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| Stereo Tank A receiver for three-dimensional televised images. (From Stranger in a Strange Land [1961] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Waterbed (Hydraulic Bed) A bed that uses water instead of springs and stuffing. (From Stranger in a Strange Land [1961] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Diabological Armory A set of verbal tools based on a higher form of reasoning. (From Diabologic [1955] by Eric Frank Russell) |
| Blaster A device that shoots a beam of energy that destroys whatever is in its path. (From When the Green Star Waned [1925] by Nictzin Dyalhis) |
| Bugged Money American cash with embedded listening devices. (From Distraction [1998] by Bruce Sterling) |
| Hush Corner A space made private by canceling sound waves in that area. (From Double Star [1956] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Bambakias Hotel A hotel that wants to exist! It just needs a little help. (From Distraction [1998] by Bruce Sterling) |
| 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) |
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