I Want A Tricorder

I think we're all agreed - scanning for things is fun.

But at the moment, there's simply not enough stuff you can scan for. At the best, you can wander down the High Street and scan for wireless networks and Bluetooth-enabled devices, but it's simply not enough. I want to be able to scan for beta particles. I want to be able to scan for abnormally-high tachyon emmissions. I want to be able to scan for lifeforms, even if it's faster just to count the things that are wearing flip-flops.

I want to be able to choose between 'active' and 'passive' scanning, even if active scanning runs a risk of rendering the populous of Hammersmith infertile. I'm willing to take that chance if it means we get better data.

I want more data. I need more data. And I need it in a pocket-size device that goes 'bloop'.