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| Selected Melanin Boosting The only way to get a designer tan. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
| People-Mover A fixed mode of transporting people outside; and, they get to sit down. (From Wetware [1988] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Jackleg Moving data around to avoid detection or capture. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Data Haven A place where data that cannot legally be kept can be stashed for later use; an offshore web host. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Scop Protein grown in bacteria-filled vats. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
| High Tech Trash Can The future of waste management. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Time Capsule A hollow block of metal, impervious to the elements, used by time travelers to send messages to the future. (From Millennium [1983] by John Varley) |
| Steel Drugs A name for recreational chemicals that were entirely synthetic. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Video-Glasses Special light-gathering elements allowed the end user to see omni-directionally. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Post Office A vault used to store time capsules left by travelers to the past; not your usual delivery service. (From Millennium [1983] by John Varley) |
| Rooftop Windmill Renewable energy source for the home. (From A Journey In Other Worlds [1894] by John Jacob Astor IV) |
| Videoshades Sunglasses that let you watch what you want. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Watchphone A combination cell phone and wrist watch. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Digital Running Shoes Shoes with a digital readout showing performance. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Timepress A device that makes time go more quickly in a limited area. (From Millennium [1983] by John Varley) |
| Gnome A person who requires so much life support, they are built into the chair. (From Millennium [1983] by John Varley) |
| Didge-Ital Digital music. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Inert Resin A special coating that eliminates maintenance on marine structures. (From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling) |
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