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| Metal Calculator Planet A planet covered entirely with machinery to a height of twenty miles and covered with a metal roof. (From Limiting Factor [1949] by Clifford Simak) |
| Key Club A social club made exclusive by teleportation booth; may be in a chain with other physically identical locations. (From Flash Crowd [1972] by Larry Niven) |
| Newstaper Gear The devices used by a person who serves as a reporter, cameraman and story finder. (From Flash Crowd [1972] by Larry Niven) |
| Tongueprint Verification A device that verifies the unique print of the tongue against a a database for identification purposes. (From Fleet of Worlds [2007] by Larry Niven (w/E.M. Lerner)) |
| Solar Energy Beam A solar energy plant on Mercury provides power for projects all over the solar system. (From Masquerade [1941] by Clifford Simak) |
| Cardioplate A device that could take seconds or minutes off your life, one beat at a time (or all at once). (From 'Repent Harlequin' Said the Ticktockman [1965] by Harlan Ellison) |
| Plastirobe A dress that varies in opacity by distance. (From Sales Pitch [1954] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Book of the Kalends The ever-changing book without a title; the documented history of a world. (From Galactic Pot-Healer [1969] by Philip K. Dick) |
| SSA Machine A machine that compares two people for compatibility; it sees sub specie aeternitatis, literally 'under the aspect of eternity' or outside of time. (From Galactic Pot-Healer [1969] by Philip K. Dick) |
| High-Voltage Cuffs Metallic shirt-sleeve cuffs capable of carrying a charge. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Visual Ad An advertisement that forces its way directly into the brain of the viewer. (From Sales Pitch [1954] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Commute Ship Spacecraft used for traversing daily grind between Earth and the planet you work on. (From Sales Pitch [1954] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Retinal Vid-Screen A tiny display surgically implanted directly in the retina of the eye. (From Sales Pitch [1954] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Sales Robot (Robot Salesman) Fully automated robots giving untiring, incessant sales pitches to customers. (From Sales Pitch [1954] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Weightless Work Area A small workspace within which there is no gravitational pull. (From Galactic Pot-Healer [1969] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Geriatric Rooming-House An apartment building with rooms built especially with the very senior citizen in mind. (From Galactic Pot-Healer [1969] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Spray-Foam Blouse Clothing that is sprayed on fresh. (From Galactic Pot-Healer [1969] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Padre Booth Device that provides religious aid and comfort on demand. (From Galactic Pot-Healer [1969] by Philip K. Dick) |
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