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James Bond Gadgets
Click on the Bond films below to see which gadgets were used in the film.
Dr. No
From Russia With Love
Goldfinger
Thunderball
You Only Live Twice
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Diamonds Are Forever
Live And Let Die
The Man With The Golden Gun
The Spy Who Loved Me
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy
A View To A Kill
The Living Daylights
Licence To Kill
GoldenEye
Tomorrow Never Dies
The World Is Not Enough
Die Another Day
Casino Royale
Dr. No
Walther PPK
M and Major Boothroyd (Q) force Bond to trade in his Beretta for the
new standard issue, the Walther PPK with a suppressor. Bond continued
using the PPK in most movies until Tomorrow Never Dies, where he begins
using a Walther P99.
Geiger counter
Bond has to request one from Britain before using it to determine the
radioactivity of Crab Key, suggesting they were an uncommon piece of
equipment.
From Russia With Love
Briefcase
Given to Bond by Q-Branch, it contains a two-piece sniper rifle with
ammunition. Fifty gold sovereigns are concealed in the case hinge stays.
A knife is contained in a hidden, spring-loaded compartment accessible
on the outside of the case. In addition, there is a safety mechanism
that detonates a gas bomb in the briefcase if opened improperly. This
case is almost identical to the one described in Fleming's novel, except
the book added a cyanide capsule which Bond was to use to commit suicide
upon capture (Bond immediately flushes it down a toilet, a fact referenced
in Die Another Day, when Bond says, "I threw it away years ago."). The
briefcase made a cameo appearance in the movie "Die Another Day" but
observant fans will note that in the original case, the throwing knife
came out handle first. The knife in the case from "Die Another Day"
came out blade first, a possible movie prop error.
Pager
Bond had one to notify him if he ever needed to contact MI6. It is worth
noting that Bond also had a phone installed in his car as well.
Bug detector
A small device that is designed to detect the presence of a phone tap
device in a regular telephone.
Tape recorder camera
A small reel-to-reel tape recorder hidden within a camera, used to interrogate
Tatiana.
Dagger shoe
A shoe with a poisoned blade concealed within worn by SPECTRE agents,
including Rosa Klebb. The blade would pop out of the front of the shoe,
making kicks extremely dangerous. One pair was used by Morzeny to kill
Kronsteen after his plan failed. The gadget also makes a cameo scene
in Die Another Day in Q's lab.
Garrote watch
A wristwatch from which a wire garrote can be drawn. Used by Red Grant
first to strangle a man dressed as Bond as part of a training exercise
in the opening scene and later to attempt to strangle the actual Bond
in the film's climax.
Goldfinger
Homing beacons
Bond is given two homing beacons from Q-branch. The first is larger
and used when Bond tracks the villain, Auric Goldfinger, to his base.
The second is smaller and allows MI6 to know where Bond is. Bond hides
it in a secret compartment in the heel of his shoe. Later, Bond removes
it from the shoe and attempts to send a message to headquarters by wrapping
the note around the transmitter and slipping it into someone's pocket.
The plan fails because the pocket's owner is killed and disposed of
in a car crusher, which destroys the device.
Attach� case
Reference is made to Bond having an attach� case that Bond is told was
damaged (possibly destroyed) when examined by Goldfinger's personnel.
Bowler Hat
Oddjob, Goldfinger's henchman, uses a special bowler hat with a metal
disc under the brim as a throwing weapon. The hat is capable of slicing
through stone and metal when thrown hard enough.
Thunderball
Homing Pill
When Bond takes this pill, it emits a signal that can be detected only
by a certain receiver.
Air supply
A small device that can be carried on the person without notice and
when in use, is held in the mouth to provide 4 minutes of air in emergencies
or when the user has to go underwater.
Jet pack
Used to propel Bond into the air when escaping after killing Col. Bouvier.
Underwater Jet Pack
During the final undersea battle, Bond is equipped with a bulky scuba
tank that not only propels him through the water faster than anyone
can swim, it also shoots small missiles. It also has a light and two
spear guns.
Breitling 'Top Time' Diver Chronometer watch
with built-in Geiger Counter.
Underwater camera
capable of taking eight shots in darkness using an infra-red film.
A Geiger counter camera
Given to Bond who then gives it to Domino to find the bombs on the yacht.
Miniature flare.
