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** Worm holes / gateways / portals to another region of space (one or two way) | ** Worm holes / gateways / portals to another region of space (one or two way) | ||
* [[Weapons]] | * [[Weapons]] | ||
** May require ammunition or recharging | |||
** Handguns - pistol, blaster, laser, phaser. May have various settings from "stun" to "lethal". | ** Handguns - pistol, blaster, laser, phaser. May have various settings from "stun" to "lethal". | ||
** Large guns - rifle (normal, laser, sniper), shotgun, rail gun, machine gun | ** Large guns - rifle (normal, laser, sniper), shotgun, rail gun, machine gun | ||
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** Heavy duty - bazooka / rocket launcher | ** Heavy duty - bazooka / rocket launcher | ||
** Mounted - missile (guided / heat seeking), torpedo, energy weapons | ** Mounted - missile (guided / heat seeking), torpedo, energy weapons | ||
** Explosives - dynamite, C4 | |||
** Bombs, nuclear weapons | |||
* Nanotechnology (microscopic machines) | * Nanotechnology (microscopic machines) | ||
** Can inhabit a creature's body and enhance its abilities | ** Can inhabit a creature's body and enhance its abilities | ||
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* Holograms and projections | * Holograms and projections | ||
* Communication devices | * Communication devices | ||
** Hand held communicator (or bracelet) | ** Hand held communicator (or bracelet) - audio, audio visual | ||
** May require line of sight (or at least no major obstacles between the sender and receiver) | ** May require line of sight (or at least no major obstacles between the sender and receiver) | ||
** Messages may be broadcast on "all known frequencies" | ** Messages may be broadcast on "all known frequencies" | ||
** Jammers to prevent communication inside a region | ** Jammers to prevent communication inside a region | ||
** Secure and insecure communication lines (which may be tapped into or forged) | ** Secure and insecure communication lines (which may be tapped into or forged) | ||
** Public broadcast receivers - television, radio | |||
* Recording devices | * Recording devices | ||
** Voice recorders | ** Voice recorders | ||
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** Recording with limited interactive ability (cf. the movie ''I, Robot'') | ** Recording with limited interactive ability (cf. the movie ''I, Robot'') | ||
** Miniature spy camera or audio device ("bug") | ** Miniature spy camera or audio device ("bug") | ||
* Positioning systems | |||
** GPS (Global Positioning System) | |||
** Tracking devices | |||
* Clothing | * Clothing | ||
** Space suit, wet suit, fireproof suit | ** Space suit, wet suit, fireproof suit | ||
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** Voice authentication | ** Voice authentication | ||
** Thumb print, hand print or iris pattern | ** Thumb print, hand print or iris pattern | ||
* Miscellaneous devices | |||
** Translator unit | |||
** Medikit, diagnosis device | |||
** Scanner, radar | |||
** Cooker, microwave, food generator | |||
** Microscope | |||
** Telescope | |||
** Simulator, virtual reality, holodeck (''Star Trek'') | |||
[[Category:Tropes]] | [[Category:Tropes]] | ||
[[Category:Stubs]] | [[Category:Stubs]] | ||
Revision as of 06:53, 31 October 2005
(This is a stub, referenced by Magic)
Advanced technology
- Space travel
- Time travel
- Instant transportation
- Transmat beams (short range)
- Teleportation
- Worm holes / gateways / portals to another region of space (one or two way)
- Weapons
- May require ammunition or recharging
- Handguns - pistol, blaster, laser, phaser. May have various settings from "stun" to "lethal".
- Large guns - rifle (normal, laser, sniper), shotgun, rail gun, machine gun
- Grenades - stun, smoke, gas, incendiary, fragmentation
- Heavy duty - bazooka / rocket launcher
- Mounted - missile (guided / heat seeking), torpedo, energy weapons
- Explosives - dynamite, C4
- Bombs, nuclear weapons
- Nanotechnology (microscopic machines)
- Can inhabit a creature's body and enhance its abilities
- Force field
- Invisible door
- A personal force field
- A space ship's shield
- Other kinds of field
- Magnetic field
- Attraction (tractor beam)
- Repulsion (deflector shield)
- Cloaking device (invisibility)
- Holograms and projections
- Communication devices
- Hand held communicator (or bracelet) - audio, audio visual
- May require line of sight (or at least no major obstacles between the sender and receiver)
- Messages may be broadcast on "all known frequencies"
- Jammers to prevent communication inside a region
- Secure and insecure communication lines (which may be tapped into or forged)
- Public broadcast receivers - television, radio
- Recording devices
- Voice recorders
- Video
- Holographic (3D) recording
- Recording with limited interactive ability (cf. the movie I, Robot)
- Miniature spy camera or audio device ("bug")
- Positioning systems
- GPS (Global Positioning System)
- Tracking devices
- Clothing
- Space suit, wet suit, fireproof suit
- Gas mask
- Bullet proof vest, body armor, exoskeleton
- Magnetic boots
- Jet pack, "flying" boots
- Keys
- Pin number, password
- Swipe card, special object (such as a ring)
- Voice authentication
- Thumb print, hand print or iris pattern
- Miscellaneous devices
- Translator unit
- Medikit, diagnosis device
- Scanner, radar
- Cooker, microwave, food generator
- Microscope
- Telescope
- Simulator, virtual reality, holodeck (Star Trek)