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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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