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Technovelgy
(Most Recent Additions - 4160 Total)
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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) |
Big Computer Just like it says; this computer knows it all.
(From Millennium [1983] by John Varley) |
Dental Switchboard A control device tied in with teeth and nerve endings.
(From The Stars My Destination [1956] by Alfred Bester) |
Airplane Window Ads An airplane window that allows you to - see advertisements!
(From The Space Merchants [1952] by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
Prism Window A device for getting a better view of the ground from inside an airplane.
(From The Space Merchants [1952] by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
Hilsch Vortex Tube A T-shaped device that admits air under pressure and outputs hot air from side and cold from the other.
(From The Space Merchants [1952] by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
Ballisticules Nanotechnology devices that throw their weight around.
(From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
Coffiest It's coffee that you can't live without.
(From The Space Merchants [1952] by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
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