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| Date | Device Name (Novel Author) |
| 2000 | Anti-Virus Design Software (from Super-Cannes: A Novel by J.G. Ballard) Create a living space such that the spread of disease is less likely. |
| 2000 | Floating Island (from Saturn's Race by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) Large artificial islands floating on Earth's seas. |
| 2000 | Oceanic Thermal Energy Converter (from Saturn's Race by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) A device that uses the sea to help create electricity. |
| 2000 | Artificial Intelligence Device (AID) (from A Hymn Before Battle by John Ringo) Hand-held device responds intelligently to military intelligence requests. |
| 2000 | Beetle (from Saturn's Race by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) A hard-shelled dirigible. |
| 2000 | Napcap Capsule (from Saturn's Race by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) A handy refuge for travelers in busy terminals; a sleep aid when you really need one. |
| 2000 | Napcap Induction Cap (from Saturn's Race by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) A device that aids sleep and relaxation by working with the subject's brain waves. |
| 2000 | Blurbflies (Sing. Blurbfly) (from Nymphomation by Jeff Noon) Small robotic/organic advertisers. |
| 2000 | Bubble (from Saturn's Race by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) An undersea elevator. |
| 2000 | Randominoes (from Nymphomation by Jeff Noon) Dominoes that randomly generate new numbers. |
| 2000 | Provigil-C (from A Hymn Before Battle by John Ringo) A special drug that promotes wakefulness in troops. |
| 2001 | Inertial Bracelet (from Psychohistorical Crisis by Donald Kingsbury) Device to still hand tremors. |
| 2001 | Wearables (from Fast Times At Fairmont High by Vernor Vinge) Slang for 'wearable computer.' |
| 2001 | Datapack (from Dune: House Harkonnen by Brian Herbert) A compact device for carrying data. |
| 2001 | Weather Pod (from Dune: House Harkonnen by Brian Herbert) Imperial technology available to planetologists only. |
| 2001 | Smart Contact Lenses (from Fast Times At Fairmont High by Vernor Vinge) Contact lenses that have a built-in computer display. |
| 2002 | Minority Report Ads (Biometric Personalized Ads) (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) Advertisements that speak directly to the consumer in public settings. |
| 2002 | Reggie the Bartending Machine (from The Outpost by Mike Resnick) A mechanism able to mix drinks; a robot bartender. |
| 2002 | Bullet-guard Overalls (from Kiln People by David Brin) Very tough fabric. |
| 2002 | Ditto Blank (from Kiln People by David Brin) A mentally unformed android, upon which a personality could be impressed. |
| 2002 | Poppins (from Kiln People by David Brin) An android body imprinted with the personality of a Master Nanny. |
| 2002 | E-Suit (Environmental Suit) (from Chindi by Jack McDevitt) A forcefield that encloses air and heat around the body, but does not repel objects or radiation. |
| 2002 | Hyperpig (from Redemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds) A genetic chimera of pig and human. |
| 2002 | Mobile Persocom (from Chobits by Manga Clamp) A personal computer in human form. |
| 2002 | Sick Stick (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) Baton that induces vomiting upon contact. |
| 2002 | Photo-Voltaic Robes (from Snow in the Desert by Neal Asher) Outerwear made from material that absorbs sunlight and outputs electricity. |
| 2002 | Vagus Nerve Bio-Chip (from Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold) Relief from nausea without drugs. |
| 2002 | Spider Robot (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) Tiny spider-sized robots that are able to search buildings and identify occupants. |
| 2002 | Folding Computer Terminal (from The Merchants of Souls by John Barnes) A foldable pocket computer. |
| 2002 | Halo (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) Device that incapacitates a person by inducing unconsciousness. |
| 2002 | Gravity Tube (from Chindi by Jack McDevitt) A special passage way that eases the movement of material within a ship. |
| 2002 | Robofish (Mitsubishi Robot Turbot) (from Slow Life by Michael Swanwick) A powerful, meter-long robotic fish used to take samples from liquid lakes on other worlds (like Titan). |
