Ejecter seats, super magnetic watches, guns you can make from a cigarette case and a cuff link - sadly none of these exist in the lives of real spies but Pocket-lint spoke to surveillance expert and ex-SAS member, Dave Thomas to find out what does.

Minox has launched the DSC mini digital spy camera measuring just 86 x 29 x 20mm at the Photokina show that's aimed at "leisure secret agents".

With a 5-megapixel resolution and video playback mode, images are saved on a microSD card.

Quantum of Solace is just weeks away: you don't have the fast cars, or the fast women, BUT you can get hold of some sunnies fit for a spy.

The Spy Camera Glasses have hidden depths - put them on for a stroll, and, just by pressing the shades'...

So they are plans afoot to monitor our emails, phone calls and the websites we visit, but now it seems our facial expressions are also going to be scrutinised by "security experts".

Boing Boing says that European airlines are already testing...