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Memory Plastic
Takes various shapes impressed into it on command.
(From Death by Ecstasy [1969] by Larry Niven)
Ecstasy Plug
An implanted module that allowed a wirehead to plug himself into ordinary house current.
(From Death by Ecstasy [1969] by Larry Niven)
Living Room
A multi-function living space with a variety of functions built-in.
(From Death by Ecstasy [1969] by Larry Niven)
Automatic Vein Finder
A device to automatically locate veins for intravenous needle insertion.
(From The Andromeda Strain [1969] by Michael Crichton)
Electronic Body Analyzer
A replacement for the human doctor.
(From The Andromeda Strain [1969] by Michael Crichton)
Implanted Interface With Retinal Nerves
Circuitry that provides a 'look' at what the eye sees.
(From The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe (The Unsleeping Eye) [1973] by D.G. Compton)
Energy-Cannon
Device projects destructive power.
(From The Last Castle [1967] by Jack Vance)
Combat Wasp
Drone craft able to carry and direct a variety of submunitions.
(From The Reality Dysfunction [1996] by Peter F. Hamilton)
Face Dancer
Mimicry enhanced through genetic manipulation.
(From Dune Messiah [1969] by Frank Herbert)
Homer
Home's in on body heat.
(From Logan's Run [1967] by William Nolan (w/G.C. Johnson))
Skycar
A personal means of transportation that flies.
(From Methuselah's Children [1941] by Robert Heinlein)
Command Microphone
A cloak that served as a microphone and public address system.
(From Diplomat At Arms [1982] by Keith Laumer)
Crackers
Bouncing, explosive mines.
(From The Time Mercenaries [1968] by Philip E. High)
AM-280 Needle Rifle
Device shoots a stream of steel needles.
(From A Matter For Men [1983] by David Gerrold)
Reason Hypervelocity Railgun
Multichamber weapon accelerates tiny splinters of metal.
(From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson)
Rat Thing
A guard cyborg created from a living animal.
(From Snow Crash [1992] by Neal Stephenson)
Ultimate Football League (UFL)
A football league without restrictions on human modification.
(From The Sun Also Explodes [2008] by Chris Nakashima-Brown)
Karatand
A special glove made of impact-sensitive plastic.
(From Stand on Zanzibar [1968] by John Brunner)
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