Editing Sonic screwdriver (section)

=== ''Torchwood'' ===
*In the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off series ''[[Torchwood]]'' episode "[[Fragments (Torchwood)|Fragments]]", genius [[Toshiko Sato]]'s backstory reveals that she stole faulty designs from the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] and [[UNIT]], which she used to construct a sonic device, referred to as a "sonic modulator", to trade to a terrorist organisation in exchange for her mother. The device is confiscated by UNIT, which imprisons Sato until she is pardoned and recruited into [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] by Jack Harkness.
*In the episodes "[[Day One (Torchwood)|Day One]]" and "[[End of Days (Torchwood)|End of Days]]", Captain [[Jack Harkness]] uses a green device somewhat similar to a sonic screwdriver. Its origins and function are unknown.
* Toshiko uses a "lockpick" device in a number of episodes which replicates the door-opening function of the screwdriver.
*In ''[[Torchwood: Children of Earth|Children of Earth]]'', [[Gwen Cooper]] uses a similar device, which she refers to as a Gizmo, to deactivate CCTV cameras.