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Technovelgy
(Most Recent Additions - 4113 Total)
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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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