Item from Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama
Frieza Force eyepiece technology that reads power levels — the device that introduced 'It's over 9000!' to the world and became obsolete the moment ki sensing made it irrelevant.
Standard-issue Frieza Force equipment used to measure the battle power of targets. Introduced as serious military technology, then immediately became a running joke as Dragon Ball's power levels escalated beyond any scale the devices could measure. Scouters literally explode when reading power levels above their range. The Z Fighters learned to sense ki naturally, making scouters obsolete for them. Still used by Frieza Force soldiers who never developed ki sensing. Bulma reverse-engineered them for communication technology.
A small electronic device worn over one eye like a monocle, attached to an earpiece. Comes in various colors — green, red, blue. A transparent lens displays numerical readouts. Has a button on the side for activation. Tends to explode when reading power levels that exceed its capacity.
Also known as: Scouter, Power Scanner