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Date | Device Name (Novel Author) |
2010 | Disabler (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster) A device that drains power quickly from an electric vehicle. |
2010 | Darknet Farm (from Freedom by Daniel Suarez) A farm that uses computer networked information systems to achieve sustainable agriculture in a community. |
2010 | Metallic Display Scroll (from Freedom by Daniel Suarez) A rollable video screen. |
2010 | Angel Teeth (from Freedom by Daniel Suarez) Essentially a spear dropped from a great height (or from orbit) with a guidance system. |
2010 | Alien Trojan (from Out of the Dark by David Webber) Malware from another world! |
2010 | Aeromuse Pillow (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster) A pillow that doubles as a music player. |
2010 | Rocket Pine (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster) Genetically engineered trees for wood pulp. |
2010 | Necap (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster) A device that burns out neural connections. |
2010 | Office Hand (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster) A robotic hand with each finger customized for a different function. |
2010 | Neural Lace (from Surface Detail by Iain M Banks) An interface between the brain and computer facilities. |
2010 | Nutrient Extractor and Maximizer (NEM) (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster) Device that replaces and extends the capabilities of the human digestive system. |
2010 | Ugly T-Shirt (from Zero History by William Gibson) Uses disruptive patterning to make the wearer invisible to computerized surveillance techniques. |
2010 | Humeld (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster) A human being with augmented body parts. |
2010 | Barker (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster) A device that scans for nearby medical implants, and allows the operator to take control. |
2010 | Power Stilts (from The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster) Platforms that push inundated cities ever higher. |
2010 | Millenniaire (from The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi) A person with much more Time than an ordinary person. |
2011 | Virtual Punishment (from Complete Sentence by Joe Haldeman) It seems like decades in prison. |
2011 | Onionskin Transparent Jeans (from Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart) See-through pants. |
2011 | DNA Publishing (from Spiral by Paul McEuen) Encode a poem or story in DNA, then multiply. |
2012 | Autonomous Assassination Drone (from Kill Decision by Daniel Suarez) A flying UAV that is self-guided to a target, destroys the target, and is capable of destroying itself after mission completion. |
2012 | Brain-Jacking (from Kill Decision by Daniel Suarez) Using insects for surveillance. |
2012 | Parent Drone (from Kill Decision by Daniel Suarez) A drone platform that launches smaller drones. |
2012 | Wildcode (from The Fractal Prince by Hannu Rajaniemi) A vast, actual desert comprised of nanites, nanomachines. |
2012 | Robotic Eel (from Re:Set by Susan Beetlestone) A five-foot long artificial eel, controlled by an operator. |
2012 | Eel Operator (from Re:Set by Susan Beetlestone) A surgically modified human being able to operate a robotic eel |
2012 | DNA Music Storage (from Year Zero by Rob Reid) Encoding music in junk DNA. |
2014 | Cosmoline (Warm Sleep) (from War Dogs by Greg Bear) Special gel that offers healing and hibernation for space travelers. |
2014 | Oxygen Fountain (from War Dogs by Greg Bear) A small factory for making oxygen on the Martian surface. |
2014 | Replaced Worker Benefits (from Spark by John Twelve Hawks) Compensation for people whose jobs are taken by robots. |
2014 | Nubot (from Spark by John Twelve Hawks) An android that directly replaces a human at their job. |
2014 | EYE Program (from Spark by John Twelve Hawks) A massive government database on civilians. |
2014 | Norm-All Program (from Spark by John Twelve Hawks) A set of algorithms that determine a reasonable location for every citizen. |
2014 | Timeout (from War Dogs by Greg Bear) The part of a Skyrene's life that is spent in Warm Sleep travel between Earth and the destination planet. |
2014 | Puff (Puff Balls) (from War Dogs by Greg Bear) Material that is used to help Skyrines dropped to the surface of Mars get rid of some of that excess velocity. |
2014 | Skintight (from War Dogs by Greg Bear) Specialized space suit for low atmospheric pressure environments like Mars. |
2014 | Freedom ID (from Spark by John Twelve Hawks) A chip inserted into the hand for identification (and surveillance) purposes. |
