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Voxcoder
Device for secure communication.
(From Storm Thief [2006] by Chris Wooding)
Provigil-C
A special drug that promotes wakefulness in troops.
(From A Hymn Before Battle [2000] by John Ringo)
Recorded Books
Electronically recorded books.
(From Foundation and Empire [1952] by Isaac Asimov)
Pocket Projector
A personal device for replaying media.
(From Foundation and Empire [1952] by Isaac Asimov)
Lyle Drive
Propulsion system for use inside the solar system.
(From Stranger in a Strange Land [1961] by Robert Heinlein)
Artificial Intelligence Device (AID)
Hand-held device responds intelligently to military intelligence requests.
(From A Hymn Before Battle [2000] by John Ringo)
Psychic Probe
A device capable of discerning truthful information in a living human brain.
(From Foundation and Empire [1952] by Isaac Asimov)
Stun Pistol
A hand-held device that causes unconsciousness.
(From Foundation and Empire [1952] by Isaac Asimov)
Star Drive
The propulsion unit for an interstellar space craft.
(From Genius [1948] by Poul Anderson)
Space-Sick
Uneasiness associated with space travel.
(From Ralph 124c 41 + [1911] by Hugo Gernsback)
Handipad
An electronic tablet for information browsing.
(From Wyrmhole [2003] by Jay Caselberg)
Suction Mail Tube
An evacuated tube system carrying mail to residences.
(From The Illustrated Man [1951] by Ray Bradbury)
Magnetic Ram
A device that fires pulses of magnetic energy.
(From Storm Thief [2006] by Chris Wooding)
Metal Foil Advertisement
An advertising circular made out of metal.
(From The Illustrated Man [1951] by Ray Bradbury)
Electric Gun (Mass Driver)
A device that used electromagnetic energy to accelerated capsules into orbit.
(From A Trip to Venus [1897] by John Munro)
Megadont
An engineered mastodon, used to convert vegetable matter into energy.
(From The Calorie Man [2005] by Paolo Bacigalupi)
Kink-Spring
A device that stores energy with near-perfect efficiency.
(From The Calorie Man [2005] by Paolo Bacigalupi)
Numbitol
You guessed it, a topical anesthetic.
(From The Mote in God's Eye [1974] by Larry Niven (w/J. Pournelle))
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