Anyone who’s read through Stieg Larsson’s Girl with the Dragon Tattoo may have noticed Larsson’s incredible attention to detail. In particular, in naming the gadgets used by the characters, down to the exact product name. The original book takes place sometime in 2002, as is evident by Lisbeth’s arsenal of gadgets. The movie, however, was shot quite a bit later (sometime in 2010-2011).
While watching, I couldn’t help but think of this Engadget piece, in which editor Laura June lists the various pieces of gadgetry used by the protagonists. The disparity between the timelines was unmistakable — unibody MacBook Pros weren’t available in 2002! Anyway, here’s the list.
Book gadgets (from Engadget)
- First generation iPod.
- Canon Powershot digital camera.
- Apple iBook 600.
- Apple iMac G3.
- Apple PowerBook G4.
- Agfa scanner.
Movie gadgets
- Not a Canon PowerShot Digital Elph camera – It looks like it’s a Sony NEX camera, or some other camera with a thin body and large, off-center lens.
- Unibody 15-inch MacBook Pro – Both Lisbeth and Mikael use a 15-inch MacBook Pro in the movie, which hit store shelves in late 2008.
- Epson printer/scanner – This handy little printer+scanner combo spent most of its camera time scanning the cornucopia of photos taken during [REDACTED].
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