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Stereovision Tank
Three dimensional mass media (the grandson of television).
(From Stranger in a Strange Land [1961] by Robert Heinlein)
Screensaver (Inventor of)
Screen savers are used to prevent phosphor burnout in CRTs, and to provide restful entertainment on computer screens.
(From Stranger in a Strange Land [1961] by Robert Heinlein)
Eloi
People who have undergone treatments to extend their lives.
(From Queen of Angels [1990] by Greg Bear)
Flatscreen Movie
Like holographic or three-dimensional recordings, but showing only two dimensions.
(From Orbital Resources [1991] by John Barnes)
Concrete Boxes
Self storage for your body - living space designed for people who spend most of their time ignoring their surroundings anyway.
(From Earth Made of Glass [1998] by John Barnes)
Emblok
A device that imparts memories into the regrown brain, just like uploading content into a computer's random access memory.
(From Earth Made of Glass [1998] by John Barnes)
Millipede Train
A train that is able to move without tracks or other supports.
(From Eon [1985] by Greg Bear)
P-Terminal Implant
A device consisting of implanted power pack, control and electrodes placed near pleasure centers of the brain.
(From The Terminal Man [1972] by Michael Crichton)
Lifezone
An enclosed biosphere; a pod-like greenhouse attached to a space-going vessel.
(From Tides of Light [1989] by Gregory Benford)
Scooter
Biotechnology working to bring you a better solar system - a creepy crawly created to do terraforming work on Jupiter's moon.
(From Against Infinity [1983] by Gregory Benford)
AIRE
A piece of software that can break through encryption to determine exactly how a compiled program accomplishes its tasks.
(From Mother of Storms [1994] by John Barnes)
XV
Allows anyone to directly experience another person's conscious awareness.
(From Mother of Storms [1994] by John Barnes)
SimStim
Stimulation of the brain and nervous system of one person using a recording (or live broadcast) of another person's experience.
(From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson)
XV Wedge
A piece of entertainment that consists of edited real experience.
(From Mother of Storms [1994] by John Barnes)
Psypyx
A way of gathering and recording mental impressions.
(From Earth Made of Glass [1998] by John Barnes)
Boomer Park
Where the baby boomers all went to retire and die.
(From Nanotime [1987] by Bart Kosko)
Coffin Rack Capsule Hotel
A hotel with very (very!) small rooms.
(From The Science Fiction Yearbook (ed. Jerry Pournelle) [1984] by William Gibson)
Launching Laser
A set of very high-powered lasers used to power spacecraft.
(From The Fourth Profession [1971] by Larry Niven)
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