diff --git a/li/cil/oc/Items.scala b/li/cil/oc/Items.scala
index c6f83e706..7c6388e4f 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/Items.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/Items.scala
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ object Items {
   var crafting: item.Crafting = null
   var generator: item.Generator = null
   var solarGenerator: item.SolarGenerator = null
+  var reader:item.Reader = null
 
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
   // Crafting
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ object Items {
 
     //new for next release
     solarGenerator = new item.SolarGenerator(multi)
+    reader = new item.Reader(multi)
 
     OreDictionary.registerOre("nuggetIron", ironNugget.createItemStack())
   }
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/common/Proxy.scala b/li/cil/oc/common/Proxy.scala
index f94794853..aa70a216c 100644
--- a/li/cil/oc/common/Proxy.scala
+++ b/li/cil/oc/common/Proxy.scala
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class Proxy {
     api.Driver.add(driver.item.GraphicsCard)
     api.Driver.add(driver.item.Memory)
     api.Driver.add(driver.item.NetworkCard)
+    api.Driver.add(driver.item.Reader)
     api.Driver.add(driver.item.RedstoneCard)
     api.Driver.add(driver.item.WirelessNetworkCard)
 
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/common/item/Reader.scala b/li/cil/oc/common/item/Reader.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1676ca459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/li/cil/oc/common/item/Reader.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package li.cil.oc.common.item
+
+import java.util
+import li.cil.oc.Settings
+import li.cil.oc.util.Tooltip
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.IconRegister
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer
+import net.minecraft.item.{EnumRarity, ItemStack}
+
+class Reader(val parent: Delegator) extends Delegate {
+  val unlocalizedName = "Reader"
+
+  override def rarity = EnumRarity.epic
+
+  override def tooltipLines(stack: ItemStack, player: EntityPlayer, tooltip: util.List[String], advanced: Boolean) {
+    tooltip.addAll(Tooltip.get(unlocalizedName))
+    super.tooltipLines(stack, player, tooltip, advanced)
+  }
+
+  override def registerIcons(iconRegister: IconRegister) = {
+    super.registerIcons(iconRegister)
+
+    icon = iconRegister.registerIcon(Settings.resourceDomain + ":upgrade_reader")
+  }
+}
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/server/component/Reader.scala b/li/cil/oc/server/component/Reader.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edc283fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/li/cil/oc/server/component/Reader.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package li.cil.oc.server.component
+
+import li.cil.oc.api.network._
+import li.cil.oc.util.ExtendedNBT._
+import li.cil.oc.{Settings, api}
+import net.minecraft.entity.item.EntityItem
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack
+import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.{TileEntity => MCTileEntity, TileEntitySign, TileEntityFurnace}
+import scala.Some
+import li.cil.oc.common.tileentity.Rotatable
+
+class Reader(val owner: MCTileEntity) extends ManagedComponent {
+  val node = api.Network.newNode(this, Visibility.Network).
+    withComponent("reader", Visibility.Neighbors).
+    withConnector().
+    create()
+
+
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+
+  @LuaCallback("read")
+  def read(context: RobotContext, args: Arguments): Array[AnyRef] = {
+    owner match {
+      case rotatable: Rotatable => {
+        val te = rotatable.getWorldObj.getBlockTileEntity(rotatable.xCoord+rotatable.facing.offsetX,rotatable.yCoord+rotatable.facing.offsetY,rotatable.zCoord+rotatable.facing.offsetZ)
+        te match{
+          case sign:TileEntitySign=>{
+            val text = sign.signText.mkString("\n")
+
+            return result(text)
+          }
+          case _=>
+        }
+      }
+      case _ =>
+    }
+    result(Unit, "no sign")
+  }
+
+  @LuaCallback("write")
+  def write(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[AnyRef] = {
+    owner match {
+      case rotatable: Rotatable => {
+        val te = rotatable.getWorldObj.getBlockTileEntity(rotatable.xCoord+rotatable.facing.offsetX,rotatable.yCoord+rotatable.facing.offsetY,rotatable.zCoord+rotatable.facing.offsetZ)
+        te match{
+          case sign:TileEntitySign=>{
+            val text = args.checkString(0).split("\n")
+            val number = Math.min(4,text.size)
+            for(i <-0 to number-1){
+              var line = text(i)
+              if(line.size>15){
+                line = line.substring(0,15)
+              }
+              sign.signText(i)= line
+            }
+
+            sign.worldObj.markBlockForUpdate(rotatable.xCoord+rotatable.facing.offsetX,rotatable.yCoord+rotatable.facing.offsetY,rotatable.zCoord+rotatable.facing.offsetZ)
+            return result(true)
+          }
+          case _=>
+        }
+      }
+      case _ =>
+    }
+    result(Unit, "no sign")
+  }
+
+
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+
+  override val canUpdate = false
+
+
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+
+
+}
diff --git a/li/cil/oc/server/driver/item/Reader.scala b/li/cil/oc/server/driver/item/Reader.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ce51ed30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/li/cil/oc/server/driver/item/Reader.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package li.cil.oc.server.driver.item
+
+import li.cil.oc.Items
+import li.cil.oc.api.driver.Slot
+import li.cil.oc.server.component
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.{TileEntity => MCTileEntity}
+
+object Reader extends Item {
+  override def worksWith(stack: ItemStack) = isOneOf(stack, Items.reader)
+
+  override def createEnvironment(stack: ItemStack, container: MCTileEntity) = new component.Reader(container)
+
+  override def slot(stack: ItemStack) = Slot.Upgrade
+}