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| Newsbox (News-Receptor) Also referred to as a microviewer; could search media programming for news on a particular words used in the broadcast. (From Methuselah's Children [1941] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Camden Speedster A super sports utility vehicle (SUV); it drives on the highway, the water and jumps into the air for short periods. (From Methuselah's Children [1941] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Cookie-Cutters Very small (corpuscle-sized) devices that can enter the blood stream and destroy an enemy from within. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Clave Short for enclave (see also burbclave - autonomous suburban enclave) (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Implanted Credit Card A credit card system that could be surgically implanted; uses radio frequency identification to communicate with checkout hardware. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Filter Wheel A device for filtering liquid or gas to obtain a pure sample of a selected molecule. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Smartcoral Reef An artificial coral reef that pulls water in for use in large communities. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Fabricules Tiny bits of fabric that were self-cleaning; gloves made of this material always stayed clean. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Lithocule Tiny intelligent building blocks. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Aerostat Monitor A small flying platform, capable of maneuvering in three dimensions; can hover in place and communicate with others like it. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Chevaline An open robotic vehicle for one person, shaped like a horse. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Pedomotive A kind of stilt-like leg extenders; take longer strides, get there faster. Extreme sports gear. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Phantoscope (phenomenoscope) A device that provides you with a computer-operable display; can be worn or surgically implanted right on your own eyes. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Immunocules Very small, lightweight objects able to move in three dimensions; they form a protective shield against airborne devices. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Nanomachine Lidar Radar-like system that uses electromagnetic radiation at optical frequencies (visible light) for range-finding and analysis. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Mediaglyphic Animated symbols to help those who haven't bothered to learn to read in a multimedia age. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Burbclave Contraction of suburban enclave; an extension of today's gated communities. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Matter Compiler A device that builds the desired article (such as a dress) atom by atom according to a specified design. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
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