| 2002 | E-paper Newspaper (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) A paper-thin, flexible LCD-style display that is large enough to display a full newspaper page. |
| 2002 | Manna (from Manna by Marshall Brain) A software program that autonomously manages restaurants or other service industry businesses. |
| 2002 | Maelstrom (from Maelstrom by Peter Watts) A description of the next generation Internet |
| 2002 | Provigil (from When the Devil Dances by John Ringo) A medication that makes the user 'untired' - not just more awake. |
| 2002 | Data Tiles (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) Transparent panes that contain data and programs. |
| 2002 | Public Iris Scanner (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) A device that uses iris-scanning for identification, and does not require subject awareness. |
| 2002 | Wired Glove Interface Display (from Minority Report (Movie) by Steven Spielberg) A large screen display that uses a wired glove interface. |
| 2002 | Pocket Dome (from Chindi by Jack McDevitt) Handy easy-to-set-up shelter. |
| 2002 | Workplace Distancing (from Manna by Marshall Brain) A computer application that arranges that workers never encounter each other, to reduce gossiping and wasted time. |
| 2002 | Imprint (A Ditto Blank) (from Kiln People by David Brin) Impress one's personality upon a 'ditto blank' android. |
| 2002 | Durachrome (from Honor of the Regiment by Keith Laumer) Very hard alloy for tanks. |
| 2002 | Terrafoam Dorm Building (from Manna by Marshall Brain) Maximum people in minimum space. |
| 2002 | AI-Based Hiring and Firing (from Manna by Marshall Brain) Letting a computer system handle the hiring and firing of employees. |
| 2003 | Email Shirt (from Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood) See your email on your shirt. |
| 2003 | Automated Sentry (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) A biometric device that scans facial features for identification. |
| 2003 | Spray-on Surgical Gloves (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) Effective glove for surgeons that is skin tight. |
| 2003 | Little Bird (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) A remote-control "eye-in-the-sky" miniature drone plane (UAV). |
| 2003 | E-Sheet (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) A disposable medium for reading electronic messages. |
| 2003 | Slow Gun (from Singularity Sky by Charles Stross) Device shoots slow projectiles that use neurotoxin. |
| 2003 | Tuned-Laser Decontamination (from Hybrids (Neanderthal Parallax) by Robert J. Sawyer) Process to destroy foreign biomolecules within the body. |
| 2003 | Whuffie (from Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow) A system in which one's actions, as perceived by others, directly procure the necessities of life; reputation-based currency. |
| 2003 | Goat/Spider Silk (from Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood) High tensile strength fibers from - goats. |
| 2003 | Interway (from The Tels by Paul Black) Computer-controlled highway. |
| 2003 | Traction City (from Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve) Cities re-engineered as enormous, lumbering machines. |
| 2003 | E-paper Hologram (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) A cover image that really pops out at the viewer. |
| 2003 | Self-Cleaning Gym Suit (from Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood) Removes the source of odor. |
| 2003 | Alien Tarantula (from Engine City by Ken MacLeod) Interesting illustration of an animal with gecko-like manipulative capabilities. |
| 2003 | Alibi Archive (from Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax) by Robert J. Sawyer) A recording made of transmissions from a personal implant that perceived everything that happened to that individual. |
| 2003 | Companion Implant (from Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax) by Robert J. Sawyer) Electronic device placed within the body; it has a wide variety of uses. |
| 2003 | Happicuppa Coffee Bush (from Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood) A species of coffee bush designed for ease of harvesting. |
| 2003 | Smart Wallpaper (from Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood) Wallpaper that can sense your mood and provide an appropriate color scheme. |
