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Steam-Propelled Moving Houses
Otherwise ordinary residences that move from place to place, powered by steam.
(From The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century [1828] by Jane Webb Loudon)
Mail-Post Letter-Ball
A system of sending mail quickly from town to town via steam-cannon-powered hollow spheres.
(From The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century [1828] by Jane Webb Loudon)
Desktop Flat Panel Intercom
A small desktop screen intercom system.
(From The Shape of Things To Come [1936] by H.G. Wells)
Law Clerk Robot
A robotic lawyer.
(From The Midas Plague [1954] by Frederik Pohl)
TBR (Talk Between Robots) Circuit
A special means of communications used by robots to speak with each other.
(From The Midas Plague [1954] by Frederik Pohl)
Automatic Companion Robot
A robotic replacement for a pet or friend.
(From The Midas Plague [1954] by Frederik Pohl)
Consumption Robots
Humanoid robots placed in the position of consuming material goods to relieve human beings of the burden.
(From The Midas Plague [1954] by Frederik Pohl)
Newspad Electronic Newspaper
An electronic version of a newspaper.
(From 2001: A Space Odyssey [1968] by Arthur C. Clarke)
Diagnostat
A device able to diagnose and treat most human ailments.
(From The Man in the Maze [1969] by Robert Silverberg)
Vision Cube
A solid-state memory device.
(From The Man in the Maze [1969] by Robert Silverberg)
Eavesdropper
Device to detect the presence of recording devices.
(From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish)
Battle Tank Display
Three-dimensional display showing tactical information for space battles.
(From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish)
Helicops
Small, private flyers for business commuting.
(From The Black Star Passes [1930] by John W. Campbell)
Websight
A way of visualizing the Internet internally.
(From WWW: Wake [2009] by Robert J. Sawyer)
Learning Robot
A robot that learns from its own experiences.
(From Callahan and the Wheelies [1960] by Stephen Barr)
Self-Charging Robot
A robot that is able to autonomously find an electrical outlet and plug itself in to recharge.
(From Callahan and the Wheelies [1960] by Stephen Barr)
EyePod
A generic term for the external computing processing unit needed for eye implants.
(From WWW: Wake [2009] by Robert J. Sawyer)
Housefly Monitor
A living fly that is outfitted with sensors for surveillance work.
(From Lies, Inc. [1964] by Philip K. Dick)
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