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Poison Snooper A device that checked food and drink for poisons.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
Remote-Cast Snooper A small, easily concealed poison snooper.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
Rotating House A single family home built upon a central pivot; it can be turned at will.
(From The Godmakers [1972] by Frank Herbert) |
Neotopological Metaeuclidean Adjacency A portal through space-time.
(From The Hole in the Hole [1994] by Terry Bisson) |
Lunar Used Spacecraft Lot A sales lot for used spacecraft
(From Methuselah's Children [1941] by Robert Heinlein) |
Sleep Set (Sleep Headset) An electronic device for inducing deep sleep.
(From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
Robot Lawn Mower An automated lawn mower.
(From City [1944] by Clifford Simak) |
Telepathic Transmitter (Telep-transmitter) A device using living alien tissue to transmit your thoughts.
(From We Can Remember It For You Wholesale [1966] by Philip K. Dick) |
Artificial Gill Outfit A diving suit that pulls air from the water.
(From We Can Remember It For You Wholesale [1966] by Philip K. Dick) |
Screening Software Rules-based software trained to eliminate spam email.
(From The Moat [1991] by Greg Egan) |
Leybyrdite Extremely tough crystalline metal.
(From Subspace Explorers [1965] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith) |
Wheelchair Space Station A home in space.
(From Waldo [1942] by Robert Heinlein) |
Broomstick Speedster A two-seater craft capable of spaceflight; it used radiant power to achieve orbit.
(From Waldo [1942] by Robert Heinlein) |
Robot Tracking Device Small UAV robot remotely operated by an artificially intelligent computer.
(From Vulcan's Hammer [1956] by Philip K. Dick) |
Interactive Blackboard Early description of an interactive display device for lectures and demonstrations.
(From Vulcan's Hammer [1956] by Philip K. Dick) |
Vulcan 3 Artificially intelligent self-modifying supercomputer.
(From Vulcan's Hammer [1956] by Philip K. Dick) |
Transdermal Drug Capsule A drug capsule that delivers medication by being placed on the skin.
(From Vulcan's Hammer [1956] by Philip K. Dick) |
Minisec A device like a personal digital assistant (PDA) today.
(From Imperial Earth [1976] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
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