| 2003 | ChickieNobs (from Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood) Chicken meat sliced from a transgenic organism. |
| 2003 | Specimen Track (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) A means for transporting laboratory specimens from one workstation to another in an automated lab. |
| 2003 | Handipad (from Wyrmhole by Jay Caselberg) An electronic tablet for information browsing. |
| 2003 | Philips Squeeze Gun (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) A handheld railgun |
| 2003 | Olfactory Wakeup Call (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) An alarm clock that works by wafting scents your way. |
| 2003 | Illuminum (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) A metal that glows with its own light. |
| 2003 | Cortical Stack (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) Implanted hardware device that contains a backup copy of your mental self. |
| 2003 | Biolution (from The Tels by Paul Black) The revolution in biological manufacturing techniques. |
| 2003 | Autosurgeon (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) A mechanical aid to physicians, performing surgical procedures with surgeons present. |
| 2003 | External Eyelenses (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) Way retro means of correcting vision problems in human beings. |
| 2003 | Synthetic Sleeve (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) An artificial body, into which a person can be downloaded. |
| 2003 | Mandroid (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) A humanoid robot; a robot in the shape of a person. |
| 2003 | Ideator (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) A computer device specifically made to help model genes and proteins for identification. |
| 2003 | Traction City Gut (from Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve) The area of a Traction City used for taking apart and consuming captured prey cities. |
| 2003 | Municipal Darwinism (from Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve) The process by which smaller towns were eaten by larger ones. |
| 2003 | Causality-violation Device (or Weapon) (from Singularity Sky by Charles Stross) Any of a variety of technologies intended to exploit time travel as a weapon. |
| 2003 | Pigoon (from Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood) A transgenic pig, bred to grow replacement organs for humans. |
| 2003 | Automatic Hotel (Hotel Hendrix) (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) A fully automated hotel; complete services provided from check-in to check-out. |
| 2003 | Touch Tablet (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) Another name for a wireless Tablet PC. |
| 2003 | Speaker Chips (from Darwin's Children by Greg Bear) Integrated circuit chips placed in books; they could read the book and advertise it. |
| 2003 | Needlecast (from Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan) A tightbeam transmission of your very being. |
| 2004 | Tacspace (from The Algebraist by Iain M Banks) An augmented representation of space battles. |
| 2004 | Perpetual Train (from Iron Council by China Mieville) A vast machine that lays its own tracks as it moves forward. |
| 2004 | Bee Cam (from City of Pearl by Karen Traviss) Small, airborne, self-guided personal camcorder. |
| 2004 | Swiss (from City of Pearl by Karen Traviss) A small piece of personal gear that combines a great many items in a single device. |
| 2004 | CTC Computer (Closed-Timeline-Curve Time-Travel) (from Exultant by Stephen Baxter) A device that used time travel to perform computations. |
| 2004 | Gillfluid (from The Algebraist by Iain M Banks) Breathable fluid that provides oxygen to the lungs, allowing greater pressure on the body. |
| 2004 | Memory Diamond (from Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross) Very dense memory storage. |
| 2004 | Emissarial Projection (from The Algebraist by Iain M Banks) An expert system able to converse and act in the capacity of ambassador. |
| 2004 | Quantum Communications Hub (from Defeated by Sean McKee) A communications satellite that permits immediate communication between planets and ships in the solar system. |
| 2004 | Muscle Sensor Interface (from The Algebraist by Iain M Banks) Interface senses muscle movements to control display. |
| 2004 | Arteria Portal (from The Algebraist by Iain M Banks) A wormhole entrance. |
