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A new series of The X-Files is due on Channel 5 any time now, and to celebrate, we point its two heroes towards some top tech to help with their paranormal probings…

With the new X Files nearly here, we serve up five gadgets to help Mulder and Scully bust those conspiracy theories and

UFO sightings wide-open

scope for expansion

01 meade polaris 130md EQ

“The truth is out there,” claimed the tagline for the original X Files TV series. But exactly how far out there is anyone’s guess – which is why we suggest Fox and Dana equip themselves with a Meade Polaris 130MD EQ telescope. It offers magnification up to 103 times, a slow-mo function for tracking ‘unusual’ movements in the sky (it’s a bloody plane!), plus a DVD guide to over 10,000 celestial objects.

£179, meade.com

shady dealings

02 iCAPTURE SMART GLASSES

Although David Duchovny was treated for sex addiction in 2008, we are in no way suggesting that his character Fox Mulder would want to use a pair of shades fitted with a secret video camera for anything untoward. No, the iCapture Smart Glasses would be for sneakily filming suspect activity around Area 51 – something he could do in 5MP, before storing the footage in the 8GB of built-in memory.

£120, akitaelectronics.com

object of desire

03 SCIENCE MUSEUM : MY MYSTER Y UFO

Scully has always been skeptical about the existence of UFOs, so maybe Mulder could try to convince her with a My Mystery UFO. This little disc spins and hovers in front of your eyes, without the need for a remote control. Magic! (Although, considering it costs 12 quid and is made of plastic, Scully would have to be pretty stupid to think it was a real UFO.)

£11.99, amazon.co.uk

RA DIO STAR

04 uniden bearcat EZI-33XLT

Whether it’s a transmission from the nearest airport-control room or a trucker belching on the hard shoulder, Mulder and Scully will be able to pick it up with a Bearcat EZI-33XLT radio scanner. With a range of between 78-174 and 406-512MHz, AM, FM and WFM modes, and three quick-recall buttons, this handheld device is perfect for eavesdroppers everywhere.

£55, uniden.com

BEA M HI M UP! 05 INTERPLANETARY TRANSPORTER

Look, we all know that aliens exist, so let’s just put Mulder out of his misery and let him meet them. He could do this with our made-up gadget for this month – an interplanetary transporter. It would beam him off to the Planet Zeb, so he could have a pint with a chappy from another galaxy. Imagine the awe as the massive forehead first hoved into view – and no doubt Mulder would think the alien looked weird, too.