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| Talking Tape Adhesive-backed network connection, global positioning, voice synthesis and speakers. (From Distraction [1998] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Infowar Operation Making use of various means to disrupt the enemy's military and civilian information networks. (From Distraction [1998] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Junkbot An automated email program that specializes in sending junk mail (spam) (From Distraction [1998] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Bounce Tube A people-sized pneumatic tube system used for short, quick trips in the vertical dimension. (From Double Star [1956] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Torchship A spaceship capable of high acceleration. (From Sky Lift [1953] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Cider Press Device used to make acceleration above 1 gravity more tolerable for groundhogs. (From Double Star [1956] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Teakettle A standard rocket (uses hydrogen as a booster to leave the atmosphere). (From Double Star [1956] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Profile Sniffers A software device that sifts Internet access records for patterns associate with particular personality types. (From Distraction [1998] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Vacutubes A system of public transportation that used partially evacuated tubes and capsules big enough for passengers. (From Double Star [1956] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Dream Park A vacation theme park in which the visitors participated fully in the different environments. (From Dream Park [1981] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) |
| Composite Expert System Intelligent teaching software - a computer interface with a heart. (From Twenty Evocations [1984] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Smart Bike A motorcycle with sophisticated systems for steering and balance. (From Distraction [1998] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Contact Venom A poison that is absorbed through the skin. (From Twenty Evocations [1984] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Optic Television An eye that "sees" more than just its surroundings. (From Twenty Evocations [1984] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Smart Paper A very slim thin-film transistor display. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Readout Skin Normal-appearing skin that can be used as an output device for text or graphics. (From Steel Beach [1992] by John Varley) |
| Talisman Device that causes beings nearby to experience truth and peace; works only in the hands of rare adepts. (From Way Station [1963] by Clifford Simak) |
| Way Station A device used to transport individuals across the galaxy. (From Way Station [1963] by Clifford Simak) |
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