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Rayguns are a type of directed-energy weapon. They are a classic and widespread feature of science fiction. Types of raygun have various names: ray gun, death ray, beam gun, blaster, laser gun, phaser, etc. They supply the general role of guns in the…

(From Wikipedia) In the United States AT&T conducted extensive research and development of videophones, leading to public demonstrations of its trademarked Picturephone product and service in the 1960s, including displays at the 1964 New York World's…

(From Wikipedia) The Laserdisc (LD) is an obsolete home video disc format, and was the first commercial optical disc storage medium.

While LaserDisc produced a consistently higher quality image than its rivals, the VHS and Betamax systems, the…

(From Wikipedia) The Sinclair C5 was a battery electric vehicle invented by Sir Clive Sinclair and launched in the United Kingdom on 10 January 1985. It was a battery-assisted tricycle steered by handles on each side of the driver's seat. Powered…

(From Wikipedia) The concept of these devices emerged from science fiction in the 1920s and popularised in the 1960s as the technology became a reality. Currently the only practical uses of the jet pack has been extra-vehicular activity for…