 |
Fresh
Technovelgy (Most Recent Additions - 4120 Total) |
| Interactive Map A small book with a 'touch-screen' paper interactive map. (From Return from the Stars [1961] by Stanislaw Lem) |
| Opton Very early description of an electronic book, with storage media. (From Return from the Stars [1961] by Stanislaw Lem) |
| Talking Bomb A psychological warfare weapon that talks to the enemy. (From Starship Troopers [1959] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Cyborg Collar A device worn around the neck that controls the person for the duration of a working day. (From A Specter is Haunting Texas [1968] by Fritz Leiber) |
| Cheekplate Container Special compartment of an exoskeleton; provides easy access to medical supplies related to survive heavy gravity environments. (From A Specter is Haunting Texas [1968] by Fritz Leiber) |
| Exoskeleton (Medical) Specially designed for Thins, eight-foot tall microgravity humans. (From A Specter is Haunting Texas [1968] by Fritz Leiber) |
| Toposcope A special helmet used in a form of sleep teaching. (From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
| Accelerated Schooling Knowledge force-fed directly into the brain. (From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
| Timebroker A person who traded in the commodity of other people's time. (From Shuteye for the Timebroker [2006] by Paul Di Filippo) |
| Spray-On Clothing Body coverings from a spray can. (From Return from the Stars [1961] by Stanislaw Lem) |
| A-Som (Antisomnolence Drugs) One simple pill removes the need for sleep. (From Shuteye for the Timebroker [2006] by Paul Di Filippo) |
| Space Armor Armored space suits for use in vacuum. (From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
| Tag-Along Balloon A bladder-like device that both finds and temporarily fixes leaks in moon tunnels or space station habitats. (From Gentlemen, Be Seated [1948] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Moonquake-Proof Habitats Moonbases that are built to withstand quakes on the Moon. (From Gentlemen, Be Seated [1948] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Ultra-microrobot A nanomachine; a machine whose parts are no bigger than atoms. (From A Menace in Miniature [1937] by Raymond Z. Gallun) |
| Golden Shuttles (Mechanical Mice) Very small robots with an appetite for watch parts. (From The Mechanical Mice [1941] by Maurice G. Hugi) |
| Robot Mother A self-replicating robot, which creates a series of helper bots that adapt to conditions as needed. (From The Mechanical Mice [1941] by Maurice G. Hugi) |
| Sonar Pistol A device that divers can use to find seabottom and objects in extremely dark or murky water. (From Starfish [1999] by Peter Watts) |
Show
me more (
4120 total) |
