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| Happicuppa Coffee Bush A species of coffee bush designed for ease of harvesting. (From Oryx and Crake [2003] by Margaret Atwood) |
| Smart Wallpaper Wallpaper that can sense your mood and provide an appropriate color scheme. (From Oryx and Crake [2003] by Margaret Atwood) |
| Oxygen Hip Flask A small, portable source of pure oxygen for breathing. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Personal Cache An online data repository used to store personal data. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Garbage Mine The idea that recycling can spawn entirely new industries. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Portable Ident-Plate A small, thin device that will capture biometric data from a person's finger. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Automated Travel Bureau A computer program that allows individuals to book their travel arrangements themselves, with a credit card. (From Friday [1982] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Machine Psychologist A computer that understands and uses its knowledge of human psychology to benefit human users. (From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
| Beanstalk Clever name for the space elevator. (From Friday [1982] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Public Eye A floating, free-roaming surveillance camera. (From Friday [1982] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Vivisector A program that takes another computer program apart, while it's running, to see what it does. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| ChickieNobs Chicken meat sliced from a transgenic organism. (From Oryx and Crake [2003] by Margaret Atwood) |
| Autosecretary (Autosec) A software agent able to accept your query and then seach the public net for related information. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Citizen Journalism The notion that ordinary people can make use of technological tools like cellphone cameras and the Internet to provide information. (From Earth [1990] by David Brin) |
| Anti-Spying Device Foolproof means of defending against spy beams. (From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Mnemiphot A device used to search for information, which is then presented on a convenient screen. (From The Kokod Warriors [1952] by Jack Vance) |
| Kite-Copter Car An observation car suspended below a device that supplies lift. (From The Kokod Warriors [1952] by Jack Vance) |
| Government Lethal Chamber A legal suicide booth. (From The Repairer of Reputations [1895] by Robert W. Chambers) |
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