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| Spindizzy A device that made use of a relationship between electron spin, electromagnetism and gravity allowed any object to leave the Earth's surface. (From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
| Ava A piece of learning software. (From The Calcutta Chromosome [1995] by Amitav Ghosh) |
| Quantum Logic Thinker (QL) A computer system that thinks about problems in unusual ways. (From Heads [1990] by Greg Bear) |
| Stealth House A home that is entirely sealed, leading to toxic buildup. (From Virtual Light [1993] by William Gibson) |
| Empathy Box A device which allows a group of people to empathize with a single person (like television lets many people view the same broadcast). (From The Little Black Box [1964] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Mood Organ A device which allows you to dial the mood you would like to have. (From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [1968] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Electric Sheep An electronic farm animal; a non-organic robot covered with sheepskin that acts like a sheep. (From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [1968] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Voight-Kampff Empathy Test A test consisting of a set of images and questions, asked while the subject's biometric data are gathered; intended to separate humans from non-humans. (From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [1968] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Kipple The collection of useless bits of trash we wallow in; all the paper and junk that is not recycled. (From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [1968] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Penfield Wave Transmitter A device that directs some sort of energy wave into a person's brain, allowing them to experience a chosen (dialed) mood. (From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [1968] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Nexus-6 Brain Unit The processing power behind android intelligence. (From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [1968] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Loogie Gun A non-violent weapon that shoots a gooey mass to immobilize a person judged to have criminal or violent intent. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Avatar A computer-enhanced doppelganger; a computer-generated image that takes your place in a three-dimensional online encounter. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Smart Pizza Box A container with microprocessor-based data processing capabilities built-in to the box. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Arachnofiber Uniforms Remarkable attire for a pizza delivery person; but given the violence of near future America, the protection offered by ordinary uniforms was insufficient. (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Vat Meat (Albert) Meat grown in a vat. (From The End of the Line [1951] by James Schmitz) |
| MagnaPoon To hitch a ride from a faster vehicle while riding a skateboard (from harpoon). (From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Nanofax Send a copy of a three-dimensional object to a distant place. (From All Tomorrow's Parties [1999] by William Gibson) |
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