You Only Live Twice
Mini-rocket Cigarette
Tiger gives Bond a cigarette capable of shooting a jet powered projectile
accurately up to 30 yards. Used in Blofeld's volcano to kill a technician
standing by the entrance controls to enable his allies to storm the
base.
Safe cracker
A small device that can easily be carried in a jacket pocket and works
by attaching it to a safe the operator wants to open.
Gyrojet rocket guns
Prototype guns using a small rocket-propelled projectile rather than
conventional ammunition. A limited number were made in real life for
trials by the US and British military forces, but the design never caught
on, and the guns and ammunition are now very collectible (and therefore
highly sought after and expensive).
Little Nellie
A heavily-armed one-man Autogyro that has 2 deadly homing missiles,
machine guns, a smokescreen, flamethowers and air-dropped mines as weapons.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Radioactive lint
In the beginning of the movie, Q is showing M a homing device made out
of regular lint. "Placed in an opponent's pocket, the location fix and
anti-personnel uses should be obvious." M is more concerned with locating
Bond, who is nowhere to be found.
Safe cracker
A small (for its time) device that consists of a flexible cable ending
in a grapple that is meant to be fitted on a typical safe combination
lock. The machine would then examine the lock, figure out its combination
and open the safe. In addition, the device sports an Olivetti wet-type
photocopier that could allow for easy copying of secret documents to
minimize the chance of the owner learning of the break in by missing
documents. Wet-type photocopiers are actually unsuitable for field missions
because they must not be tilted lest the highly-toxic transfer liquid
spills out. Unlike the safe cracker used in You Only Live Twice, this
device was quite slow, taking close to an hour to open the safe (in
the film, Bond uses the device while the safe's owner is on a lunch
break and barely completes the job before the man returns).
Minox B 8x11 Camera
Bond uses a small camera to take snap shots of a map that shows where
the "Angels Of Death" are to release a biological agent.
After Bond resigns from MI6, we see him cleaning out his desk, and gadgets
from past films are shown, including the air supply from Thunderball
and Red Grant's garotte watch from From Russia with Love.
Diamonds Are Forever
Pocket snap trap
A small gadget hidden in a pocket to give a person performing an unwanted search on the wielder a painful surprise that would provide a critical distraction for the wielder to exploit for an attack.
Fake Fingerprint
Bond uses a fake fingerprint that clings to his thumb to trick Tiffany Case into believing he is Peter Franks.
Electro-Magnectic RPM Controller
Q created a ring that, when used, ensures a jackpot at the slot machines every time.
Grappling suspenders
When Bond rides on top of the elevator to the suite of Willard Whyte, he uses for the last leg of this trip the grappling cord built into the suspenders, similar to the belt in GoldenEye.
Voice changer
Blofield uses this to trick employees that he is Willard Whyte. You also see one of these in Q Branch and is demonstrated to Bond. Q remarks that he made one for "the kids last Christmas."
Water Sphere
Used by Bond to "walk" on water when he is parachuted near Blofield's platform.
Live and Let Die
Rolex Submariner
Given to Bond by Moneypenny, after "repairs" by Q Branch. Roger Moore,
as Bond, wears this specially tricked Submariner with a powerful electromagnet
that in theory, as Q claims, it can even deflect a bullet. It also featured
a spinning bezel which acted as a rotating saw that enabled him to cut
his rope restraints and escape a pool full of man eating sharks and
then go on and rescue Solitaire played by Jane Seymour.
Bug Sweeper
Bond uses a handheld device that can sweep a room for electronic microphones.
Clothing Brush Communicator
Hidden inside a clothing brush is a radio that also has a key allowing
it to transmit messages in morse code.
Shark gun
Fires special pellets that expel highly-pressurized air to make the
target explode. Designed for combating sharks, but Bond is able to activate
a pellet manually before forcing Kananga to swallow it.
The 'Felix Lighter'
Radio transmitter/receiver disguised as a car cigarette lighter installed
in a CIA vehicle, which Bond uses to contact his friend, Felix Leiter.
Sideview mirror dart gun
Installed in one of Kananga's sedans, this gun is used to kill Bond's
driver upon his arrival in New York City.
This movie is noteworthy in that the gadgets break their own stereotype
several times.
Espresso machine (by la Pavoni)
M, expecting it to be another agent gadget, finds it to be nothing more
than a coffee maker thus triggering his surprised exclamation: "Is that
all it does?!"
