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{{Infobox Object
|image      = Torchwood Contact Lenses.jpg
|aka        = I-5
|type        = Special [[contact lens]]
|origin      =
|used by    = [[Torchwood Three]], [[Lois Habiba]], [[Bridget Spears]], [[Rex Matheson]]
|first      = Reset (TV story)
|appearances = [[Eye-5 - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
|clip        = Torchwood Miracle Day - Gwen Receives a Message
}}
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|info]] 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 (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 (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 ==
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]]'')


{{Template:Infobox Object
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]]'')
|image      = [[File:Torchwood_Contact_Lenses.jpg|250px]]
 
|Object name = Torchwood Contact Lenses
[[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]]'')
|type        = Video camera
|origin      = [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]]
|appearances = [[TW]]: [[Reset )Torchwood story)|Reset]]
[[TW]]: [[Children of Earth: Day Three|Day Three]]
[[TW]]: [[Children of Earth: Day Four|Day Four]]
[[TW]]: [[Children of Earth: Day Five|Day Five]]
}}


These contact lenses were used by Martha Jones and Lois Habiba. The contact lenses were video cameras used by Torchwood to get infomation from a company or help someone. Martha Jones wore the contact lenses when she was helping Torchwood get information from the Pharm. Lois Habiba wore them when Torchwood needed information from the goverment. The Torchwood team could send texts also through their computers into the view of the contacts lenses. They also had a lip reading software and they were apparently untraceable, agording to Gwen. The true name is unknown but Gwen said they were Torchwood contact lenses. The contact lenses Martha wore and the contact lenses Lois wore were different on the computer screen but they had the same functions and maybe Lois's were an upgraded version.
[[Category:Torchwood Three's items]]
[[Category:Torchwood Three Items]]
[[Category:Alien artefacts]]
[[Category:Cameras and recording devices]]
[[Category:Eyewear]]
[[Category:Wireless technology]]

Latest revision as of 00:33, 23 July 2023

The Eye-5 (or I-5) was a special kind of contact lens that could be used to record the things it saw.

Functions[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Eye-5, though it looked and functioned just like a normal contact lens, could transmit info wirelessly back to a computer network. (TV: 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)

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) However, the lenses were seemingly upgraded as when Rex Matheson used them, they could transmit audio. (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) It could also be linked to detect the wearer's heartbeat, activating at a certain rate. (TV: End of the Road)

History of use[[edit] | [edit source]]

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)

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 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)

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 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) 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 CIA. (TV: End of the Road)

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