Vook n.
An ebook with embedded video content. Designed to be read on a computer or iPhone (no Kindle version yet), the first four vooks include a fitness manual with exercise clips and a romance with atmospheric footage.
Gigavision n.
Cheap hi-res imaging that eschews pricey sensors for ordinary memory chips, which are sensitive to light when stripped of their casing. While CCD and CMOS sensors require signal- conversion circuitry, memory chips don't, so pixels can be packed 100 times more densely.
Shootout n.
A drive-thru flu-vaccination clinic. Originally intended to provide mass immunization against avian flu, shootouts have been rejiggered to administer swine flu injections at a fast-food pace.
Hopping Rotochute n.
A propeller-driven military recon robot designed to hop into places too rugged for wheeled vehicles. Inspired by Weebles, the rotochutes are weighted at their base so they will always land upright.
