6. For Your Eyes Only: Your wrist would like a word
Image: TMDBIn For Your Eyes Only (1981), Bond's watch receives scrolling text messages and includes a radio transmitter. Even away from headquarters, his wrist can bring work straight back into his life.
That arrangement now feels familiar to anyone who has tried to ignore a smartwatch notification. When Apple unveiled its watch in 2014, reading and responding to messages were among its advertised features.
Bond did not invent the idea of wrist-based communication, and the film's gadget was not a modern smartwatch. But it recognised the appeal—and the inconvenience—of putting a communications device somewhere its owner would almost always notice it. The future arrived, and the boss could still reach you. Bond's watch · Apple Watch's unveiling
