exist only in the movies I asked around on Twitter and Facebook and elsewhere to find out just what movie gadgets are your favorites let's count them down at number 5 the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy first of all it has the invaluable advice don't panic print it on the cover secondly it can answer any question about anything in the universe wanna know everything there is to know about Earth mostly harmless coming in at number 4 the neuralyzer from men in black the best way to forget your troubles is to have them wiped from your memory by looking into the friendly red light of the neuralyzer what was I say up to number three the tricorder now you can go on forever about Star Trek with its transporters and universal translators and such but it seems the tricorder captures the minds of cnet fans a tad bit more and it's one of the few Star Trek gadgets that's actually been built and sold sliding in at number two James Bond's watch whether it's the gharat watch in From Russia With Love the Geiger counter from Thunderball or the many communication watches bond always has a useful and stylish gadget on his wrist before we get to number one time for another Lane pries be one of the first ten people to answer the question correctly in the comments for this episode of blog sina TV calm and you could win a replica Naboo pistol here's the question what was the name of the company that made the TR 107 tricorder mark one known as the first real tricorder alright let's get to our number one the top movie gadget number one it's the laser gun and see you didn't have a chance to win one now I always think of the Star Wars laser gun but it could also mean the phaser from Star Trek or even the ray gun from fifty serials like Buck Rogers but you have to admit a laser gun is what every kid holds in their hand when they're fighting off space aliens well that's it for this edition of seen at top five don't forget to answer the trivia question for a chance to win your very own laser gun I'm Tom Merritt see you next time