Gadgets and Appliances — annotated reality antigriddle Apple picking appliance garage barfogenesis battery boutique beeper sitter … New words
Swiss Army phone — n. A cell phone that includes multiple non voice features such as a digital camera, digital audio player, and electronic organizer. Example Citations: But there are signs that the true Swiss Army phone is finally ready to emerge. In the coming… … New words
civionics — n. The use of embedded electronic sensors to monitor the health of civil structures such as bridges and buildings. [Civil + electronics.] Example Citations: Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is the integration of a system of sensors, model… … New words
e-textile — (ee TEKS.tyle) n. A textile that has electronic circuitry woven into the fabric. Also: eTextile. Example Citation: The rainbow striped swatch of cotton in Mark Jones and Tom Martin s lab at Virginia Tech would spice up any college dormitory as a… … New words
electronic nose — n. A device containing electronic sensors that can detect chemicals associated with particular smells. Example Citation: She predicted that the electronic nose would come in handy in diagnosing disease. Doctors often use their sense of smell… … New words
gadget porn — n. Images and text that glorify or fetishize high end or high tech devices and gadgets. Also: gadget porn, gadget pornography. Example Citations: GQ readers ... live mainly in urban areas. If he isn t single, he s living with his girlfriend,… … New words
hardlink — n. A tag, such as a barcode, assigned to an object that, when scanned with a smartphone or reader, displays online data about the object. Also: hard link, hard link. v. hardlinking pp. Example Citations: The key difference between the two… … New words
microflyer — (MY.kroh.fly.ur) n. An extremely small aircraft. Also: micro flyer, micro flyer. Example Citation: Aircraft weighing as little as a chocolate bar could one day be darting over the surface of Mars with the agility of dragonflies and the eyes of… … New words
nose on a chip — n. A computer chip with sensors that can detect chemicals associated with certain smells. Example Citation: Electronic aroma analyzers have also been used to test the quality of seafood, cheese, meat, coffee, beer, and wine, as well as a nose on… … New words
smart drug — n. A drug that improves a person s cognitive abilities. Example Citation: Back in the 1930s, Aldous Huxley s prescient Brave New World offered a universal panacea, a drug called Soma, which removed all existential pain. Today s brave new world… … New words
