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Minimic Film Very fine message medium.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
Jubba Cloak An all-purpose garment in common use on Arrakis
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
Paracompass A very specialized compass that makes use of local magnetic anomalies.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
Glowglobe Floating spherical light bulb with organic energy source.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
HAL 9000 The canonical example of an artificially intelligent computer.
(From 2001: A Space Odyssey [1968] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Hibernaculum A small, self-contained chamber in which a person could endure months of enforced sleep.
(From 2001: A Space Odyssey [1968] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
TMA-1 The Tycho Monolith.
(From 2001: A Space Odyssey [1968] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Crysknife A knife blade ground from the tooth of a giant sandworm of Dune.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
Newspad A notebook-sized computer and display screen for reading news stories or other text matter.
(From 2001: A Space Odyssey [1968] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Polycarbon Phone Screen A telephone that provides videophone capability using a very thin screen that is folded away when not in use.
(From Count Zero [1986] by William Gibson) |
Watercouch A couch filled with water, rather than springs and cushions.
(From Beyond the Blue Event Horizon [1980] by Frederik Pohl) |
Orbital Terminus An airport in space; a terminal for low earth orbit flights.
(From Count Zero [1986] by William Gibson) |
Battle Language A special-purpose language designed for both clear communication of information related to war, and difficulty of translation.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
Biosoft A biography that includes actual life experience from the subject; a biographical download.
(From Count Zero [1986] by William Gibson) |
Dustplug A cover specially made to protect one's microsoft socket; a tongue retainer for your brain.
(From Count Zero [1986] by William Gibson) |
Slamhound An automated assassination device with a keen sense of smell.
(From Count Zero [1986] by William Gibson) |
Happylife Home An automated multi-media home, which provided the good life to its inhabitants.
(From The Illustrated Man [1951] by Ray Bradbury) |
Oort Cloud Processor An alien ship that processes Oort cloud into food.
(From Beyond the Blue Event Horizon [1980] by Frederik Pohl) |
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