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| Recorded News This is the basic idea behind Tivo and VCRs. (From In the Year 2889 [1889] by Jules Verne) |
| Live News The modern concept of a news broadcast. (From In the Year 2889 [1889] by Jules Verne) |
| Data Goggles Eyewear connected to a computer provides total immersion in the matrix. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Cartograph A device that shows you a record of your travels - a GPS readout. (From The Cometeers [1936] by Jack Williamson) |
| Life Detector A device that was capable of detecting living tissue within a set radius. (From Cease Fire [1958] by Frank Herbert) |
| Life Detector Shield An electronic field that is intended to shield living tissue from a Life Detector. (From Cease Fire [1958] by Frank Herbert) |
| Magnetic Control of Nebulae Controlling the structure and shape of nebulae using magnetic fields. (From The Black Cloud [1957] by Fred Hoyle) |
| Microwavable Food Food that is prepared specifically for use in a microwave (high-frequency) oven. (From Space Cadet [1948] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Portable Telephone The essence of a cell phone. (From Space Cadet [1948] by Robert Heinlein) |
| High-Frequency Oven This describes the essence of a microwave. (From Space Cadet [1948] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Individualized Clothing Manufacture A device that will produce suits of clothing based on measurement data gathered. (From When the Sleeper Wakes [1899] by H.G. Wells) |
| Automated Surface Measurement A mechanical method of accurately measuring a surface. (From When the Sleeper Wakes [1899] by H.G. Wells) |
| Photoelectric Telescope (Photoelectric Eyes) An astronomical telescope that uses the photoelectric effect to gather light, and then to present the finished image on a screen. (From The Cometeers [1936] by Jack Williamson) |
| Geodynes Spacecraft propulsion that pushes against the very fabric of space itself. (From The Cometeers [1936] by Jack Williamson) |
| Kinetiscope Appliance A small object that could show a variety of artificially created or extrapolated images. (From When the Sleeper Wakes [1899] by H.G. Wells) |
| Moving Roadway A roadway that is in motion, with seats and kiosks, that goes around curves. (From When the Sleeper Wakes [1899] by H.G. Wells) |
| Atmospheric Advertising A means of mass advertising to cities and countries. (From In the Year 2889 [1889] by Jules Verne) |
| TANSTAAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. (From The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [1966] by Robert Heinlein) |
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