Arasaka "Komaku" Laser Mikes

Can't get into drop a microbug? Have they got a window? No problem. With the new Komaku Laser-transduction microphone system, you can hear them as plain as day! The Komaku bounces an ultraclear low power laser beam off of the window, picking up the vibrations made by any conversion. A powerful CPU then translates these vibrations back into human speech. The Komaku is so accurate that you can tell accents, tone, and even shadings in speech patterns. Three versions are available. The first is stylized to resemble an indeterminable polymer one-shot, and has a range of 50m. The second is capable of being mounted on a wall or ledge, has a 4 hour recorder built in, and has a range of 75m. The third is mountable in a cyberarm (1d6+2HC, 400 eb, 60m range). Its input can be routed to cyberaudio and/or internal or external recorders.

The Komaku can be used to make Human Perception rolls on any conversation that are overheard with it, due to the powerful processor (these are at a -5, due to the lack of visual cues). Komaku mikes are usually a DIFF Streetwise (or Streetdeal) roll to acquire (AVG Resource roll), due to their utility. Corps don't like people listening in.

Reference

 * Chromebook Vol. 2