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== Appearance and function ==
== Appearance and function ==
These devices were disguised as wristwatches, and were apparently uncomfortable to use. The Doctor could easily detect a shimmer even when not looking at it, as he did when he deactivated Rossiter's shimmer. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
These devices were disguised as wristwatches, and were apparently uncomfortable to use. The [[Tenth Doctor]] could easily detect a shimmer even when not looking at it, as he did when he deactivated Rossiter's shimmer. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 05:48, 8 December 2011

A Shimmer was a cloaking device used by the Vinvocci to change their appearance.

Appearance and function

These devices were disguised as wristwatches, and were apparently uncomfortable to use. The Tenth Doctor could easily detect a shimmer even when not looking at it, as he did when he deactivated Rossiter's shimmer. (DW: The End of Time)

History

Rossiter and Addams picked up a signal from a medical piece of equipment and used shimmers to work for Joshua Naismith undetected. The Doctor deactivated them with his sonic screwdriver. (DW: The End of Time)

Behind the scenes

  • The name of the device implies that the cloaking process involves light.