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| Truffle Skins Genetically unique skins are the common currency; their special genetic makeup makes forgery impossible. (From The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Perky Pat Layout A very special playset into which adults could project their very being. (From The Days of Perky Pat [1963] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Dr. Smile A suitcase-sized analyst; a machine that served as a psychotherapist. (From The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Bubblehead A person who as undergone E therapy, and achieved the frontal lobe of their dreams. (From The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Eager Beaver Your friendly robot helper. (From The Door Into Summer [1956] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Drafting Dan The first computer software drafting program (Computer Aided Design - CAD). (From The Door Into Summer [1956] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Commuter Cooling Unit A portable air conditioner for commuters. (From The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Telechronometer A watch that synchronizes itself to a remote source. (From Blowups Happen [1940] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Knowledge Engine The first reference to a machine that could create sentences or write books. (From Gulliver's Travels [1726] by Jonathan Swift) |
| Geometric Modeling The first recorded use of geometric figures to directly represent, or model, living beings. (From Gulliver's Travels [1726] by Jonathan Swift) |
| Automaton Chessplayer The first chess-playing computer. (From Moxon's Master [1910] by Ambrose Bierce) |
| Crash Web A simple mechanical linkage to activate a crash field. (From Crashlander [1994] by Larry Niven) |
| Sleeping Plates A pair of plates that nullify gravity for the being(s) sleeping between them. Is null gravity the answer to your sleep problems? (From Neutron Star [1966] by Larry Niven) |
| Dray-Fish Large fish trained to be harnessed to large houseboats. (From The Moon Moth [1976] by Jack Vance) |
| Escalladder A ladder that you don't have to climb to get to the top. (From Crashlander [1994] by Larry Niven) |
| Mass Pointer Tells you where the really large (star-sized) masses are while you travel in hyperspace. (From Crashlander [1994] by Larry Niven) |
| Moon Moth A rather plain and timid mask. (From The Moon Moth [1976] by Jack Vance) |
| Stimic A musical instrument consisting of three flutelike tubes equipped with plungers; thumb and forefinger squeeze a bag to force air across the mouthpieces. (From The Moon Moth [1976] by Jack Vance) |
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