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| Purza the Pukha A toy with sensors used to monitor children in hospitals. (From The Rowan [1990] by Anne McCaffrey) |
| Sintered Armorgel A substance that is flexible when moved slowly, but which hardens upon external impact. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Mindwipe A process that selectively and effectively erases human memory. (From Mindkiller [1982] by Spider Robinson) |
| Laminated Mouse Brain Computer A computing device that makes use of neurons from a mouse. (From Think Blue, Count Two [1962] by Cordwainer Smith) |
| Robass A robotic beast of burden. (From The Quest for Saint Aquin [1951] by Anthony Boucher) |
| Provigil A medication that makes the user 'untired' - not just more awake. (From When the Devil Dances [2002] by John Ringo) |
| Howard Families A project designed to produce a group of people with exceptionally long life. (From Methuselah's Children [1941] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Pocket Display Projector A pocketsized projector capable of displaying high resolution images so they can be viewed by a group of people. (From The Anome [1971] by Jack Vance) |
| Smart Contact Lenses Contact lenses that have a built-in computer display. (From Fast Times At Fairmont High [2001] by Vernor Vinge) |
| News Roundup A device that presents brief story outlines, any of which can be chosen to find details. (From Beyond This Horizon [1942] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Fold Box A chest that is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. (From Glory Road [1963] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Automated Restaurant Food is prepared and served entirely automatically. (From A Princess of Mars [1912] by Edgar Rice Burroughs) |
| Neuroinduction Field Keeps the patient still without the use of cumbersome restraints or drugs. (From Starfish [1999] by Peter Watts) |
| Maelstrom A description of the next generation Internet (From Maelstrom [2002] by Peter Watts) |
| Manna A software program that autonomously manages restaurants or other service industry businesses. (From Manna [2002] by Marshall Brain) |
| Capillotomer An automatic shaving machine (From Beyond This Horizon [1942] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Control Natural A person who is allowed to have an unmodified genetic makeup. (From Beyond This Horizon [1942] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Homorium A kind of nursery that could bring a human being to maturity in a single year. (From The Last Men [1934] by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.) |
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