Through the advent of the Internet, people nowadays are well aware of the technological advances taking place. This was not the case 40 years ago, when if an outlandish gadget was shown and through special effects made believable, people were impressed. That is how the movies got a following in the 60s and 70s. Ring cameras, a Rolex submariner used as a saw, jet packs, and a car that turns into a submarine more than caught the people's attention. Soon the gadgets became an integral part of the Bond arsenal, and hence, the movies. People did complain of the overuse of gadgets, and hence, it was toned down later. The most drastic transition came when the latest Bond is portrayed as a technophobe.