The Hitomi is a communications device outfitted with a high resolution touchscreen that materializes on your character's body at the time of arrival. It is completely waterproof, unscratchable, never runs out of energy, and cannot be destroyed or lost. Even if you attempt to leave the Hitomi behind, it will re-materialize on your character's body. No pockets? No problem! The Hitomi can alter its shape into a high-tech band that straps around your character's arm or wrist. It can also be clipped onto a belt if necessary, and a connecting wireless earpiece/headset can materialize if it is needed. Transformations seem to occur at the user's will, sometimes without the user consciously thinking about. It seems to know just what its owner needs. It also can't be hacked, since it's not exactly human technology.

The meaning of the kanji inscribed on the back of the Hitomi are as follows: 瞳 (pupil of an eye), 人見 (person, seeing), 人美 (person, beauty). They all have the same reading: hitomi.

The Hitomi's features are as follows:

1. Dream Viewing

Your character will be able to view dreams broadcasted through the network on their Hitomi. When they view any dream, if they are touching the Hitomi, they will experience the feelings that the dreamer is experiencing in the dream as strongly as if they were their own emotions. More info on the dreams can be found here.

2. Dream Posts

Your character will post dreams on the network community, which will reflect actual dreams that are recorded and broadcasted through the network. These dreams will show up as a moving thumbnail on the screen of a Hitomi (some which will vibrate or beep to alert the owner of a new dream), and when touched, the dream will automatically play. Dreamers will be able to review their own dreams.

3. Voice/Video Posts

A voice/video post is either a voice-only post or a video-only post made to the network. People who respond to these posts will be able to watch or listen to the post.

4. Voice/Video Calls

A voice/video call is either a voice-only call or a video-only call made to another individual or individuals, if you are conference calling. Voice/Video calls cannot be seen or heard by the rest of the network and are private. Characters can make voice/video calls as comments to voice/video posts if you would like to keep your response completely private. These voice/video calls work just like real phone/video calls, and occur in real time.

No thread jumping is allowed on voice/video calls.

5. Text Posts

Text posts are just like normal journal posts -- they are written by the character and sent out through the network. They can be filtered or marked as private.

6. Voice/Video/Text Comments

Comments work in three ways: 1.) voice comments, 2.) video comments, or 3.) text comments. All comments are viewable by the entire network unless they are filtered or marked private.

In the Hitomi's user interface, each video comment will show up as a small thumbnail under a larger thumbnail, and will open and immediately play when they are touched. Think Livejournal comments, only in thumbnailed video form. Each voice comment will be marked with the typical PLAY, STOP, PAUSE, and tracking buttons, as well as a time indicator.

Please note that Video/Voice comments can be replied to at any time, either immediately or with an in-game delay of a few hours or days. If you would like your character to make a delayed response, please be sure to indicate it in his/her comment.

Text comments will look exactly like Livejournal's comments. The usernames will boast a small thumbnail of the character. Anonymous commenting is not allowed or possible.

7. Voicemails

The private call/voicemail system is completely private from other characters except for the individual it is for, unlike network posts, therefore unless the person in in the room with one of the characters and takes their Hitomi away, no threadjacking can occur. The voicemail directory can be found here.

8. GPS

A GPS system is included on the Hitomi that will provide your character with a map of the world, as well as with their current location and the nearest villages/temples to them. They can access the GPS to also send their coordinates to another character. Please be aware that the GPS is very basic.