The PAC20 Visual Wrist Comm was a wrist-mounted comlink manufactured by Fabritech. the model was used by the smuggler Dash Rendar.
Description
The PAC20 Visual Wrist Comm was manufactured by Fabritech. It combined the audio functions of a standard comlink with a display screen that could broadcast a video transmission and display data.[1] The flat rectangular device was easily affixed to glove or any flat surface. It was capable of displaying holoimage data, albeit only as a two-dimensional image.[2]
The PAC20 could function as a basic datapad, capable of storing and receiving data.[2] The internal computer of the PAC20 was capable of linking the comlink to a datapad or droid. The internal power cell was capable of broadcasting to a range of seventy-five kilometers,[1] and out to most standard planetary orbits. The power cell requiring replacement after ten days of operation.[2]
History
The PAC20 was used by the smuggler Dash Rendar, and was popular with smugglers and soldiers needing to see whom they were dealing with. This unit also allowed them the convenience of doing so in a hands-free manner.[2]
Sources
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook (as visual wrist comm)
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
Arms & Equipment Guide Extras! on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)- Arms & Equipment Guide
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 80 SEN 1-2: Sensors
- The Clone Wars Campaign Guide