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Water Bulb
A zero-g way to enjoy water.
(From The Space Merchants [1952] by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth))
'Fresher
Short for 'refreshing chamber', a device that performs various personal services.
(From Gulf [1949] by Robert Heinlein)
The Terror
An amazing vehicle capable of attaining tremendous speeds - in many different ways.
(From Master of the World [1904] by Jules Verne)
Regen-Buds
Small collection of cells that can regrow into human limbs.
(From The Velvet Glove [1956] by Harry Harrison)
Intelligent Trash Sorting
Robots sort the garbage - almost completely.
(From The Velvet Glove [1956] by Harry Harrison)
Life Chamber
A machine-mediated, fully immersive experiential environment.
(From The Chamber of Life [1929] by G. Peyton Wertenbaker)
Home Termite Habitat
Edible insects raised fresh in your own kitchen!
(From Natulife [1994] by David Brin)
Electric Car Recharging Station
A public place for recharging electric cars.
(From A Journey In Other Worlds [1894] by John Jacob Astor IV)
Vision Tubes
Microminaturized vision for UAV's.
(From The Scarab [1936] by Raymond Z. Gallun)
Virtual Panopticon
A method that gathers information from many sources to effectively surveil any citizen as effectively as if he was in a glass cell.
(From The Traveler [2005] by John Twelve Hawks)
Transmitter Eyes
Closed circuit cameras that provided sight and sound to remote viewers of the Courtarena who wish to remain anonymous.
(From The Dosadi Experiment [1977] by Frank Herbert)
Morphogen
A drug that party relieves the need for sleep.
(From Fantastic Voyage (Novel) [1966] by Isaac Asimov)
Polar Ice
Water ice at the poles of the Moon.
(From The Ring of Charon [1990] by Roger MacBride Allen)
Sunshade-Photocell Collector
A fanciful design for a device that gathers solar energy.
(From Earth [1990] by David Brin)
Coder
Specialized humans who excel at engineering tasks.
(From Storm Thief [2006] by Chris Wooding)
Hypertracer
A device that allows a pursuer to follow a spaceship through hyperspace.
(From Second Foundation [1953] by Isaac Asimov)
Computer Virus
A software program that copies itself to other computers.
(From The Scarred Man [1970] by Gregory Benford)
Persuader
Device secured to a person that ensures compliant behavior by threat of force.
(From Storm Thief [2006] by Chris Wooding)
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