The magnetic watch (see above)
When threatened by alligators, this is one of the rare occasions when
a gadget actually fails to save Bond. He does escape the peril, but
by using a non-gadget solution.
Aftershave flamethrower
One of the few gadgets ever improvised by Bond in the field, and thus
not manufactured by Q branch. This was created by Bond spraying an aerosol
can of aftershave past the lit end of his cigar in order to kill a venomous
snake.
The Spy Who Loved Me
Micro-Film Reader
Assembled from two components:
A cigarette case
A cigarette lighter
Wet Bike
Personal watercraft
Ski Pole/Gun
A special designed ski pole which is modified to fire .30 caliber rounds
from a four shot magazine in the handle.
Seiko Quartz watch
Basically working like a pager, it had a built-in telex that allowed
MI6 to send important messages to Bond, printing them out like a miniature
teletype. (It actually looked more like labelmaker tape.)
Stun Gas Cigarette
The cigarette used by Soviet agent Triple X, could unleash a knockout
blow of stun gas when blown through.
Sharp Tea Tray
Although never used, it is shown tested in Q's lab, cutting off a mannequin's
head. (Note: it should be noted that it wasn't the tray, so much as
the magnetic levitation delivery system that made it lethal.)
Submarine Car
A converted Lotus Esprit S1 which Bond uses to drive off a dock and
into the water to observe Stromberg's hideout. The car was so convincing
that upon seeing the movie, the real-life Soviet KGB tried to appropriate
its construction plans.
Moonraker
Wrist dart gun
Can fire both cyanide-coated and armor-piercing darts. He uses these
to save himself from a centrifuge and kill Sir Hugo Drax.
Safe-cracking device
X-ray safe cracking device that is concealed within a normal looking
cigarette case.
Seiko Wristwatch
Contains a remote detonator and explosive charge and fuse contained
inside the back compartment.
Camera
A mini-camera imprinted with 007.
Moonraker Laser
A laser gun that can be shot in space. The gun is also used in the video
game GoldenEye 007. A version of this gun is shown being tested to somewhat
gruesome effect on a wax dummy during Bond's visit to the MI6 monastery.
CIA Agent Holly Goodhead carries a number of gadgets of her own, including
a perfume bottle that doubles as a flamethrower, a pen with a poison
needle, and a transmitter hidden in her purse.
Exploding bolas (seen tested in the MI6 monastery)
Designed to entrap an object, such as a human, and explode when the
bola balls hit each other.
Mexican Machine gun (seen tested in MI6 monastery)
A cleverly disguised machine gun which is contained in a mannequin of
a Mexican doing a siesta. The mannequin splits open, revealing the gun.
For Your Eyes Only
Seiko Wristwatch
Receives digital message read-outs and contains a 2-way radio/transmitter
for voice communications.
ATAC
Automatic Targeting Attack Communicator, the ATAC was lost when the
British spy ship St. Georges was sunk. Later recovered by Bond, who
at the end destroys it to prevent it from falling into enemy hands.
Identigraph
An early computer-like device to assemble a phantom photo of a person
by selecting characteristics from a variety of lists including hair
color, hair style, nose form, style of eyeglasses etc. Located in MI6
headquarters and used by Bond and Q to put together an image of henchman
Emile Locque. This device references the Identicast system referred
to in the Ian Fleming novel Goldfinger.
Octopussy
Seiko Wristwatch
Contains a universal radio direction finder. This works in conjunction
with listening device inside Bond's fountain pen.
Mont Blanc fountain pen
Contains a mixture of Nitric and Hydrochloric acids. Contains an earpiece
listening device that works in conjunction with Bond's wristwatch.
Attache case
Contains a false bottom which conceals a high explosive bomb.
TV Watch
Receives moving color images over the air .
Yo-yo saw
A rotating buzzsaw blade attached to a string so that it could be used
in the same manner as a conventional yo-yo. Used by an assassin to kill
MI6 agent Vijay, and later by the same assassin against Bond and Octopussy.
Crocodile mini sub
miniature one seater submarine shaped as a saurian. Used to approach
Octopussy's den on Udaipur Lake.
A View to a Kill
Polarizing Sunglasses
Allows the ability of seeing clearly through tinted glass.
Ring
Contains a miniature camera.
Checkbook/Billfold
Uses ultra-violet light to read previously written material by picking
up the indentations of pen marks on paper.
