General Tech and Gadgets

This page serves the purpose of referencing and educating those who may not be privy to the more common assets which various civilizations have grown accustom to in the world of advancement past the information age, and glass age of various cultures.

Devices

These are typical electronic pieces of equipment one should expect to see, encounter or use on a common basis.

SLAT

The SLAT is a universal currency within the White-Belt. It consists of two forms that can alternate freely between via its users, but in its entirety, it is a 'virtual' currency, or crypto-currency.

A Slat is a small, thin electronic device in the shape of a credit-card from the 20th century, that uses a encryption technology that is closely-guarded for securing crypto-currency upon its internal hardware and then exchanged to a establishment or individual. The cost of a slat is nil to produce, or sold, as their value is what is upon the device itself. They are mass produced to be exchanged, and the usual practice is for a person to carry multiple upon themselves and 'charged' when needed, or to preload certain amounts for quicker transactions. A stack of Slats are usually paired with a electronic communication device. Refer to 'PDA' below.

The function of the Slat is simple. Upon being inserted, the Slat is encrypted and paired to the user's credential account, where the device can be injected with a value, or withdraw from that value. The currency is then 'floating' as it is then put upon the Slat. It is then exchanged as a physical currency to the appropriate party. The other party can then withdraw from the loaded Slat as they see fit, and return it, or keep the device.

PDA (Personal Data Assistant)

The PDA, or E-Comm, Comms Device, Phone, Tablet, Data-Slate, or whatever slang a individual uses refers to the basic tool most denizens have on their person. A multi-function device with a screen used to store data, take video or photos, and a good number of other features, along with communicating with the Net. This is to retrieve information, send communication of various types, in a localized area, usually just upon the same planet or cluster of a planets with satellite bodies and moons.

A PDA can be bought or leased third-party from authorized vendors and manufacturers, but a fair bit of individuals feel the ones loaned by the banks which they establish accounts with work as expected. They are relatively cheap, but not free.

Technology

Net

The Net. This refers to the local body's form of intercommunication and data network of which individuals can access via the correct hardware and devices.