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| 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) |
| Sheep Dip Isolator A non-lethal malodorant weapon. (From The Zap Gun (Project Plowshare) [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Autonomic Interviewer A robotic reporter. (From The Zap Gun (Project Plowshare) [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Inflatable Air Lock Air lock making use of inflatable side walls to achieve large size. (From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster) |
| Garbage-can Banger An elaborate noise-based weapon. (From The Zap Gun (Project Plowshare) [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Magnetic-Soled Shoes A means of walking on a surface in zero gravity. (From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster) |
| Blurbflies (Sing. Blurbfly) Small robotic/organic advertisers. (From Nymphomation [2000] by Jeff Noon) |
| Pushpot An independent rocket motor that can attach itself to an object bound for space. (From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster) |
| Space Flight Simulator Very early description of a way to practice flying in space while still on Earth. (From Space Tug [1953] by Murray Leinster) |
| Space Tugs Early use of familiar ocean vehicle in space. (From Describe a Circle [1942] by Eric Frank Russell) |
| Logics Service A networked service that retains all of your personal information, schedules and phone messages online. (From A Logic Named Joe [1946] by Murray Leinster) |
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