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The '''Eye-5''' (or '''I-5''') was a special kind of contact lens that could be used to record the things it saw. | The '''Eye-5''' (or '''I-5''') was a special kind of contact lens that could be used to record the things it saw. | ||
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[[Gwen Cooper]] used the Eye-5s in [[2011]] to record while infiltrating [[PhiCorp]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dead of Night]]'') She also used it to get past an iris scanner at the PhiCorp headquarters. ([[TV]]: ''[[Escape to LA]]'') When Gwen returned to [[Wales]], she used them to record what was happening in the [[overflow camp]]s. When she arrived in America, she received a text message in the lenses, informing her that her [[Mary Cooper|mother]], [[Rhys Williams|husband]] and [[Anwen Williams|daughter]] had been kidnapped, and would not be returned unless she gave them Jack. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Middle Men]]'') [[Olivia Colasanto]] gave Gwen further instructions on the Eye-5s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Immortal Sins]]'') After Jack and Gwen were saved, [[Rex Matheson]] stole the Eye-5s and had them activate when his heart rate increased. When he was being interrogated by [[Brian Friedkin]], the Eye-5s recorded him, revealing Brian's acts and his betrayal of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road]]'') | [[Gwen Cooper]] used the Eye-5s in [[2011]] to record while infiltrating [[PhiCorp]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dead of Night]]'') She also used it to get past an iris scanner at the PhiCorp headquarters. ([[TV]]: ''[[Escape to LA]]'') When Gwen returned to [[Wales]], she used them to record what was happening in the [[overflow camp]]s. When she arrived in America, she received a text message in the lenses, informing her that her [[Mary Cooper|mother]], [[Rhys Williams|husband]] and [[Anwen Williams|daughter]] had been kidnapped, and would not be returned unless she gave them Jack. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Middle Men]]'') [[Olivia Colasanto]] gave Gwen further instructions on the Eye-5s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Immortal Sins]]'') After Jack and Gwen were saved, [[Rex Matheson]] stole the Eye-5s and had them activate when his heart rate increased. When he was being interrogated by [[Brian Friedkin]], the Eye-5s recorded him, revealing Brian's acts and his betrayal of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 19:04, 30 May 2013
The Eye-5 (or I-5) was a special kind of contact lens that could be used to record the things it saw.
Functions
The Eye-5, though it looked and functioned just like a normal contact lens, could transmit information wirelessly back to a computer network. (TV: Reset) It could also be routed to all wireless networks in the area. (TV: End of the Road) Information transmitted from the lens could be recorded like conventional video. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three) A person at the other end could communicate with the wearer via a keyboard. (TV: Reset)
The lens could not transmit sound. (TV: Reset) To get around this, the lens had lip-reading software, which worked best when the person in question faced the camera directly. The lip-reading software translated lip movements to speech after a delay of a second or two. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three)
The Eye-5 had several other features. It could be used to get past an iris scan by creating the image of a iris. (TV: Escape to LA) It could also be linked to detect the wearer's heartbeat, activating at a certain rate. (TV: End of the Road)
History of use
According to Jack Harkness, the Eye-5 originally came from a distant moon in a distant galaxy. (TV: Dead of Night) Torchwood Three was able to obtain a set and used it for espionage. Ianto Jones and Gwen Cooper were also known to have borrowed them for "fun". (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three)
The lenses were used by Martha Jones when infiltrating the Pharm. (TV: Reset)
Though Torchwood Three was destroyed, the Eye-5 survived due to Gwen Cooper having borrowed them. Lois Habiba used them to record secret negotiations between the British government and the 456. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three) Downloaded onto a laptop, Rhys Williams held onto the information so that he could reveal the negotiations to the public. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Four) After the conclusion of the 456 crisis, Bridget Spears wore the lens to record Prime Minister Brian Green casually mentioning his complicity in the affair. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Five)
Gwen Cooper used the Eye-5s in 2011 to record while infiltrating PhiCorp. (TV: Dead of Night) She also used it to get past an iris scanner at the PhiCorp headquarters. (TV: Escape to LA) When Gwen returned to Wales, she used them to record what was happening in the overflow camps. When she arrived in America, she received a text message in the lenses, informing her that her mother, husband and daughter had been kidnapped, and would not be returned unless she gave them Jack. (TV: The Middle Men) Olivia Colasanto gave Gwen further instructions on the Eye-5s. (TV: Immortal Sins) After Jack and Gwen were saved, Rex Matheson stole the Eye-5s and had them activate when his heart rate increased. When he was being interrogated by Brian Friedkin, the Eye-5s recorded him, revealing Brian's acts and his betrayal of the CIA. (TV: End of the Road)
