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Headset
Wireless headsets provide computer language translation.
(From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson)
Chromoplastic Dew Collector
A small, egg-shaped device that uses a special surface to collect morning dew on the desert planet of Arrakis.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert)
Control-Face
A small liquid crystal display (LCD) unit linked to a larger network; gives a window onto your larger network world.
(From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson)
Message Cylinder
A small metal object containing some form of message media and a mechanism for either playing or extruding the medium; secured communication device.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert)
Video Unit
Video units attached directly to the optic nerve, giving sight to the blind.
(From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson)
Ghola
A living, functioning person who is regrown or recreated from the tissues of a dead person.
(From Dune Messiah [1969] by Frank Herbert)
Tleilaxu Eyes (Metal Eyes)
Tleilaxu eye surgery replaces natural eyeballs damaged or destroyed.
(From Dune Messiah [1969] by Frank Herbert)
Virtual Meeting
A meeting space that exists only in a computer; the descendant of today's web conferences.
(From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson)
Hotdesk
A desk space that was itself ready for input.
(From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson)
Sandbenders
A highly customized computer system; the opposite of a box from Gateway or Dell.
(From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson)
Hangman
A telefactoring device that also was able to function independently.
(From My Name is Legion [1976] by Roger Zelazny)
RUMOKO
A project to create additional land surface by deliberate stimulation of undersea volcanoes.
(From My Name is Legion [1976] by Roger Zelazny)
Talking Head
A mechanical head (with an analog voice) used as the output terminal for a computer.
(From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson)
Cybernetic Water Witch
A job that involves a lot of surfing for patterns in information.
(From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson)
Pray-Machine
A kind of energy receiver that could retrieve a soul from the radiation belt surrounding a planet.
(From Lord of Light [1967] by Roger Zelazny)
Mechanical Cobra
An assassination device; senses brain waves to find its victim.
(From Lord of Light [1967] by Roger Zelazny)
Sandcrawler
A very large mobile home, used by jawas on the deserts of Tatooine.
(From Star Wars [1976] by George Lucas)
Lightsaber
A sword the blade of which is formed by a beam of visible light which cuts like a laser.
(From Star Wars [1976] by George Lucas)
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