| 2004 | Signal Skin (from The Algebraist by Iain M Banks) Natural communication form for this species; skin that can spell out text. |
| 2004 | Implanted Comlink (from Savior by Nancy Kress) Transceiver inserted below the skin. |
| 2004 | Waveform Hypothesis (from Backbeat - A Novel of Physics by J. Frederick Arment) |
| 2004 | Loiter-Drone (from The Algebraist by Iain M Banks) A autonomous flying device that hovers protectively over a defined area. |
| 2005 | Motorized Combat Boots (from Accelerando by Charles Stross) Russian army-surplus self-propelled footgear. |
| 2005 | Computronium (from Accelerando by Charles Stross) Intelligent matter; nanocomputing processors masquerading as ordinary material. |
| 2005 | Dumb Matter (from Accelerando by Charles Stross) Ordinary matter, with no nano-value added. |
| 2005 | BrainPal (from Old Man's War by John Scalzi) A neural implant. |
| 2005 | Kink-Spring (from The Calorie Man by Paolo Bacigalupi) A device that stores energy with near-perfect efficiency. |
| 2005 | Lobster AI (from Accelerando by Charles Stross) Scan a lobster brain, get a learning machine. |
| 2005 | Megadont (from The Calorie Man by Paolo Bacigalupi) An engineered mastodon, used to convert vegetable matter into energy. |
| 2005 | Starwisp (from Accelerando by Charles Stross) An small interstellar probe using a light-sail for propulsion. |
| 2005 | KloraDerm (from Old Man's War by John Scalzi) Human skin variant that contains chlorophyll to provide energy. |
| 2005 | Flexy (or Flexies) (from Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds) A flexible, quasi-living computer. |
| 2005 | Computational Textile (from Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds) Wearable computer sensors. |
| 2005 | Virtual Panopticon (from The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks) A method that gathers information from many sources to effectively surveil any citizen as effectively as if he was in a glass cell. |
| 2005 | Hyper-Developed Mulies (from The Calorie Man by Paolo Bacigalupi) Bioengineered animals that optimally transform vegetable matter into usable mechanical energy. |
| 2005 | Sterile Seeds (from The Calorie Man by Paolo Bacigalupi) Seeds that are bioengineered to grow, but not to produce fertile seeds. |
| 2005 | Sprayrock (from Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds) Special compound that can be sprayed onto a surface, that hardens into rock. |
| 2006 | Clothing Size Scanner (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) A device that scanned a living person to determine clothing sizes. |
| 2006 | Disperser (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) Device that gives an electric shock to anyone who touches a vehicle. |
| 2006 | Municipal Cattle Remover (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) A device to pick cattle up and place them in a truck for later dispersion in the countryside. |
| 2006 | Mobile Advertisements (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) Advertisements presented in mid-air in public spaces. |
| 2006 | Pocket-Sized Ad-Blocker (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) A device that prevented targeted advertisements from reaching you. |
| 2006 | Amphibious Skimmer (from Storm Thief by Chris Wooding) Amphibious drone with blades. |
| 2006 | Librareome Project (from Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge) Blasting libraries into bits to create a library of perfect digitized electronic books. |
| 2006 | Camera Tunnel (from Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge) A device that captures images of shredded documents from all sides for reassembly. |
| 2006 | Browser Paper (from Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge) A paper-thin computer display. |
| 2006 | Aether Cannon (from Storm Thief by Chris Wooding) A hand-held energy weapon. |
| 2006 | Pocket Scanner (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) A device that scans for the codes that will open a vehicle's door on command. |
| 2006 | Timebroker (from Shuteye for the Timebroker by Paul Di Filippo) A person who traded in the commodity of other people's time. |
| 2006 | A-Som (Antisomnolence Drugs) (from Shuteye for the Timebroker by Paul Di Filippo) One simple pill removes the need for sleep. |
| 2006 | Persuader (from Storm Thief by Chris Wooding) Device secured to a person that ensures compliant behavior by threat of force. |
