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Memory Biochip
An implanted device that permits the user to 'play back' selected memories.
(From Shards of Honor [1986] by Lois McMaster Bujold)
Neodog
Canine-derived animal, genetically engineered for increased intelligence and speech.
(From Starship Troopers [1959] by Robert Heinlein)
Chameleon Battle-Dress
Camouflage that allows its wearer to visually blend into the environment.
(From Dorsai! [1960] by Gordon R. Dickson)
News-Dispenser
Audio news ready when you are.
(From After Armageddon [1932] by Francis Flagg)
Monitored In-Home Security Camera
Security cameras mounted inside your home that are monitored by a person outside your house, and not a member of your family.
(From Oath of Fealty [1981] by Jerry Pournelle (w/L. Niven))
Wintermute
An artificially intelligent computer system.
(From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson)
Hushicopter
A nearly-silent helicopter.
(From Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain [1987] by Isaac Asimov)
Trantor
A city that covers the entire surface of the planet.
(From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov)
Rocket-Powered Space Flight
A device that could power a man from the surface of the Earth to that of the Moon.
(From A Voyage to the Moon [1657] by Cyrano de Bergerac)
Dew Gatherers
Devices used to gather morning dew as a source of drinking water.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert)
Earthport
A massive spaceport that reared up from the surface of the earth to the edge of the atmosphere.
(From The Ballad of Lost C'Mell [1950] by Cordwainer Smith)
Heat-Removing Staff
Device absorbs all heat from its target.
(From The Dead Lady of Clown Town [1965] by Cordwainer Smith)
Spring-Rifle
Projectile weapon designed to be resistant to countermeasures.
(From Dorsai! [1960] by Gordon R. Dickson)
Indestructible Contract
Legal document in which can't be easily altered or damaged.
(From Dorsai! [1960] by Gordon R. Dickson)
Medical Mech
A medical robot designed to prevent death during emergencies.
(From Warrior [1965] by Gordon R. Dickson)
Gundarium
A very sturdy, high-tensile composite.
(From Mobile Suit Gundam [1979] by Yoshiyuki Tomino)
Mobile Armor
Heavilly armed spacecraft with limbs.
(From Mobile Suit Gundam [1979] by Yoshiyuki Tomino)
Solar Flare System
Space-based parabolic reflector that focuses light for destructive purposes.
(From Mobile Suit Gundam [1979] by Yoshiyuki Tomino)
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