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| Automatic Pilot A device to control the movement of aircraft using computer components. (From The Space Merchants [1952] by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| Retinal Projection A method for projecting advertisements directly on the retina. (From The Space Merchants [1952] by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| Compulsive Subsonics An advertising agency works with every part of the audience's brain. (From The Space Merchants [1952] by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth)) |
| Message Tree A tree growing out of a huge cliff of crystal provides communication for a world. (From A Case of Conscience [1953] by James Blish) |
| Micro Book (Microbook) A very small volume, possibly an electronic book. (From One Way Trip [1943] by Anthony Boucher) |
| Instant Customized Clothing A machine that produced a selected item of clothing, on the spot, based on customer demand. (From Methuselah's Children [1941] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Robotic Horse - Faithful Cybernetic Companion A robot that is specifically designed to closely resemble a horse. (From The Warlock in Spite of Himself [1969] by Christopher Stasheff) |
| Dog Pod Grid A swarm of quasi-independent aerostatic devices. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Runcible A book made of smart paper; every page is a flexible LCD (liquid crystal display) screen. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Toner Dead bits of nanomachines. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Mite A very small device (about the size of a dust mite) that has been manufactured for a particular purpose. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| 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) |
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