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Sub-Etheric
Below the level at which ordinary light is propagated.
(From Legion of Time [1938] by Jack Williamson)
Service Drones
Small flying construction and repair robots.
(From The Two Faces of Tomorrow [1979] by James P. Hogan)
Suit-Phone
A means of wireless communication between individuals dressed in space suits.
(From The Sargasso of Space [1931] by Edmond Hamilton)
Space Tanned
A tan acquired by being exposed to sunlight while outside the atmosphere.
(From Methuselah's Children [1941] by Robert Heinlein)
Wreck-Pack
An agglomeration of wrecked spacecraft drawn together by mutual gravitational attraction in the 'dead area' of the solar system.
(From The Sargasso of Space [1931] by Edmond Hamilton)
Sargasso of Space
A "dead area" in which the gravitational fields of the planets are cancelled out.
(From The Sargasso of Space [1931] by Edmond Hamilton)
Gravograph
A graphical representation of gravitational fields.
(From The Sargasso of Space [1931] by Edmond Hamilton)
Electrical 'Tether'
A device to make sure an astronaut could return from a free space walk.
(From Edison's Conquest of Mars [1898] by Garrett P. Serviss)
Virtual Keyboard
A keyboard that appears at the right moment in game play.
(From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by Frederik Pohl)
Virtual Reality Video Game
A description of a computer game simulation played in real time as entertainment.
(From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by Frederik Pohl)
Big Screen Control
Display content from your personal device on a large shared screen.
(From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by Frederik Pohl)
Meson Filter
Provides robots with the ability to tell the difference between jokes that provide a chuckle and jokes that provide a belly laugh.
(From The Jester [1951] by William Tenn)
Variable Modifier
Provides the capability of altering standard jokes to fit new circumstances.
(From The Jester [1951] by William Tenn)
Robot Pianist
A robot learns the fine art of playing classical music on the piano.
(From Virtuoso [1953] by Herbert Goldstone)
Vocalex Kitchen
Voice command automatic kitchen.
(From The Jester [1951] by William Tenn)
Robot Comedian
Joke-telling feature added to a standard butler robot.
(From The Jester [1951] by William Tenn)
Flavor-Fix Rheostat
Technology makes sure that the flavor of automatically-produced food is perfect.
(From The Jester [1951] by William Tenn)
Teledar
Three-dimensional television.
(From The Jester [1951] by William Tenn)
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