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Life Recorder
Record the details of your life.
(From The Dream Master (He Who Shapes) [1966] by Roger Zelazny)
Ro-Womb
Device enfolds the patient during therapy.
(From The Dream Master (He Who Shapes) [1966] by Roger Zelazny)
Dream Console
Device allows a therapist to enter and create dreams in patients.
(From The Dream Master (He Who Shapes) [1966] by Roger Zelazny)
Bats' Cave
A natural cavern used by moon colonists for air storage - and entertainment.
(From The Menace From Earth [1957] by Robert Heinlein)
Steam Rifle
A gun that propels projectiles with steam.
(From Omnivore [1968] by Piers Anthony)
Smart Rope
Long 'rope' consisting of a variety of intertwined cables with different properties; controlled with special glove interface.
(From Heavy Weather [1994] by Bruce Sterling)
Police Control-Override
A device that allows police officers to take control of an otherwise normal vehicle.
(From The Hounds of Hell [1964] by Keith Laumer)
Optical-Effect Suit
An invisibility garment.
(From The Hounds of Hell [1964] by Keith Laumer)
Auto Shovel
Automated mining equipment for use in space.
(From The Simulacra [1964] by Philip K. Dick)
Government Data Transparency
The idea that all of the information available to the government should be posted online and be easily accessible to everyone.
(From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner)
Famnexdo
A set of four simulacra, one adult male, one adult female and two children; the family next door.
(From The Simulacra [1964] by Philip K. Dick)
Full-Motion Building Advertising Facade
An advertising display that covers an entire skyscraper; it provides full-motion video to onlookers.
(From Blade Runner [1982] by Ridley Scott)
Tiny Nuclear Generator
A complete nuclear-based generator of power no bigger than a walnut.
(From Foundation and Empire [1952] by Isaac Asimov)
Live Memo
A paper memo or short letter that reads itself and can even argue with or exhort its reader.
(From The Simulacra [1964] by Philip K. Dick)
Flying Harness
Device allows free movement in the air.
(From The Skylark of Space [1928] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith)
Robotic Arm
A specialized robotic reaching and grasping device.
(From City [1944] by Clifford Simak)
Adjustable Television
A television that allowed viewers to adjust the content of political speeches.
(From The Simulacra [1964] by Philip K. Dick)
Solar-Powered Aircraft
A plane powered entirely by solar energy.
(From The Black Star Passes [1930] by John W. Campbell)
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