Oh Ko’s Hardstreamer is a single, broad, and only slightly flexible streamer. Like other streamer headgear it is affixed either to a helmet or to a lightweight reinforced headband, and flows back and down from there akin to an artificial braid. The relative inflexibility of this new model by Oh Ko makes it stand off stiffly before sloping down under its own weight.
An original Oh Ko Hardstreamer costs 16c.
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The Mirror Shield is a piece of protective Science Friction technology.
The highly polished organic crystal shield mounted on the lower arm can be used to reflect Sense Perception and Ebb Illumination attacks back at the attacker.
The 4 kg shield is powered by a self-charging internal Flux storage matrix.
A Mirror Shield costs 8000c.
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A Mirror Shield can counter Blind, Charge, and Shock Sense Ebb abilities.
To use a Mirror Shield a character has to take an action in the phase an Ebb attack would take effect against him and succeed on a Shield skill roll with a penalty equal to the rank of the attack. If the roll is successful the Ebb ability affects the ebbuser who calculated the attack instead of the character.
A Mirror Shield uses 1 point of FLUX per use. It can store 10 FLUX, which can only be used to power the shield’s defensive abilities. It recharges at a rate of 1 FLUX per day.
The Chromehound is a specialised variant of the Newshound software which has been programmed to specifically track down and single out news reports, advertisements, and classifieds connected to the chrome warrior era and a possible resurgence of cybernetic enhancement.
A Chromehound costs 12c.
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The Newshound software package is a dedicated search AI for news archives. It locates and compiles news and articles of interest, outputting condensed reviews, specific information, and sources as requested at unmatched speed and accuracy.
A Newshound costs 7c.
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Formally known as an intravenous insemination system – IVIS –, Baby Syringe is such an apt moniker that it was adopted not only by the original research technicians but also as the brand name for this revolutionary assisted reproductive technology.
At its most basic the Baby Syringe will get you pregnant with a simple iv shot.
As the system circumvents the usual route of insemination, the genetic material of the donor can be extracted from any adequate blood or tissue sample instead of sperm. It is then piggybacked on a carrier substance, which will enter the ovary from the blood side and deliver the donor genetic material into the ovum as it leaves the follicle.
The carrier and its payload degrade over a period of five days, within which ovulation has to occur for the injection to be successful.
A complete procedure, including preparation, costs 25c.
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Related to the computer only by shape and their common namesake, a Rejuvenation Oyster is a large bed ingenuously crafted with integrated wellness functions.
A Rejuvenation Oyster hinges open at the headboard to reveal its cushioned interior. Lighting elements are located on the inside of the lid and interspaced within the massage cushions, and bathe the occupant in immune-activating and regeneration-enhancing radiation frequencies while she sleeps. Massage and light are feedback coupled to the sleeper’s sleep-pattern and bio-rhythm as to best promote recovery and restoration.
A Rejuvenation Oyster costs 1200c.
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Characters with at least 1 rank in the Good Sleeper advantage increase their natural healing rates by one and a half when sleeping in a Rejuvenation Oyster.
Blurring the lines between wear and ware, the Cy-String is both an article of underware and a cyberwear implant. Three strategically placed mounting points do away with any need for waistband or strap, replacing them by mag-connector buttons to the dermal mounts.
No-Hands Release is by thought- or vocal-command.
A Cy-String implant including procedure costs 800u.
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FFB suits are training devices favoured by practitioners of some types of callisthenics and students of certain Shaktarian martial arts. Programmable memory structures within these formfitting full bodysuits will exert slight but perceivable pressure on the user’s limbs where his movements and pose do not conform to the requirements of her form.
An FFB suit is powered by a 1000 hour internal energy source which also drives its dual chippy ports and data drive.
FFB suits are available in over 200 different colours and designs, costing 12c.
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Pyramid is an integrated Reality Overlay software package for financial analysis, project and workflow management, and strategic planning.
It is the tool of choice for financiers and senior managers, intuitive and powerful, and interfacing smoothly with any other systems.
Pyramid costs 29c for a one month single user license.
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Pyramid software grants a +1 modifier to Business Finance rolls to characters with at least 2 ranks in Computer Use and between 3 and 6 ranks in Business Finance.
Taking the shape of a mundane mid size pillow a Sleep Manager is actually a fairly advanced piece of medical equipment. Programmable via an integrated chippy port, it is able to induce and regulate sleep, from prearranging speed and time of falling asleep and waking up, to depth of sleep, involuntary movements and dreaming.
A Sleep Manager is good for fifty nights after which it remains a pretty comfortable pillow.
Sleep Managers retail for 8c.
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Using a Sleep Manager provides the equivalent of 2 ranks of the Good Sleeper advantage, or offsets up to 2 ranks of the Bad Sleeper disadvantage.