Surveillance

Binoculars: 'nuff said.

Binoglasses: these high-tech vision aids combine binocular effects with a laser rangefinder, and sometimes IR lenses. More expensive versions will have a digital camera built in.

LB Goggles: light intensification goggles boost ambient light for night vision via "Starlite" technology. Goggles can be overwhelmed by sudden light level increase. With tuning (DIFFICULT task), they can also detect active IR beams.

IR Goggles: these pick up hazy, background infrared sources. Normally used with an active IR source for invisible illumination.

IR Flashlight: see above. UV flash is similar; also usable with the proper cyberoptic.

Line Tap: a device that can pick up voice or data transmissions from a telecommunications line, then record or transmit them. The more sophisticated models need not be directly connected to the line they're monitoring (they will work up to a foot or so away), and can be remote controlled. Line Laps cannot be used on systems installed or updated after 2008 due to the complete switchover to fiber optics.