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| Cellphone Tranquilizing Spray A mild sedative administered automatically by your cellphone. (From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by Frederik Pohl) |
| 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) |
| Para-Beam A beam of energy that paralyzes the victim. (From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb) |
| 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) |
| Flexible Wall Sheet Display A large clear sheet that displays information. (From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb) |
| Self-Service Cafeteria Food on demand. (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) |
| Asteroid Mine The practice of seeking out and mining asteroids for their ore. (From Love Among The Robots [1946] by Emmett McDowell) |
| Impactor Determines Composition The use of an impactor to smash into a small celestial body; watching the impact can determine the composition of the small body. (From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb) |
| Space Wagon A space vehicle without a cabin, used for short-range towing. (From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster) |
| Gravity Neutralizing Disks Two plates between which Earth's gravitational influence is cancelled out. (From Fessenden's Worlds [1937] by Edmond Hamilton) |
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