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Minority Report Ads (Biometric Personalized Ads)
Advertisements that speak directly to the consumer in public settings.
(From Minority Report (Movie) [2002] by Steven Spielberg)
Police Sketch Artist Software
A tablet-style computer with sketch pad software to help identify suspects.
(From Runaway [1985] by Michael Crichton)
Agricultural Robot Pest Controller
An agricultural robot specifically designed to perform pest control activities.
(From Runaway [1985] by Michael Crichton)
Mechanical Bride
A perfect robotic replica of a woman.
(From The Mechanical Bride [1954] by Fritz Leiber)
Childcare Robot
A robot constructed to take care of a small child.
(From Robbie (Strange Playfellow) [1940] by Isaac Asimov)
Crystal Corn
Tiny data storage crystals.
(From Return from the Stars [1961] by Stanislaw Lem)
Drone Floater Camera
A one-foot square aerostat capable of hovering with a camera to transmit images back to a base station.
(From Runaway [1985] by Michael Crichton)
Smart Bullet
Really a tiny missile capable of identifying and following a person.
(From Runaway [1985] by Michael Crichton)
Caller Contact List
A list of callers kept on the phone instrument.
(From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by Frederik Pohl)
Scarab Robot Flying Insect
A tiny flying robotic machine, used for surveillance.
(From The Scarab [1936] by Raymond Z. Gallun)
Virtual Reality Construct
A means of projecting a virtual reality experience without special headsets.
(From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by Frederik Pohl)
Automated DNA Typing
A device that takes quick samples of DNA and compares each sample to a database.
(From Gattaca [1997] by Andrew Niccol)
Reciprocal Name
A nickname or familiar name used to specify a more completely defined full name and telephone number.
(From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by Frederik Pohl)
Virtual Kiss (Tactile Net)
A phone-like device that will communicate a kiss in a tactile manner.
(From The Age of The Pussyfoot [1966] by Frederik Pohl)
Sky Ceiling
Ceilings that consist of large screens, on which are presented images of the sky.
(From Return from the Stars [1961] by Stanislaw Lem)
Machine (Thinking Machine)
A very early reference to a thinking machine in charge of a planet.
(From The Machine [1935] by John W. Campbell)
Total Environmental and Mental Simulator
An AI that could create and discard whole branches of science in pursuing the answer to a problem.
(From Crown of Infinity [1968] by John M. Faucette)
Vibrowriter
A device that translated speech and typed it out for you.
(From The Lost Language [1934] by David H. Keller)
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