Invention/Technology |
Source
Work (Publication Date) |
Aggressive-Response Service An answering service with an attitude. |
The Golden Globe (1998) |
Antiholo Generator Dispels intrusive hologram advertisements. |
The Ophiuchi Hotline (1977) |
Big Computer - wide-screen Jehovah Just like it says; this computer knows it all. |
Millennium (1983) |
Centrifuge Room A small room on a planetoid that is spun to create artificial gravity. |
The Ophiuchi Hotline (1977) |
Cerebral Microprocessors Added boost for maxxed out minds. |
Millennium (1983) |
D-9 Motherspinner - that's a big spider An enormous genetically engineered spider used to create large structures in space. |
The Golden Globe (1998) |
Direct Interface - cut NaturallySpeaking out of the loop A form of computer interface that inputs text into a computer by thinking. |
Steel Beach (1992) |
Disney Therapy Letting people retreat to a simpler time, for their mental health. |
Steel Beach (1992) |
Display-Induced Epileptic Seizure - you looked, you looked A computer program that flashes a computer display to induce an epileptic seizure in the user. |
Press Enter (1984) |
Environmental Happening Weather created as a work of art. |
The Phantom of Kansas (1976) |
Generate New Phone Number A software program that creates a new phone number for each call. |
Press Enter (1984) |
Genoprinter A device that does a 'live capture' of a biometric skin sample. |
The Ophiuchi Hotline (1977) |
Ghostsmoke An advertisement projected onto a fine mist. |
The Ophiuchi Hotline (1977) |
Gnome - built into life support A person who requires so much life support, they are built into the chair. |
Millennium (1983) |
Gravity Train An underground railway system that utilizes gravity for acceleration. |
The Ophiuchi Hotline (1977) |
Handwriter - tattoo as output device A text input device implanted in your skin. |
Steel Beach (1992) |
Holomist A means of projecting a commercial message onto a fine spray. |
The Ophiuchi Hotline (1977) |
Hoverlimo - hovercraft for hire A hovercraft for hire, with servility built in. |
Steel Beach (1992) |
Interactive Suicide Note A last message for the people you are leaving behind - that encourages their participation. |
Press Enter (1984) |
Javelin A spacer who modified herself to more easily live in space. |
The Ophiuchi Hotline (1977) |