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Hush Corner
A space made private by canceling sound waves in that area.
(From Double Star [1956] by Robert Heinlein)
Bambakias Hotel
A hotel that wants to exist! It just needs a little help.
(From Distraction [1998] by Bruce Sterling)
Talking Tape
Adhesive-backed network connection, global positioning, voice synthesis and speakers.
(From Distraction [1998] by Bruce Sterling)
Infowar Operation
Making use of various means to disrupt the enemy's military and civilian information networks.
(From Distraction [1998] by Bruce Sterling)
Junkbot
An automated email program that specializes in sending junk mail (spam)
(From Distraction [1998] by Bruce Sterling)
Bounce Tube
A people-sized pneumatic tube system used for short, quick trips in the vertical dimension.
(From Double Star [1956] by Robert Heinlein)
Torchship
A spaceship capable of high acceleration.
(From Sky Lift [1953] by Robert Heinlein)
Cider Press
Device used to make acceleration above 1 gravity more tolerable for groundhogs.
(From Double Star [1956] by Robert Heinlein)
Teakettle
A standard rocket (uses hydrogen as a booster to leave the atmosphere).
(From Double Star [1956] by Robert Heinlein)
Profile Sniffers
A software device that sifts Internet access records for patterns associate with particular personality types.
(From Distraction [1998] by Bruce Sterling)
Vacutubes
A system of public transportation that used partially evacuated tubes and capsules big enough for passengers.
(From Double Star [1956] by Robert Heinlein)
Dream Park
A vacation theme park in which the visitors participated fully in the different environments.
(From Dream Park [1981] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes))
Composite Expert System
Intelligent teaching software - a computer interface with a heart.
(From Twenty Evocations [1984] by Bruce Sterling)
Smart Bike
A motorcycle with sophisticated systems for steering and balance.
(From Distraction [1998] by Bruce Sterling)
Contact Venom
A poison that is absorbed through the skin.
(From Twenty Evocations [1984] by Bruce Sterling)
Optic Television
An eye that "sees" more than just its surroundings.
(From Twenty Evocations [1984] by Bruce Sterling)
Smart Paper
A very slim thin-film transistor display.
(From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson)
Readout Skin
Normal-appearing skin that can be used as an output device for text or graphics.
(From Steel Beach [1992] by John Varley)
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