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|type = Communications device
|type = Communications device
|origin = [[Earth]]
|origin = [[Earth]]
|appearances = <ul><li>[[K9TV]]: ''[[Liberation]]'', ''[[The Korven]]'', ''[[Fall of the House of Gryffen]]'', ''[[The Curse of Anubis]]'', ''[[Oroborus (TV story)|Oroborus]]'', ''[[Aeolian (TV story)|Aeolian]]'', ''[[The Cambridge Spy]]'',''[[Mutant Copper]]'', ''[[The Custodians]]'', ''[[Robot Gladiators]]'', ''[[Mindsnap]]'' (flashback; archive footage only), ''[[Angel of the North]]''</li></ul>
|appearances = <ul><li>[[K9TV]]: ''[[Liberation]]'', ''[[The Korven]]'', ''[[The Fall of the House of Gryffen]]'', ''[[The Curse of Anubis]]'', ''[[Oroborus (TV story)|Oroborus]]'', ''[[Aeolian (TV story)|Aeolian]]'', ''[[The Cambridge Spy]]'',''[[Mutant Copper]]'', ''[[The Custodians]]'', ''[[Robot Gladiators]]'', ''[[Mindsnap]]'' (flashback; archive footage only), ''[[Angel of the North]]''</li></ul>
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The '''Vid-com''' were handheld mobile communication devices originating on the planet [[Earth]], they were used in the mid [[21st century]] by [[Human]]s, human-created [[Robot]]s and [[The Department]].
The '''Vid-com''' were handheld mobile communication devices originating on the planet [[Earth]], they were used in the mid [[21st century]] by [[Human]]s, human-created [[robot]]s and [[The Department]].


[[File:Vid-com2.PNG|200px|thumb|left|A vid-com of different design. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Cambridge Spy]]'')]]
[[File:Vid-com2.PNG|200px|thumb|left|A vid-com of different design. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Cambridge Spy]]'')]]
The vid-com was the apparent successor of the [[Mobile phone]], like the Mobile phone it had ringtones, a vibration movement when contacted and it was able to record videos. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Fall of the House of Gryffen]]'',''[[The Cambridge Spy]]'', ''[[Mutant Copper]]'')
The vid-com was the apparent successor of the [[mobile phone]]; like the mobile phone it had ringtones, a vibration movement when contacted and it was able to record videos. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Fall of the House of Gryffen]]'',''[[The Cambridge Spy]]'', ''[[Mutant Copper]]'')


The friends of [[K9 Mark 2]], [[Starkey]], [[Jorjie Turner]] and [[Darius Pike]] used vid-coms during their adventures. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Fall of the House of Gryffen]]'', ''[[Oroborus (TV story)|Oroborus]]'')
The friends of [[K9 Mark 2]], [[Starkey]], [[Jorjie Turner]] and [[Darius Pike]] used vid-coms during their adventures. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Fall of the House of Gryffen]]'', ''[[Oroborus (TV story)|Oroborus]]'')


[[File:Two Vid-coms.PNG|thumb|200px|right|Exchanging cash using vid-coms. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Oroborus (TV story)|Oroborus]]'')]]
[[File:Two Vid-coms.PNG|thumb|200px|right|Exchanging cash using vid-coms. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Oroborus (TV story)|Oroborus]]'')]]

Revision as of 10:33, 13 March 2011

The Vid-com were handheld mobile communication devices originating on the planet Earth, they were used in the mid 21st century by Humans, human-created robots and The Department.

File:Vid-com2.PNG
A vid-com of different design. (K9TV: The Cambridge Spy)

The vid-com was the apparent successor of the mobile phone; like the mobile phone it had ringtones, a vibration movement when contacted and it was able to record videos. (K9TV: The Fall of the House of Gryffen,The Cambridge Spy, Mutant Copper)

The friends of K9 Mark 2, Starkey, Jorjie Turner and Darius Pike used vid-coms during their adventures. (K9TV: The Fall of the House of Gryffen, Oroborus)

File:Two Vid-coms.PNG
Exchanging cash using vid-coms. (K9TV: Oroborus)

Vid-coms could be used to exhange money. (K9TV: Oroborus)

Aside from regular vid-coms, (K9TV: Angel of the North) Department officers also carried a different kind of vid-com which was able to fire lasers. (K9TV: The Custodians)

See also