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Digital Running Shoes
Shoes with a digital readout showing performance.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Timepress
A device that makes time go more quickly in a limited area.
(From Millennium [1983] by John Varley)
Gnome
A person who requires so much life support, they are built into the chair.
(From Millennium [1983] by John Varley)
Didge-Ital
Digital music.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Inert Resin
A special coating that eliminates maintenance on marine structures.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Speedcap
Short for speed capsule (?); sometimes, going ballistic is the fastest way to get there.
(From Millennium [1983] by John Varley)
Dime Disk
A very small data storage medium.
(From The Best of all Possible Wars [1998] by Larry Niven)
Autodoc
An automated physician, a fully autonomous surgical robot.
(From World of Ptavvs [1965] by Larry Niven)
Neuro-netsukes
A small sculpture containing the personality of a living person.
(From Rim [1994] by Alexander Besher)
Virtual Reality Ceremony
Don't just put your motion capture suit on - do it with style.
(From Rim [1994] by Alexander Besher)
Holo (License)
A three-dimensional driver license and identification card.
(From Rim [1994] by Alexander Besher)
Vai-Chi
Tai-Chi movements translated into the virtual world
(From Rim [1994] by Alexander Besher)
VR Dyslexia
Severe disorientation brought about by excessive use of virtual reality equipment.
(From Rim [1994] by Alexander Besher)
Twonky
A futuristic artifact left by time travelers in the past which, if discovered, could cause a paradox.
(From Millennium [1983] by John Varley)
Wimp
A special-purpose body; grown without personality, but physically intact.
(From Millennium [1983] by John Varley)
Revitalizer Console.
A kind of automated medical marvel; it optimizes your body chemistry for better health, tops off your fluids, etc.
(From Millennium [1983] by John Varley)
Boob Cube
Device for showing three-dimensional news broadcasts.
(From The Best of all Possible Wars [1998] by Larry Niven)
Monobloc Dating System
A kind of pub with unique hardware and software for computer dating.
(From The Best of all Possible Wars [1998] by Larry Niven)
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