Fetch

Fetch is a term that is both specific and generic, much like the word Xerox. In precise use a Fetch is a pseudo-artificial intelligent digital companion that exists within a Quinn Industries PDA. Like many such consumer technologies, however, the concept was rapidly copied and the term 'Fetch' has come to be generally used for any such digital companion.

Fetches possess a limited ability to learn in order to learn the preferences and mannerisms of their owners. This enables the Fetch to tailor search results for things such as 'restaurants', 'music', 'movies' and more as well as alerting their owners to news articles that their owner may find of interest. They also possess a limited ability to synthesize data from multiple sources but mistakes in such synthesis are not all that uncommon and they lack any ability to make intuitive leaps.

Fetches are highly customizable, both in terms of appearance and mannerism. There are a wide variety of base models to choose from and even a market for customized work. Toolkits also exist that allow the creation of personalized Fetches from a virtual box of parts. These customizations are purely aesthetic, however, and have nothing to do with how well a Fetch functions.