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| Wunderland Treatymaker A weapon based on a power mining technique - a bit more advanced than a shovel. (From Ringworld Engineers [1980] by Larry Niven) |
| Skullgun A pistol that is concealed in your cranium. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Phased Acoustical Array An music system implanted right on your eardrum. (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Joeboy (Muscle Grafts) Additional muscle tissue added through surgery. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
| Refurbished Nervous System Your nerves are rewired for 5-10 times the speed of a normal person. (From The Stars My Destination [1956] by Alfred Bester) |
| Sights Sunglasses-mounted crosshairs (you'll need one with your skull gun). (From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson) |
| Oceanic Thermal Energy Converter A device that uses the sea to help create electricity. (From Saturn's Race [2000] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) |
| Floating Island Large artificial islands floating on Earth's seas. (From Saturn's Race [2000] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) |
| Projection Commercials A three-dimensional advertisement that is placed in your path in a public place like a bar. (From The Computer Connection [1974] by Alfred Bester) |
| Orbiting Penal Colony A prison placed in orbit (better than Alcatraz). (From Tekwar [1989] by William Shatner) |
| Kamikaze Andy An android that is designed as an assassination weapon. (From Tekwar [1989] by William Shatner) |
| Sigfrid von Shrink An automated therapist. (From Gateway [1970] by Frederik Pohl) |
| Slaver Stasis Field A force field that protects everything inside it by creating a space in which time is suspended. (From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
| Hearing Aid A service that allows people to anonymously talk with another person who only listens. (From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
| Jump Harness A device small enough to be worn as a backpack, that gave booster power for jumping. (From Stranger in a Strange Land [1961] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Data-Retrieval Mode A system for getting the thoughts and images out of a person's mind; recovering the data from a brain storage device. (From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
| Personal Smelter A device used to reduce metallic objects (like coins, pots, cables) to an ingot with known value. (From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
| Autoporter A device that carries your bag for you at airports. (From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
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