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{{Template:Infobox Object
{{Infobox Object
|image      = [[File:Torchwood_Contact_Lenses.jpg|250px]]
|image      = Torchwood Contact Lenses.jpg
|object name = Torchwood Contact Lenses
|aka        = I-5
|type        = Video camera
|type        = Special [[contact lens]]
|origin      = [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]]?
|origin      =  
|appearances = <ul><li>[[TW]]: [[Reset (Torchwood story)|Reset]]</li><li>[[TW]]: [[Children of Earth: Day Three]]</li><li>[[TW]]: [[Children of Earth: Day Four]]</li><li>[[TW]]: [[Children of Earth: Day Five]]</li></ul>
|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
}}
}}
'''"Torchwood contact lenses"''' was the nickname for special contact lenses used for covert surveillance and recording.
The '''Eye-5''' (or '''I-5''') was a special kind of [[contact lens]] that could be used to record the things it saw.


==Overview==
== Functions ==
===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, though they looked and functioned just like normal contact lenses, could transmit information wirelessly back to a computer network. A person at the other end could then communicate with them via a keyboard. However, the lens could not transmit sound. ([[TW]]: ''[[Reset (Torchwood 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 transcribed lip movements to speech after a short delay of a second or two. Information transmitted from the lens could get recorded like conventional video. According to [[Gwen Cooper]], they were also apparently untraceable. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three]]'')


===History of use===
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 lens were used by [[Martha Jones]] when infiltrating [[the Pharm]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Reset (Torchwood story)|Reset]]'') Later, after Rhys and Gwen borrowed them for some "fun", [[Lois Habiba]], the secretary to [[John Frobisher]] used them to record secret negotiations between the [[British government]] and [[the 456]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three]]'') Downloaded onto a [[laptop]], [[Rhys Williams]] then held onto the information so that he could, if [[Torchwood Three]] needed to do it, reveal the negotiations to the public. ([[TW]]: [[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. ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five]]'')  
 
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]]'')
 
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]]'')


:''The interface looked slightly different on each occasion.''
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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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