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| Internet Addiction A state in which human beings experience addiction to computer access and data streams. (From Hyperion [1989] by Dan Simmons) |
| Mobile Persocom A personal computer in human form. (From Chobits [2002] by Manga Clamp) |
| Artificial Butterfly A mechanical, robotic butterfly. (From Changeling [1980] by Roger Zelazny) |
| Voice Dialing Speak the name of the person and call them on the phone. (From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by Frederik Pohl) |
| Networked Personal Device The idea that the true power of a mobile device lies in it's backend network capabilities. (From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by Frederik Pohl) |
| Whoopee Drive Spacecraft propulsion. (From Space Angel [1979] by John Maddox Roberts) |
| Data-Net An early mention of the idea of a nationwide data network. (From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
| Robot Bird A small winged UAV that can mimic a bird in flight. (From Invader on My Back [1968] by Philip E. High) |
| Darknet Farm A farm that uses computer networked information systems to achieve sustainable agriculture in a community. (From Freedom [2010] by Daniel Suarez) |
| Full-Shift Set Variable Infinite possibilities built into a game machine. (From Return Match [1967] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Win-Reducing Gambling Circuit Circuitry in a game that detects winning strategies and then alters the game to make winning more difficult. (From Return Match [1967] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Brood Assembly Artificially intelligent computers that can replicate themselves. (From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
| Machine Surveillance The use of artificially intelligent computer systems to learn by monitoring all human interaction within a city. (From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
| Robant A robotic servant. (From The Impossible Planet [1953] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Loitering Micro-Missile A small missile that does not need line-of-sight and can move at a slow pace until it finds its target. (From Invader on My Back [1968] by Philip E. High) |
| Spetsdöd A unique gun that is part of the shooter. (From The Man Who Never Missed [1985] by Steve Perry) |
| Razorback Autonomous motorcycle weapons platform. (From Daemon [2006] by Daniel Suarez) |
| Pseudogravity Gravity produced by artifice, rather than by a suitably large mass. (From A Question of Salvage [1939] by Malcolm Jameson) |
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