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- "We just need someone with a datapad and binoculars."
- ―Leia Organa, to Luke Skywalker
A datapad,[1] also known as a tablet,[4] was a small electronic device used for inputting, storing, and displaying information.[1]
Datapads have a datascreen[5] that displayed common data for its users, such as displaying a cargo manifest for an inspection crew during a ship inspection.[6]
Additionally, some datapads came with a built-in locator[7] and a scanner.[8] A training datapad was a type of datapad used for training by aspiring cadets of the Imperial Academy.[9] The datapads, such as those used by the Advanced Science Division of the Galactic Empire also held access codes, and were used as keys to open locked doors inside secured facilities.[10]
Datapads could be used by a technically proficient user to slice and gain access to other secured devices[11]. They could also act as a holodiary. [12] Some datapads also had a built-in holoprojector that could project holographic images, such as an identification hologram of a bounty target. [13] In emergency situations, some include a built-in distress beacon that sends a distress signal,[14] or secure transceivers to transmit/receive secured information like encrypted coordinates[15]
At least some datapads had reflective screen surfaces. Merei Spanjaf once saw a dim reflection of herself when staring at her datapad in consternation.[16]
Appearances
Non-canon appearances
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "A New Home"- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Trouble on Tibalt"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Storms of Taul"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Return to the Wheel"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Escape from Coruscant"
- Ronin: A Visions Novel (and audiobook)
Sources
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Datapad in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Gadgets and Gear
- ↑ Hyperspace Stories 2
- ↑
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — "Choices"
- ↑ Last Shot
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Voyage of Temptation"
- ↑ Servants of the Empire: Imperial Justice
- ↑ Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Reunion"
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Shadows of Tantiss"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Bad Batch"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Hunt for Ziro"
- ↑ Star Wars Resistance — "The Children from Tehar"
- ↑ Star Wars Resistance — "The Missing Agent"
- ↑ Star Wars Resistance — "No Place Safe"
- ↑ Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks