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| Device Name | Book/Story | Author | Date |
| Jack In - first use of term | Tower of Glass | Silverberg | 1970 |
| Jackleg - dodge the data cops | Islands in the Net | Sterling | 1988 |
| JAL Shuttle | Neuromancer | Gibson | 1984 |
| Jaunte Stage - a little space to teleport | The Stars My Destination | Bester | 1956 |
| Jet-Down - explore planets | Prelude to Foundation | Asimov | 1988 |
| Jet-Powered Aquaplane | The Star King | Vance | 1964 |
| Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Adams | 1979 |
| Joy-boat Junior - a private space yacht | Methuselah's Children | Heinlein | 1941 |
| Joymaker - the ultimate PDA | The Age of The Pussyfoot | Pohl | 1965 |
| Joystick Controls w/Remote Display | The Land Ironclads | Wells | 1903 |
| Jubba Cloak | Dune | Herbert | 1965 |
| Jump Drive | Ethical Engineer | Harrison | 1963 |
| Jump Harness - rocket pack | Stranger in a Strange Land | Heinlein | 1961 |
| Jump Through Hyperspace - is travel through hyperspace possible? | Foundation | Asimov | 1951 |
| Jumpdoor - entrance to the rabbit hole | Whipping Star | Herbert | 1969 |
| Jumper - float free | Armageddon: 2419 A.D. | Nowlan | 1928 |
| Junkbot - spamachine | Distraction | Sterling | 1998 |
| Juvenile - sneaks around | The Man Who Japed | Dick | 1956 |
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