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| Cutteray A laser used in a range of tools - including mining equipment. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Cone of Silence Distortion field that limits the carrying power of voice or other vibration; it accomplishes noise reduction with an image-vibration 180 degrees out of phase. (From Cease Fire [1958] by Frank Herbert) |
| Carryall A flying wing (aircraft); used to pick up a sandcrawler (harvester factory) (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Synthespian A synthetic media personality. (From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson) |
| Idoru A virtual person like a video game character; an entity given specific characteristics, existing only in computer networks. (From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson) |
| Headset Wireless headsets provide computer language translation. (From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson) |
| Chromoplastic Dew Collector A small, egg-shaped device that uses a special surface to collect morning dew on the desert planet of Arrakis. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Control-Face A small liquid crystal display (LCD) unit linked to a larger network; gives a window onto your larger network world. (From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson) |
| Message Cylinder A small metal object containing some form of message media and a mechanism for either playing or extruding the medium; secured communication device. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
| Video Unit Video units attached directly to the optic nerve, giving sight to the blind. (From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson) |
| Ghola A living, functioning person who is regrown or recreated from the tissues of a dead person. (From Dune Messiah [1969] by Frank Herbert) |
| Tleilaxu Eyes (Metal Eyes) Tleilaxu eye surgery replaces natural eyeballs damaged or destroyed. (From Dune Messiah [1969] by Frank Herbert) |
| Virtual Meeting A meeting space that exists only in a computer; the descendant of today's web conferences. (From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson) |
| Hotdesk A desk space that was itself ready for input. (From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson) |
| Sandbenders A highly customized computer system; the opposite of a box from Gateway or Dell. (From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson) |
| Hangman A telefactoring device that also was able to function independently. (From My Name is Legion [1976] by Roger Zelazny) |
| RUMOKO A project to create additional land surface by deliberate stimulation of undersea volcanoes. (From My Name is Legion [1976] by Roger Zelazny) |
| Talking Head A mechanical head (with an analog voice) used as the output terminal for a computer. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
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