Forehead Wallboard

Cyberware is expensive. Really expensive. And the cyberware that you really, really need is really, really expensive. But now there is a way for you to reduce that cost. Whatever item of cyberware you are having implanted can now be combined with a Forehead Wallboard - offering you a discount on your purchase. The Forehead Wallboard is a flexible LCD screen, measuring about 10 cm by 6 cm, implanted into your forehead, which - for a set period of time - displays a continuous series of adverts. For example, you might be purchasing a cyber eye at a cost of 10,000 Euros. However, if you agree to have a two-year Forehead Wallboard implanted at the same time, it will only cost you 8000 Euros. For two years your forehead will display a rolling series of adverts. Then it will turn off. (Once it turns off, it goes transparent and looks just like skin). The adverts are usually preloaded into the module at the time of implantation. However, where you are purchasing a piece of cyberware with a contract for monthly maintenance checks, the clinic may write into your contract a clause enabling them to update the adverts during the checks. There are a few problems that you might encounter with this item (beyond the obvious problem of looking like a dork for two years). Firstly, some adverts can be downright embarrassing. You might be engaging someone in conversation when they will suddenly burst out laughing (remember that everyone except you can see the advert) because your forehead has abruptly switched to an advert for tampons. It can be especially awkward when the advert is for a product that is now tainted by scandal or failure A second problem lies in wait for those who go abroad to get their cyberware. Persons getting this implant in Scandinavian countries might find that some of the adverts it displays contravene local obscenity laws. "Perhaps trying to get past immigration at JFK with a movie of a women field-testing a 12-inch vibrator playing on my forehead wasn't the brightest move..." Cyberpunk 2020 Technical Specs ShadowRun Technical Specs

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