| 2006 | Voxcoder (from Storm Thief by Chris Wooding) Device for secure communication. |
| 2006 | Stopper Bubble (from Red Lightning by John Varley) Device that halts time within its boundaries. |
| 2006 | Navicloud Custom Debinder (from Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge) A machine that pulls books apart and scans the contents. |
| 2006 | Automated Taxi (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) A driverless taxicab. |
| 2006 | House-of-Cards Construction (from Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge) Architectural technique that uses computers to help buildings maintain their balance during earthquakes. |
| 2006 | Command Bracelet (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) A wrist-borne device with a variety of capabilities. |
| 2006 | Traffic Lane Discharger (from Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster) A device that electrically shocked vehicles whose drivers attempted to evade traffic control devices. |
| 2006 | Microwave Pistol (from Blindsight by Peter Watts) Device designed to cause internal injury. |
| 2006 | Magnetic Ram (from Storm Thief by Chris Wooding) A device that fires pulses of magnetic energy. |
| 2006 | Answerboard (from Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge) A forum or computer meeting location with experts on a particular topic. |
| 2006 | Coder (from Storm Thief by Chris Wooding) Specialized humans who excel at engineering tasks. |
| 2006 | Wearables (Wearable Computers) (from Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge) Computers and peripherals that use textiles for electronic circuitry. |
| 2007 | Driverless Drones (from Halting State by Charles Stross) One remote supervisor can drive a half-dozen drones, with some computer assistance. |
| 2007 | Cop Block (from Quantico by Greg Bear) A device that allows law enforcement officers to shut down the engine of a suspect's car or truck. |
| 2007 | Magnetic Levitating Bed (from Spook Country by William Gibson) A bed that hovers above the floor, with no visible means of suport. |
| 2007 | Bubble-Gum Pylon (from Quantico by Greg Bear) Device used to capture entire vehicles in car chases. |
| 2007 | Midge (from Quantico by Greg Bear) A very small flapping wing UAV that can be carried by a larger flying device. |
| 2007 | OSMO (Osmic Mobile Observers) (from Quantico by Greg Bear) UAV with the ability to "smell" their human quarry. |
| 2007 | Anemopter (from Finisterra by David Moles) Special craft for journeys through the atmosphere of a gas giant planet. |
| 2007 | Orbital Weapon Lancet (OWL) (from Quantico by Greg Bear) A kinetic energy weapon placed in Earth orbit. |
| 2007 | Overlay Specs (from Halting State by Charles Stross) Glasses that provide an additional feature; an overlay that lets you see information and graphics along with the real-world view. |
| 2007 | SPOOKS (from Halting State by Charles Stross) A live-action role playing (LARP) game that lets ordinary people play at being secret agents. |
| 2007 | Blacknet (from Halting State by Charles Stross) An antisocial networking site. |
| 2007 | CopSpace (from Halting State by Charles Stross) A virtual location for police lifelogs, official communications, paperwork, informational databases and evidence of all kinds. |
| 2007 | Scanner Palm (from KOP by Warren Hammond) A document scanner implanted in the palm of the hand. |
| 2007 | WAGD Germ Detector (from Quantico by Greg Bear) A hand-held biohazard analyzer. |
| 2007 | Remotely Operated Auto-targeting Gun (ROAG) (from Quantico by Greg Bear) A weapon able to pick out its own targets; it's action can be remotely initiated. |
| 2007 | Weapon Sound Tracker (from Quantico by Greg Bear) Locate an enemy by the sound of gunfire. |
| 2007 | Airboarding (from Halting State by Charles Stross) Typing in thin air to input characters into a computer. |
| 2007 | Max Detention (Virtual Counsel) (from Quantico by Greg Bear) A software implementation of a lawyer; an artificially intelligent legal advisor. |
| 2007 | Orphids (from Postsingular by Rudy Rucker) Nanomachines replicate theselves from dust - and cover the Earth. |
| 2007 | Digital Paper Pad (from KOP by Warren Hammond) Just one molecule thick, it flips bits by flipping molecules. |
| 2007 | DC Mini (from Paprika by Satoshi Kon) A therapy tool that allows a psychotherapist to enter a patient's dreams. |
