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== Functions == | == 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 (TV story)|Reset]]'') It could also be routed to all wireless networks in the area and could even broadcast on TVs. ([[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 (TV story)|Reset]]'') | 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 (TV story)|Reset]]'') It could also be routed to all wireless networks in the area and could even broadcast on TVs. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') Information transmitted from the lens could be recorded like conventional video. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Three]]'') A person at the other end could communicate with the wearer via a keyboard. ([[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'') | ||
The lens could not transmit sound. ([[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|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]]'') However, the lenses were seemingly upgraded as when [[Rex Matheson]] used them, they could transmit audio. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road]]'') | The lens could not transmit sound. ([[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|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 (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Three]]'') However, the lenses were seemingly upgraded as when [[Rex Matheson]] used them, they could transmit audio. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') | ||
The Eye-5 had several other features. It could be used to get past an [[iris scan]] by creating the image of an iris. ([[TV]]: ''[[Escape to LA]]'') It could also be linked to detect the wearer's [[heart]]beat, activating at a certain rate. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road]]'') | The Eye-5 had several other features. It could be used to get past an [[iris scan]] by creating the image of an iris. ([[TV]]: ''[[Escape to LA (TV story)|Escape to LA]]'') It could also be linked to detect the wearer's [[heart]]beat, activating at a certain rate. ([[TV]]: ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') | ||
== History of use == | == 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" that is implied to have been of a sexual nature. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three]]'') | According to [[Jack Harkness]], the Eye-5 originally came from a distant [[moon]] in a distant [[galaxy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dead of Night (TV story)|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" that is implied to have been of a sexual nature. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Three]]'') | ||
The lenses were used by [[Martha Jones]] when infiltrating [[the Pharm]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'') | The lenses were used by [[Martha Jones]] when infiltrating [[the Pharm]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'') | ||
Though [[Torchwood Three]] was destroyed, the Eye-5 survived due to [[Gwen Cooper]] having borrowed them for "fun" with [[Rhys Williams]]. Though the team possessed limited resources, the Eye-5 software still existed on the Torchwood server and Ianto downloaded it to a laptop at Gwen's request. [[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 | Though [[Torchwood Three]] was destroyed, the Eye-5 survived due to [[Gwen Cooper]] having borrowed them for "fun" with [[Rhys Williams]]. Though the team possessed limited resources, the Eye-5 software still existed on the Torchwood server and Ianto downloaded it to a laptop at Gwen's request. [[Lois Habiba]] used them to record secret negotiations between the [[British government]] and [[the 456]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)|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 (TV story)|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 (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Five]]'') | ||
[[Gwen Cooper]] used the Eye-5s in [[2011]] to record while infiltrating [[PhiCorp]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dead of Night (TV story)|Dead of Night]]'') She also used it to get past an iris scanner at the PhiCorp headquarters. ([[TV]]: ''[[Escape to LA (TV story)|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 (TV story)|The Middle Men]]'') [[Olivia Colasanto]] gave Gwen further instructions on the Eye-5s and [[Rex Matheson]] and [[Esther Drummond]] found and rescued her and Jack by tracking the Eye-5's after hacking in when they got suspicious. ([[TV]]: ''[[Immortal Sins (TV story)|Immortal Sins]]'') After Jack and Gwen were saved, Rex 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 (TV story)|End of the Road]]'') | |||
[[Category:Torchwood Three's items]] | [[Category:Torchwood Three's items]] | ||
[[Category:Alien artefacts]] | [[Category:Alien artefacts]] | ||