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| Cybernetic Water Witch A job that involves a lot of surfing for patterns in information. (From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson) |
| Pray-Machine A kind of energy receiver that could retrieve a soul from the radiation belt surrounding a planet. (From Lord of Light [1967] by Roger Zelazny) |
| Mechanical Cobra An assassination device; senses brain waves to find its victim. (From Lord of Light [1967] by Roger Zelazny) |
| Sandcrawler A very large mobile home, used by jawas on the deserts of Tatooine. (From Star Wars [1976] by George Lucas) |
| Lightsaber A sword the blade of which is formed by a beam of visible light which cuts like a laser. (From Star Wars [1976] by George Lucas) |
| Rolem (Wrestling Robot) A robotic wrestling companion. (From This Immortal [1965] by Roger Zelazny) |
| Kitchen Korner Just exactly what futurists say you're going to get, like or not, in a refrigerator. (From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson) |
| Wearable White-Noise Generator A device worn when the wearer preferred not to be the subject of audio recordings. (From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson) |
| Micro-Bachelor A small apartment carved out of an abandoned structure. (From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson) |
| Nanotech Buildings Enormous buildings built with nanotech fibers. (From Idoru [1996] by William Gibson) |
| Drinking Bulb A small container, used for drinks. (From The Warriors [1966] by Larry Niven) |
| Briefcase Console A notebook computer (From Oath of Fealty [1981] by Jerry Pournelle (w/L. Niven)) |
| Mechanical Mole A self-contained device for digging large tunnels. (From Oath of Fealty [1981] by Jerry Pournelle (w/L. Niven)) |
| Communications Implant A surgically implanted device enabling the user to communicate with computer networks. (From Oath of Fealty [1981] by Jerry Pournelle (w/L. Niven)) |
| Ringworld A 50 foot thick ribbon of matter around a star, a million miles across and as long as Earth's orbital circumference. (From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
| Tasp A device that induces a current in the pleasure center of the brain, at a distance. (From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
| Variable Sword A sword that could vary in length, and cut through anything. (From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
| Mimetic Polycarbon Suit Clothing made from a fiber that could change colors based on either recorded images or real-time picture input. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
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