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Twist-Box
A device that scrambles your sensory input, providing you with a different kind of experience.
(From Wetware [1988] by Rudy Rucker)
Tand
A metal sculpture, made in contemplation, which has great meaning for the initiates.
(From The Dragon Masters [1962] by Jack Vance)
Vizzyprint
A printer attached to a video phone.
(From Wetware [1988] by Rudy Rucker)
Heartshirt
A shirt that was able to detect heart sounds and display associated colors.
(From Wetware [1988] by Rudy Rucker)
Boppers
Self-reproducing robots; they did not obey Asimov's laws for robots (or any other man-made rules).
(From Wetware [1988] by Rudy Rucker)
Selected Melanin Boosting
The only way to get a designer tan.
(From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson)
People-Mover
A fixed mode of transporting people outside; and, they get to sit down.
(From Wetware [1988] by Rudy Rucker)
Jackleg
Moving data around to avoid detection or capture.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Data Haven
A place where data that cannot legally be kept can be stashed for later use; an offshore web host.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Scop
Protein grown in bacteria-filled vats.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
High Tech Trash Can
The future of waste management.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Time Capsule
A hollow block of metal, impervious to the elements, used by time travelers to send messages to the future.
(From Millennium [1983] by John Varley)
Steel Drugs
A name for recreational chemicals that were entirely synthetic.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Video-Glasses
Special light-gathering elements allowed the end user to see omni-directionally.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Post Office
A vault used to store time capsules left by travelers to the past; not your usual delivery service.
(From Millennium [1983] by John Varley)
Rooftop Windmill
Renewable energy source for the home.
(From A Journey In Other Worlds [1894] by John Jacob Astor IV)
Videoshades
Sunglasses that let you watch what you want.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Watchphone
A combination cell phone and wrist watch.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
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