Electric Shaver
Contains an electronic eavesdropping detector.
Credit Card
Has an electronic ability to open locks.
SNOOPER
One of Q Branch's surveillance inventions. A small, animal-like remote
controlled camera unit that can transmit audio/video from the head of
the unit to a receptacle for the signal. It was used as demonstration
near the beginning of the movie and at the end to find Bond.
The Living Daylights
Philips Keychain
Contains capsule of stun gas (effective up to 5 feet) which is activated
by a whistle combination. (Bond's was the first bars of "Rule Brittania".
It's unclear if this is a standard setting.) The gas disorientates any
normal person for up to 30 seconds.
Contains an explosive charge which is activated by a personalized whistle
combination. (Bond's was a wolf whistle, something that Q commented
was "most appropriate" for 007.)
Contains a lockpick which was claimed by "Q" to be able to "open 90%
of the world's locks".
Miniature Binoculars
Contained on normal looking eye-glass frames.
Ghetto Blaster
While never used by James Bond, we see this gadget tested in Q-Branch
for the Americans. The ghetto blaster is an 1980s boombox that can fire
a rocket.
Revolving Sofa
Q is also testing a sofa that swallows whoever sits on it.
Licence to Kill
Dentonite Toothpaste
Plastic explosives disguised as ordinary toothpaste. The receiver that
picks up the signal from Bond to blow the explosives is disguised as
a packet of cigarettes.
Signature Camera Gun
A camera that when put together became a sniper rifle that can be programmed
to fire for only one person due to a scanner built into the grip.
Laser Polaroid Camera
When the flash is used on this camera, it shoots a laser. The pictures
it takes are X-rayed.
Exploding Alarm Clock
Q carries it with him to Isthmus, but it is not used. Guaranteed never
to wake up anyone who uses it.
Radio Transceiver Broom
used by Q to communicate with Bond's companion while disguised as a
groundsman.
GoldenEye
Belt
A size 34 leather belt. It conceals a piton hidden behind the buckle.
It can fire out up to 75 feet of high tensile wire designed to support
the weight of an average person.
Ballpoint Pen (Parker Jotter)
Contains a class four grenade. A 4-second fuse is armed after three
clicks in succession. Another three clicks disarms it. Used by Bond
to escape his captors after Boris nervously clicks it.
Wristwatch
An Omega Seamaster Pro (the first of James Bond's non-Seiko/Rolex gadget
watches) with built-in laser cutter and a remote detonator.
Piton Gun
Fires grappling hook (piton) and has a laser cutting attachment.
Digital Binoculars
Auto focus/zoom, digital camera, satellite uplink to send visual data.
X-Ray Document Scanner
Q has a document scanner disguised as a tea-tray.
Phone Booth Trap
Q Branch is testing a BT telephone box with a large airbag inside which
expands, crushing anyone inside against the wall of the box.
Wheelchair and Leg Cast missile
Tested by Q Branch, this gadget was made to look like someone had broken
their leg, when in fact, the leg hid a missile, which could be fired
from the seated position.
Door Decoder
Small Device that can be fitted onto keypad locked electronic doors
that finds the combination and displays it on its screen. Used by 006
in the pre-credit sequence.
Tomorrow Never Dies
Mobile Phone
The phone had a variety of features, including:
a stun gun,
a fingerprint scanner/analyzer/transmitter that can also be used for
opening high-tech fingerprint-identification locks
"Flip-open" remote control for operating his BMW 750iL (Directional
steering pad, LCD monitor for the front and rear view, controls to fire
rocket launcher and operate the car's other defense mechanisms).
Omega Seamaster watch
Taken by Bond from the Chinese safehouse, the watch had a small, detachable
charge that could be detonated by turning the watch's dial. It was later
used to remotely destroy a glass jar that had a grenade lodged inside.
Walther P99
A gun Bond acquires from the Chinese safehouse in Saigon. It replaced
Bond's Walther PPK, present for the first half of the film. Since Tomorrow
Never Dies, Bond has used the P99.
Cigarette lighter
A disguised timed explosive/grenade.
Restraint Fan
Weapon developed by Wai Lin's counterpart division to Q Branch. Appears
to be a Chinese fan, but when opened, various string-like restraints
are emitted, possibly with the design of restraining an opponent.
