Also, they make good stocking stuffers

[razorblade_empress]

Okay, I know there's a lot going on at the moment...

[what with dungeons, walkabout fallout, whatever the hell's going on with that penalty box...]

...but I just wanted to give anyone who might be interested a heads-up that Infoglasses are now available on a first come, first serve basis. I figure I can make maybe three a month to start with, so if anyone wants a pair, let me know.

For anyone who doesn't know what Infoglasses are, they're basically glasses that double as a portable display for computers, TVs, and other devices. They've got wi-fi access, provide their own hotspot, and have a massive photographic database onboard, so you can use them to look at a given object, compare it to similar objects on file, and pull information about them from the database. They're Spark-era tech, so... pretty advanced.

Anyway, I'm around if anyone wants a pair.

Comments

[claudiometer]

Can confirm, they're pretty fucking great.

[razorblade_empress]

I think they are, but I'm biased.

[claudiometer]

I'm considerably less biased. Figured a ringing endorsement from a satisfied customer would help you along.

[razorblade_empress]

It's appreciated.

[leftbehindagain]

...huh. I'm not interested right now, but maybe some other time. [On the other hand, this is a pretty positive reaction from Naoki, and given that Yukino would have been on his filtered message about Kanji's disappearance, it's probably a Good Sign.]

I'd ask if you could modify a specific pair of glasses, but I also don't know if that'd interfere with their current functionality, so it's probably better to skip that.

[razorblade_empress]

[She's going to take this as Progress.]

Yeah, it might be safer to go with a duplicate pair.

Just let me know if you decide you want a pair later down the line.

[leftbehindagain]

[It is Progress, helped along by Chie at least returning.]

If I knew enough about how Teddie made the things, I'd make you a test pair, but... I don't, really. He just started pulling them out of thin air after we had trouble with the TV fog.

I will. Thank you.

[razorblade_empress]

[She'll be glad to hear about Chie.]

Yeah, I don't want to chance screwing up your only working pair.

No problem.

[Private; Protection II]

At the risk of sounding like a Clueless Adult Person, how're you doing?

[itsananimalthing]

Now that sounds useful. Think you can make one of those out of my goggles?

[razorblade_empress]

I'm not sure I can convert an existing pair, but I'm pretty sure I could make you a duplicate pair of Infogoggles.

[itsananimalthing]

Good enough for me. Just need to not get my ass blinded by not wearin' them at the wrong time.

Anythin' you want in return, sister?

[razorblade_empress]

Yeah, understandably.

[She thinks for a moment.]

Could maybe use some help with enhancing my memory - I've got some old photos on my camera and no idea about the Jaunts they came from.

[haveabiscuit]

Muggle technology is really quite remarkable.

[She's never heard of these before]

[razorblade_empress]

It's got its moments.

[haveabiscuit]

I can certainly understand the advantages here.

[razorblade_empress]

They've got their limits, but they're pretty useful most of the time.

[reallymean]

You can duplicate them?

It might not be a bad idea to start digitizing records of some of the worlds we've visited for portable access, if some of the more technologically minded Travelers can work out adding information to the database - and securing it so that some local can't pick them up and find proof of the multiverse, of course.

[razorblade_empress]

Yeah, I figured out how before the last Jaunt started.

[She thinks for a moment.]

Adding to the database shouldn't be a problem for Travelers with programming skills. As far as security goes... they're more secure than systems from most of the worlds we've been to, but they could probably still be hacked by Spark-era tech. Luckily I happened to keep my programming skills from that era so I can program in some countermeasures, but it's definitely a potential concern.

[reallymean]

I'd be more concerned about someone picking a pair up and putting them on than hacking them remotely. Maybe a biometric key...?

[razorblade_empress]

[Yukino considers that.]

So only the intended user has access to the database? Maybe...

[She can probably program something like that, but she may need some advice on the best way to implement that.]

[tookashirototheknee]

Oh, hell yes. I want twelve.

Well, ok, not literally twelve, but I do want one, please. Do you think you could duplicate a specific pair of glasses if you had a picture of them?

[razorblade_empress]

I could do that, yeah.

[verdeleonessa]

If you still have slots, I'd also be interested. Those sound really amazing.

[razorblade_empress]

Not sure if I've got enough slots left for this month, but if I can't get you a pair this month, I can definitely do it next.

Although I do have a question for you. Allura mentioned you being good at tech, and I've been trying to figure out a way to create a biometric key for these things. Would you be willing to help with that?

[verdeleonessa]

I don't mind waiting at all.

[White lies. She's super excited and eager but actually can wait.]

Oh! Sure. That sounds super interesting and I'm already coming up with ideas... I have a lab at Helena's rooms if you want to come by.