Live And Let Die gadgets

Digital watch

While not special to today’s standard, this digital watch was a new innovation at the time of Live And Let Die. Bond uses it to see what the time is when he hears the doorbell ringing.

Rolex

Provided by Q-Branch this Rolex had two optional extras. Firstly at click of a button the watch turned into a highly intense electro-magnet. This could deflect the path of a bullet at long range, but more importantly could attract metal objects to the watch. Bond demonstrates this by magnetising M's spoon to his annoyance. Upon spinning the Rolex’s face the watch turned into a circular saw, allowing Bond to escape his ties at the end of Live And Let Die.

Poison dart shooting mirror

Housed within the right-hand mirror of Whisper’s car is a poisonous dart that Whisper uses to shoot Bond’s cab driver as he travels to meet Felix Leiter. Whisper pulls along side Bond’s cab, lines up his target and silently shoots his target, unnoticed by Bond, who eventually is left to steer the cab from the back seat.

Cigarette lighter communicator

This gadget is disguised as a harmless looking cigarette lighter, however it was actually a communications device. Bond uses this after he manages to escape from his first encounter with Mr Big. He uses the lighter to communicate with Felix Leiter, who tells him that he is booked on the next flight to San Monique in pursuit of Kananga.

Bug detector

Bond uses this bug detector to sweep his room for bugs when staying in a hotel apartment in San Monique. After a sweep he finds two bugs, one in a statue and one in the headboard of his bed.

Hairbrush transmitter

This hairbrush contained a built in transmitter that Bond uses to communicate with Quarrel Jr in Morse code whilst in his hotel apartment in San Monique.

Dr. Kanaga's scarecrows

These scarecrows looked normal but they contained a deadly secret. Installed to guard Kananga's poppy fields, locals are scared of the evil spirits possessed within the scarecrows. These evil spirits actually consisted of hidden video cameras in place of eyes and guns contained in their mouths. A scarecrow kills Rosie Carver when she runs from Bond after he discovers her connections with Kananga.

Hang glider

This hand-glider provides Bond his means of entry onto San Monique near Solitaires house. The hand-glider is suspended in the air by a rope that is connected to Quarrel Jr’s boat below. Bond presses a button on the hand-glider that sets off an alarm on Quarrel’s boat to notify him to release the connecting cable.

Flute transmitter

Baron Samedi uses this flute to play a tune whilst Bond and Solitaire walk past. Once they are clear, Baron Samedi communicates with Kananga that they are approaching the poppy fields.

Compressed air pellet

Provided by Q to battle sharks using a shark gun, Bond uses this unusual gadget to kill Kananga at the end of the film. During an underwater fight Bond forces Kananga to swallow the pellet that causes him to inflate and then explode. When Solitaire asks to Kananga’s whereabouts Bond aptly quips “He always did have an inflated opinion of himself”.