| 2007 | Tongueprint Verification (from Fleet of Worlds by Larry Niven (w/E.M. Lerner)) A device that verifies the unique print of the tongue against a a database for identification purposes. |
| 2007 | Virtual World Theft (from Halting State by Charles Stross) A method of stealing or reassigning ownership to items of value in virtual worlds. |
| 2007 | Lifelog (from Halting State by Charles Stross) A life record made constantly. |
| 2008 | Headspace (from Flood by Stephen Baxter) A virtual world in which a person could raise a virtual baby with full haptic realism. |
| 2008 | Angel Music Player (from Flood by Stephen Baxter) A device that beams music directly into your brain, without wires. |
| 2008 | Kinagram (from Anathem by Neal Stephenson) Small print-size icons that presented a moving image. |
| 2008 | Ultimate Football League (UFL) (from The Sun Also Explodes by Chris Nakashima-Brown) A football league without restrictions on human modification. |
| 2008 | Gait-Cam (from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow) A surveillance camera system that analyzes the unique way in which people walk, to identify them. |
| 2008 | Defuser (from Moxyland by Lauren Beukes) Electroshock cellphones to keep unruly individuals under control. |
| 2008 | ParanoidLinux (from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow) A computer operating system that deliberately obscures the activities of the user. |
| 2008 | SchoolBook (from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow) A standard-issue laptop computer for school use. |
| 2008 | Photonomous (from Little Brother by Cory Doctorow) A program that strips out the digital noise signature from a picture file. |
| 2008 | Sky-Bike (from The Last Theorem by Arthur C. Clarke (w/Pohl)) A human-powered floating bicycle built for use in lunar sports. |
| 2008 | Allswell (from Anathem by Neal Stephenson) An organic compound found (or placed) in food that calms and mellows those who partake of it. |
| 2008 | Homing Butterflies (from Moxyland by Lauren Beukes) Butterflies modified to accompany a purchased bouquet. |
| 2008 | Blithe (from Anathem by Neal Stephenson) A plant engineered to produce a substance that brought out compliant behavior in those who consumed it. |
| 2008 | Photomnemonic Tablet (from Anathem by Neal Stephenson) A device that both records and displays images with the same element. |
| 2008 | Fuel Tree (from Anathem by Neal Stephenson) Plants raised as fuel. |
| 2008 | Spine-Clamp (from Anathem by Neal Stephenson) A device that constrains the movements of convicted criminals. |
| 2009 | Skin Computer (from Mariposa by Greg Bear) A computer that looks like a tattoo, on a stretchable base. |
| 2009 | Laser-Induced Plasma (from Daemon by Daniel Suarez) Shoots lightning from your fingertips. |
| 2009 | HUD Glasses (from Daemon by Daniel Suarez) Integrated glasses and projector provides a portable heads-up display for augmented reality. |
| 2009 | Third Eye (from Daemon by Daniel Suarez) An output device that uses the skin of the user. |
| 2009 | EyePod (from WWW: Wake by Robert J. Sawyer) A generic term for the external computing processing unit needed for eye implants. |
| 2009 | Digital Ink License Plate (from Daemon by Daniel Suarez) License tags that can change both state and number in the blink of an eye. |
| 2009 | Websight (from WWW: Wake by Robert J. Sawyer) A way of visualizing the Internet internally. |
| 2009 | Zip Paper (from Mariposa by Greg Bear) Very thin display like a single sheet of paper. |
| 2009 | Controllable Drone Army (from Daemon by Daniel Suarez) Darknet sorcerer uses gestures to control a network of drone servants. |
| 2009 | Razorback (from Daemon by Daniel Suarez) Autonomous motorcycle weapons platform. |
| 2009 | Dattoo (from Mariposa by Greg Bear) A data exchange device worn on the skin like a tattoo. |
| 2009 | AutoM8 (from Daemon by Daniel Suarez) A remote-controlled automobile. |
| 2009 | EPR Phone (from Mariposa by Greg Bear) Telephony that uses quantum effects for transmission - and is therefore the ultimate in anti-eavesdropping technology. |
| 2009 | Robot Snake Spy (from Mariposa by Greg Bear) A small robot in the shape of a snake, used for field work by spies. |
| 2009 | Robobug (from The Golden City by John Twelve Hawks) A cyborg insect. |
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