Rickshaw Defense Mechanism
This was used to knock out an enemy. A button is pressed, and an upper
part of a bike-based rickshaw, which appears to be parked, ejects, knocking
out the target.
Dragon Flamethrower
Bond commented on the fact that this device was "very novel." Although
this appears to be a sculpture of a dragon, pulling back one of the
ears emits a high yield flamethrower, which makes the sculpture look
like a fire-breathing dragon.
Wristband Grappling Hook
A wristband that shoots a grappling hook that Wai Lin uses to escape
a building in the beginning.
The World Is Not Enough
Omega Seamaster Wristwatch
Contains a Grappling hook with fifty feet of high-tensile micro-filament
and a high intensity lighted bezel.
Multifunction Lock Pick
Concealed in a normal looking credit card with a removable strip that
activates a spring-loaded multifunction lock pick.
Eye-glasses (#1)
Remotely detonates an explosive "flash-bang" charge. The explosive charge
is actually housed in the pistol that is confiscated from Bond in the
film's opening scene.
Eye-glasses (#2)
Enables X-ray vision for checking for concealed weapons.
Ski Jacket
Conceals an escape pod which inflates into a sealed sphere made of aluminum-coated
plastic and Kevlar reinforcement. This feature appears to be based on
the Zorb.
Bagpipe
Contains a flamethrower and a machine gun (was seen only in Q's testing
lab).
This film marks the only one occasion in the Bond film series (as of
2006) where Bond has expressed concern as to what Q will think when
equipment is destroyed ("Q's not gonna like this!"). This happens when
Bond's BMW Z8 is sawn in half. In a twist of unforeseeable irony, this
happens after Desmond Llewelyn makes his final screen appearance as
Q. Llewelyn was killed in a car accident shortly after the film premiered.
Die Another Day
Glass-Shattering Ring
A "standard issue" ring for the finger which, is actually an "ultra
high-frequency single digit sonic agitator unit", that can shatter bullet-proof
glass (or any " 'unbreakable' glass", as commented by Q in the movie).
Surfboard
Contains a sliding panel with a hidden compartment containing communications
equipment, explosives, detonators and a Walther P99 firearm.
Wristwatch
Contains an explosive detonator and laser beam cutter. The new Q states
that this watch is Bond's 20th, which is a reference to the fact that
Die Another Day is the 20th James Bond film.
Mini Air Supply
Similar device as used in Thunderball, which provides a few minutes
of oxygen.
Virtual Combat Training Simulator
This device allows the user to enter a virtual environment with the
assistance of four computerized columns, a special pair of sunglasses,
and a special weapon. This training simulator is tested by 007. One
such program contains a scenario in which MI6 Headquarters is attacked
and the user must eliminate all threats as they see fit. Miss Moneypenny
makes some recreational use of another version of the program.
A modified Aston Martin V-12 Vanquish
dubbed the "vanish", which uses micro cameras to record the image on
one side of the car and project it onto the other side of the car making
it almost invisible.
Switchblade
Essentially a one-man glider shaped like a fighter jet. It features
retractable wings that control the speed and trajectory of the craft.
Fitted with the same material that makes a stealth bomber radar-invisible.
Based on a workable model called "PHASST" (Programmable High Altitude
Single Soldier Transport).
Casino Royale
Although the character of Q and Q Branch are absent from the latest
Bond film, Bond is still outfitted with a number of gadgets, including:
Aston Martin DBS V12
This has a glove compartment filled with assorted tools and weaponry,
including a first aid kit and portable defibrillator used to combat
poisoning. (The vehicle itself, however, appears to not have any added
features.)
Sony Ericsson K800
Cell phone with sophisticated GPS.
Microchip implant
Bond is implanted with a microchip that helps MI6 keep track of Bond's
whereabouts; it also monitors Bond's vital signs which are transmitted
back to MI6 for analysis.
Tracking device
Similar to the implant in Bond's arm, this tracking device is placed
in Le Chiffre's inhaler.
Text Messages
Although not considered an exotic gadget, Bond makes extensive use of
cell phone text messaging and other features to complete his mission.
This could be because commonly available modern cell phones include
many of the gadgets found in previous Bond adventures.
Sony Blu-Ray
The surveillance video from the Ocean Club that Bond reviews is recorded
onto Blu-Ray format discs.
VaioTX series and SZ series laptop computer
These are used on his mission and again during the post-mission vacation.
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