2015 | Vehicle Seeds (from Killing Titan by Greg Bear) A matrix of materials and instructions that allow vehicles to grow themselves when placed in an environment of plentiful materials. |
2015 | Public Urine Collection (from The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi) Arcologies offer public latrines, then collect for reclamation. |
2015 | Centipede (from Killing Titan by Greg Bear) Perfect craft for crawling through slushy, frozen lakes - on Titan. |
2015 | Cranial Amplified Programming CAP (from Killing Titan by Greg Bear) An aid to learning, which you apply directly to your skull. |
2015 | Clearsac (from The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi) A simple device that filters water perfectly for reuse. |
2015 | Face Recognition Sunglasses (from The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi) Sunglasses that connect with a remote database to perform face recognition. |
2015 | Jonnytruck (from The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi) A movable bathroom for hire; cost is offset by reclamation. |
2016 | Crowdcutter (from Infomocracy by Malka Older) A device worn to part crowds. |
2016 | Logical Pathogen (from The Medusa Chronicles by Alastair Reynolds (w/S. Baxter)) Malware concealed in DNA. |
2017 | Hotello (from New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson) A portable room within a room. |
2017 | Wristpad (from New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson) A tablet computer worn on the wrist. |
2017 | Superscraper (from New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson) Buildings that are hundreds of stories tall. |
2019 | OLED Body Film (from Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan) Attaching or implanting flexible screen material to the body as decoration. |
2019 | VEIL (from Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: A Novel by Neal Stephenson) A wearable device used to foil facial recognition systems. |
2019 | Forward Warehousing (from Stealing Worlds by Karl Schroeder) Using the trunks of cars as little warehouses. |
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re: Nat Schachner
(6/10/2024)
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re: Neal Stephenson
(6/8/2024)
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re: Philip K Dick
(6/6/2024)
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re: John W. Campbell
(6/4/2024)
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re: Anthony Boucher
(6/2/2024)
Textiles That Harvest Energy And Store It
re: Alastair Reynolds
(5/28/2024)
LORIS Passive-Gripper Climbing Robot
re: Ken MacLeod
(5/26/2024)
Neuroplatform Human Brain Organoid Bioprocessor Uses Less Electricity
re: Peter Watts
(5/24/2024)
Drug To Regenerate Teeth In Humans
re: William Gibson
(5/22/2024)
Coin-Sized Nuclear Battery Good For 100 Years
re: Alfred Bester
(5/20/2024)
Live Stream With Meta-Ban Multimodal Smart Glasses
re: David Brin
(5/18/2024)
'Autonomous' Waymo Improves Driving With Remote Human Operators
re: Charles Stross
(5/16/2024)
Will Whales Be Our First Contact?
re: Murray Leinster
(5/14/2024)
Heinlein’s Controlway - Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Corridor In Michigan
re: Robert Heinlein
(5/12/2024)
NYC/Dublin Portal Fails To Meet 'Guardian Of Forever' Standards
re: Gene Roddenberry
(5/10/2024)
SliceIt! Why Not Teach Robots To Use Knives?
re: Anne McCaffrey
(5/10/2024)
FLOAT Levitating Train On The Moon ala Clarke
re: Arthur C. Clarke
(5/8/2024)
Singapore Writers Push Back On LLM Training
re: Anthony Boucher
(5/6/2024)
SpaceX Intros Extravehicular Activity Suit
re: Garret P. Serviss
(5/4/2024)
Athena Smart Security Guard Robot With Face Recognition
re: Greg Bear
(5/1/2024)
The FLUTE Project - A Huge Liquid Mirror In Space
re: Raymond Z. Gallun
(4/28/2024)
Robot Preachers Found To Undermine Religious Commitment
re: Philip K Dick
(4/26/2024)
CyberCab - Tesla Renames The Robotaxi
re: Michael Swanwick
(4/24/2024)
SpaceHopper Microgravity Robot Lands On Its Feet
re: Arthur C. Clarke
(4/22/2024)
Brin's 1990 Novel Earth Still Full Of Predictions
re: David Brin
(4/20/2024)
'Whisper Mode' ala Blue Thunder Researched At Bristol
re: Various
(4/18/2024)
Gaia - Why Stop With Just The Earth?
re: Robert Castle
(4/18/2024)
Microsoft VASA-1 Creates Personal Video From A Photo
re: Robert Heinlein
(4/14/2024)
Splendid View Of Eclipse From Orbit Visualized And Repurposed By Arthur C. Clarke
re: Arthur C. Clarke
(4/12/2024)
Bespoke Environment Music From AIs
re: William Gibson
(4/10/2024)
Goldene - A Two-Dimensional Sheet Of Gold One Atom Thick
re: Roger Zelazny
(4/8/2024)
SpaceX Wants A Moonbase Alpha
re: L. Ron Hubbard
(4/6/2024)
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