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Subliminal Billboards
Enormous outdoor billboards that are totally blank - or are they?
(From The Subliminal Man [1963] by J.G. Ballard)
Online Employability Profile Testing
An online test that determines the best areas in which you might search for a job.
(From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by Frederik Pohl)
Cellphone Credit Card
Cellphone that can act as a credit card.
(From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by Frederik Pohl)
Cellphone Tranquilizing Spray
A mild sedative administered automatically by your cellphone.
(From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by Frederik Pohl)
Online Job Search
Networked assets allow ordinary people to search through nationwide job listings upon providing a short set of qualifications.
(From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by Frederik Pohl)
Para-Beam
A beam of energy that paralyzes the victim.
(From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb)
Compassion Circuit
A special robotic component that allows the robot to weigh harm and benefit in carrying out commands.
(From Compassion Circuit [1954] by John Wyndham)
Permanent Skywriting
Non-wispy skywriting letters.
(From Soap Opera [1953] by Alan Nelson)
Wired Glove Interface Display
A large screen display that uses a wired glove interface.
(From Minority Report (Movie) [2002] by Steven Spielberg)
Radiant Shield
A device that would effectively prevent an implanted radiant from being detected or read.
(From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance)
Sentry Trees
A set of trees that will allow only those with the safe signal to pass.
(From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance)
Tri-Type Record
A printed card that stores information about a person, including a perfect three-dimensional representation.
(From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance)
Radiant
A chip that is injected into the shoulder, providing positioning and information about the subject.
(From The Houses of Iszm [1954] by Jack Vance)
Self-Service Cafeteria
Food on demand.
(From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb)
Flexible Wall Sheet Display
A large clear sheet that displays information.
(From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb)
Palm Plate
A device that scanned for a palm print prior to opening a door.
(From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb)
Metamen
A human brain placed in a purely mechanical, robotic body.
(From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb)
Pigoon
A transgenic pig, bred to grow replacement organs for humans.
(From Oryx and Crake [2003] by Margaret Atwood)
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