Tempophone

noun
A telephone able to place calls across time and space.
Origin
Derived from tempus (time) and phone (sound).
Source
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Antimeme

noun
An entity or phenomenon which harvests and consumes information, particularly information about itself.
Origin
Meme, a unit of cultural information transmitted from one mind to another.
Source
There Is No Antimemetics Division

Nervograp

noun
Specialised animal tissue bred to transmit signals over long distances.
Source
The Crucible of Time

Infofiche

noun
A mutable, foldable, transparent plastic which can display images and text.
Origin
Abbreviation of ‘information’ and fiche (a card).
Source
A Memory Called Empire

Transenlightenment

noun
A state of neural communion attained by a group of people using artificial implants.
Source
Great Wall of Mars

Exocluster

adjective
Of an ansible: one who sings the twinning song but is not part of a cluster.
Source
Waiting on a Bright Moon

Ansible

noun
A device that allows instantaneous communication over any distance.
Origin
Contraction of ‘answerable’.
Source
Rocannon’s World

Databall

noun
An encapsulated message sent over a digital communications network.
Source
The Girl Who Was Plugged In

Xenovox

noun
A portable device for sending and receiving voice communications over long distances.
Origin
Derived from ksenos (foreign) and vox (voice).
Source
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Homeopape

noun
A personalised newspaper containing only news items in which the reader has expressed an interest.
Origin
Abbrevation of ‘homeostatic newspaper’.
Source
Ubik

Piezophone

noun
A device for sending and receiving wireless voice communications.
Origin
Formed from the prefix piezo- (relating to piezoelectricity) and phone (sound).
Source
Gateway

Voxophone

noun
A portable audio recording and playback device, employing phonograph records as the storage medium.
Origin
Formed from vox (voice) and phone (sound).
Source
Bioshock Infinite