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| Paid Avoidance Zone An area where the inhabitants agree, for a government-paid fee, to live without sophisticated services. (From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
| Voxbox An intelligent home agent. (From Tekwar [1989] by William Shatner) |
| Beetle A hard-shelled dirigible. (From Saturn's Race [2000] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) |
| Napcap Capsule A handy refuge for travelers in busy terminals; a sleep aid when you really need one. (From Saturn's Race [2000] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) |
| Napcap Induction Cap A device that aids sleep and relaxation by working with the subject's brain waves. (From Saturn's Race [2000] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) |
| Bubble An undersea elevator. (From Saturn's Race [2000] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) |
| Tapeworm (Computer Worm) The first description of a set of computer codes that moves from one computer to another on a network as a coherent entity. (From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner) |
| Home Manager A device that responds to verbal or other commands; serves as an intelligent telephone answering machine and other tasks. (From Queen of Angels [1990] by Greg Bear) |
| Monomol Mesh Armor Material to protect selected areas that must bend (elbows, knees, and so forth). (From Queen of Angels [1990] by Greg Bear) |
| Dustmice Tiny robotic sensors that police could set loose in a crime scene, looking for tiny clues. (From Queen of Angels [1990] by Greg Bear) |
| Maximum-security Booth A special phone booth for receiving high-security, scrambled telephone calls, calls which included 3D visuals. (From Double Star [1956] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Living Grass Carpet An indoor area covered with grass, in the manner of a carpet. (From Stranger in a Strange Land [1961] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Stereovision Tank Three dimensional mass media (the grandson of television). (From Stranger in a Strange Land [1961] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Screensaver (Inventor of) Screen savers are used to prevent phosphor burnout in CRTs, and to provide restful entertainment on computer screens. (From Stranger in a Strange Land [1961] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Eloi People who have undergone treatments to extend their lives. (From Queen of Angels [1990] by Greg Bear) |
| Flatscreen Movie Like holographic or three-dimensional recordings, but showing only two dimensions. (From Orbital Resources [1991] by John Barnes) |
| Concrete Boxes Self storage for your body - living space designed for people who spend most of their time ignoring their surroundings anyway. (From Earth Made of Glass [1998] by John Barnes) |
| Emblok A device that imparts memories into the regrown brain, just like uploading content into a computer's random access memory. (From Earth Made of Glass [1998] by John Barnes) |
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