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| Meteor Blasters Energy beams that would destroy space debris or rocks that lay in the path of a spacecraft. (From First Contact [1945] by Murray Leinster) |
| Sleeve Communicator An electronic device controller built into clothing. (From First Contact [1945] by Murray Leinster) |
| Vision Plate A flat panel monitor. (From First Contact [1945] by Murray Leinster) |
| 3D 'Chess' Game Board A flatbed 3D display which is used to play chess-style board games in three dimensions. (From Star Wars [1976] by George Lucas) |
| Hybrid Mass Driver A device for launching space craft on the first stage of a journey to space. (From The Man Who Sold The Moon [1950] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Automatic Gun A sentry gun that could target and decide to fire without any human intervention. (From The Andromeda Strain [1969] by Michael Crichton) |
| Mass-Driver Catapult An escape-speed induction catapult to launch material into orbit. (From The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [1966] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Handicloset A self-organizing closet (From The Zap Gun (Project Plowshare) [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| N-e (Needle-eyeification) Weapon A class of weapons that had the most precise effect imaginable. (From The Zap Gun (Project Plowshare) [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Avatar Construction Set A collection of software that allows the building of a complete avatar. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Browser Paper A paper-thin computer display. (From Rainbows End [2006] by Vernor Vinge) |
| The Shed Enormous building needed to assemble giant space craft or space stations. (From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster) |
| Death-rattle File A cache of information set to destroy itself upon the death of its owner. (From The Zap Gun (Project Plowshare) [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Civic Notification Distorter A device that subtly damages databases full of government information. (From The Zap Gun (Project Plowshare) [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Motorized Combat Boots Russian army-surplus self-propelled footgear. (From Accelerando [2005] by Charles Stross) |
| Navicloud Custom Debinder A machine that pulls books apart and scans the contents. (From Rainbows End [2006] by Vernor Vinge) |
| Battery-Powered 3D Comic Book A comic book the pages of which were animated by battery power. (From The Zap Gun (Project Plowshare) [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Slow Pellet Stunner A projectile device that throws darts in a manner calculated to get past a force shield. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
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