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| Sights Sunglasses-mounted crosshairs (you'll need one with your skull gun). (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Oceanic Thermal Energy Converter A device that uses the sea to help create electricity. (From Saturn's Race [2000] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) |
| Floating Island Large artificial islands floating on Earth's seas. (From Saturn's Race [2000] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) |
| Projection Commercials A three-dimensional advertisement that is placed in your path in a public place like a bar. (From The Computer Connection [1974] by Alfred Bester) |
| Orbiting Penal Colony A prison placed in orbit (better than Alcatraz). (From Tekwar [1989] by William Shatner) |
| Kamikaze Andy An android that is designed as an assassination weapon. (From Tekwar [1989] by William Shatner) |
| Sigfrid von Shrink An automated therapist. (From Gateway [1970] by Frederik Pohl) |
| Slaver Stasis Field A force field that protects everything inside it by creating a space in which time is suspended. (From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
| Hearing Aid A service that allows people to anonymously talk with another person who only listens. (From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
| Jump Harness A device small enough to be worn as a backpack, that gave booster power for jumping. (From Stranger in a Strange Land [1961] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Data-Retrieval Mode A system for getting the thoughts and images out of a person's mind; recovering the data from a brain storage device. (From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
| Personal Smelter A device used to reduce metallic objects (like coins, pots, cables) to an ingot with known value. (From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
| Autoporter A device that carries your bag for you at airports. (From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
| Paid Avoidance Zone An area where the inhabitants agree, for a government-paid fee, to live without sophisticated services. (From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
| Voxbox An intelligent home agent. (From Tekwar [1989] by William Shatner) |
| Beetle A hard-shelled dirigible. (From Saturn's Race [2000] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) |
| Napcap Capsule A handy refuge for travelers in busy terminals; a sleep aid when you really need one. (From Saturn's Race [2000] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) |
| Napcap Induction Cap A device that aids sleep and relaxation by working with the subject's brain waves. (From Saturn's Race [2000] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) |
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