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| 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) |
| Time-Warping Construct A device that appears to cause alternate worlds or paraworld. (From Lies, Inc. [1964] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Electronic Book Store A place to pick up your electronic books. (From Return from the Stars [1961] by Stanislaw Lem) |
| Robot Busboy A robotic device able to autonomously clear tables in a restaurant. (From Lies, Inc. [1964] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Cephalotropic Dart A slim, short-range device that homes in on the brain wave pattern of the target. (From Lies, Inc. [1964] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Creditor Jet-Balloon A small, hovering device that hounds debtors. (From Lies, Inc. [1964] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Poison-Bearing Invisible Glove Membranous apparel for the hands, used to dispense poisons. (From Lies, Inc. [1964] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Airbag Jacket A jacket or coverall with inflatable air bags throughout for protection against impact. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Breathing Dresses A special suit and apparatus for survival on the surface of the Moon. (From A Honeymoon In Space [1901] by George Griffith) |
| Reporting Machine A robotic roving reporter. (From The Simulacra [1964] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Pod-Chair A living chair, grown by the Iszc to perform its function. (From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance) |
| Visual Report Screen A device that allows a robot nanny to let the owners view what the robot sees from a remote location. (From Nanny [1955] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Needles (Chocolate and Vanilla) Inflated towers reaching 20 miles out of Earth's atmosphere. (From Sundiver [1979] by David Brin) |
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