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Comsole (Home Communications Console)
A home computer, connected to data services.
(From Imperial Earth [1976] by Arthur C. Clarke)
Painted Respirator Masks
Children choose to decorate otherwise uniform equipment masks.
(From Red Planet [1949] by Robert Heinlein)
Pacification Drones
Surveillance drones that emit calming notes.
(From The Breach [2020] by M.T. Hill)
Sloth Pill
A medication to induce a kind of somnolence like short-term hibernation; used in air travel.
(From The Breach [2020] by M.T. Hill)
Analogue Treatment
Hypnotic drug treatment that normalizes behavior in humans.
(From Ticket to Anywhere [1952] by Damon Knight)
Aero Bus (Flying Bus)
A flying bus.
(From What Not: A Prophetic Comedy [1918] by Rose Macaulay)
Burner Modem
A connection device that can be thrown away if necessary.
(From The Breach [2020] by M.T. Hill)
DNA Swab Palate
Adheres to the palate, and provides false material for DNA swabs.
(From The Breach [2020] by M.T. Hill)
Basic Robot Personality
Providing simple personalities to robots.
(From Simultaneous Worlds [1938] by Nat Schachner)
Treatment of Extramundane Aborigines
Laws for aliens on their own planet.
(From Symbiotica [1943] by Eric Frank Russell)
Scuttle-bot
An all-purpose surveillance robot that climbed rather than flew.
(From Hella [2020] by David Gerrold)
Bio-Implant (Compensator Chip)
A neural implant that helps an autistic child to live a more complete and useful life.
(From Hella [2020] by David Gerrold)
Knife Missile
A sharp-edged weapon that can maneuver in space.
(From Use of Weapons [1990] by Iain M Banks)
Sleepshop
A quiet place to die.
(From Logan's Run [1967] by William Nolan (w/G.C. Johnson))
Tangler
Strong webbing in a tiny capsule, it expands to a net, capturing a suspect.
(From Logan's Run [1967] by William Nolan (w/G.C. Johnson))
Finely Divided Dust Propellant
Reaction mass to drive spacecraft.
(From Earthlight [1955] by Arthur C. Clarke)
Homer
A device fired from a gun that ends the life of a citizen, based on the color of their palm flower.
(From Logan's Run [1967] by William Nolan (w/G.C. Johnson))
Dermadisk
A means of quickly administering drugs directly through the skin.
(From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson)
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