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* The card seen in ''Manga/TwilightStarSuiAndNeri'' functions as a [[CreditChip debit card]], a multi-use transit pass for the train and space shuttle and a digital log that stores all card's transactions. [[spoiler:They prove to be of use, when Shida tracked down Sui and Neri via all of them during their venture to another city.]]

* The card seen in ''Manga/TwilightStarSuiAndNeri'' functions as a CreditChip, a multi-use transit pass for the train and space shuttle and a digital log that stores all card's transactions. [[spoiler:They prove to be of use, when Shida tracked down Sui and Neri via all of them during their venture to another city.]]

* The card seen in ''Manga/TwilightStarSuiAndNeri'' functions as a CreditChip, a multi-use transit pass (both the train and the space shuttle) and a digital log that stores all card's transactions. [[spoiler:They prove to be of use, when Shida tracked down Sui and Neri during their venture to another city.]]

* "Globals" in ''Series/EarthFinalConflict'' were a spot-on prediction of smart phones from back in the mid-nineties. Looking at the way the characters use them (like pocket sized laptops), they could easily be iPhones or Droids. They even have a camera function. They only main difference is the video-call function, which was standard on all Globals and used all the time. While [=iPhone=] has [=FaceTime=], and most smartphones have Skype, we're still far from reliable video calling while on the go.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'' ''Interstellar Wars'' the Lightning class is a CoolStarship version of this, being able to be a trader, an explorer, and a privateer. It's chief disadvantage is it's low payload which keeps it from carrying cheap cargoes in safe areas.

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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver. It can (of course) unlock anything but a deadlock and wooden structures, it can scan for nearly anything, and it can do all kinds of hacking with its psychic interface. It cannot, however, triplicate the flammability of port. The Master's Laser Screwdriver, given [[BigBad who he is]], adds [[FrickinLaserBeams a more lethal function]]. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Exactly the one that the name would imply.]]

* Mammals. Specifically, their teeth. One of the defining traits of mammals is that the teeth of a mammal include both shearing/cutting front teeth and canines and grinding/crushing molars. This allows them to eat a wide variety of foods, from soft plants, tender meats and hard seeds and nuts.

* [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}]] has the [[IProduct eyePhone]], which plays games, records video, sends messages, etc. Fry complains that his eyePhone might be defective, because he keeps hearing this obnoxious ringing sound, at which time he is astonished to learn [[ComicallyMissingThePoint It's a phone too!?!?!?!]].

* [[WesternAnimation/FuturamaAttackOfTheKillerApp]] has the [[IProduct eyePhone]], which plays games, records video, sends messages, etc. Fry complains that his eyePhone might be defective, because he keeps hearing this obnoxious ringing sound, at which time he is astonished to learn [[ComicallyMissingThePoint It's a phone too!?!?!?!]].

* The Lancrastian Army Knife in ''Discworld/CarpeJugulum'' has a number of strange and metaphysical features such as the Device for Ascertaining the Truth of a Given Statement and the Attachment for Winning Ontological Arguments. Its inventor, Shawn Ogg, notes that if he keeps adding King Verence's suggestions it'll need a wheelbarrow to cart it around. There's ''probably'' a blade[[note]]which doubles as a Device for Ending Arguments Very Quickly[[/note]] in there somewhere as well.

Remember the good old days when a [[UsefulNotes/GoingMobile phone]] was just for calling people? Remember when game consoles and handhelds were for precisely games? Not so anymore. In a more contemporary (and/or futuristic) setting where folks have high expectations in terms of technology, any device that doesn't have multiple functions beyond its initial one is classed as Crapola Tech even when it genuinely does work. The general logic of the "jack of all trades" convenience being superior to the specialized frequently plays a part in this. And on certain occasions, SpyFiction will feature technology of this caliber, particularly in the form of [[WeaponizedCar weaponized vehicles]]. A common joke related to this is that the machine is so complicated, [[TechnologicallyBlindElders people can't figure out how to use it for its intended purpose]]. Most definitely TruthInTelevision, especially if EverythingIsOnline.

Remember the good old days when a [[UsefulNotes/GoingMobile phone]] was just for calling people? Remember when game consoles and handhelds were for precisely games? Not so anymore. In a more contemporary (and/or futuristic) setting where folks have high expectations in terms of technology, any device that doesn't have multiple functions beyond its initial one is classed as Crapola Tech even when it genuinely does work. The general logic of the "jack of all trades" convenience being superior to the specialized frequently plays a part in this. And on certain occasions, SpyFiction will feature technology of this caliber, particularly in the form of [[WeaponizedCar weaponized vehicles]]. A common joke related to this is that the machine is so complicated, people can't figure out how to use it for its intended purpose. Most definitely TruthInTelevision, especially if EverythingIsOnline.

* [[WesternAnimation/FuturamaAttackOfTheKillerApp]] has the [[Main/IProduct eyePhone]], which plays games, records video, sends messages, etc. Fry complains that his eyePhone might be defective, because he keeps hearing this obnoxious ringing sound, at which time he is astonished to learn [[Main/CompletelyMissingThePoint It's a phone too!?!?!?!]].

* [[WesternAnimation/Futurama Attack of the Killer App]] has the [[Main/IProduct eyePhone]], which plays games, records video, sends messages, etc. Fry complains that his eyePhone might be defective, because he keeps hearing this obnoxious ringing sound, at which time he is astonished to learn [[Main/CompletelyMissingThePoint It's a phone too!?!?!?!]].

* [[Main/Futurama Attack of the Killer App]] has the [[Main/IProduct eyePhone]], which plays games, records video, sends messages, etc. Fry complains that his eyePhone might be defective, because he keeps hearing this obnoxious ringing sound, at which time he is astonished to learn [[Main/CompletelyMissingThePoint It's a phone too!?!?!?!]].

* ''Main/Futurama "Attack of the Killer App"'' has the [[Main/IProduct eyePhone]], which plays games, records video, sends messages, etc. Fry complains that his eyePhone might be defective, because he keeps hearing this obnoxious ringing sound, at which time he is astonished to learn ''Main/ComicallyMissingThePoint?from=Main.CompletelyMissingThePoint "It's a phone too!?!?!?!"''.

* [[Futurama "Attack of the Killer App"]] has the [[Main/IProduct eyePhone]], which plays games, records video, sends messages, etc. Fry complains that his eyePhone might be defective, because he keeps hearing this obnoxious ringing sound, at which time he is astonished to learn [[ComicallyMissingThePoint?from=Main.CompletelyMissingThePoint "It's a phone too!?!?!?!"]].

* [[WesternAnimation/Futurama "Attack of the Killer App"]] has the [[Main/IProduct eyePhone]], which plays games, records video, sends messages, etc. Fry complains that his eyePhone might be defective, because he keeps hearing this obnoxious ringing sound, at which time he is astonished to learn [[Main/ComicallyMissingThePoint?from=Main.CompletelyMissingThePoint "It's a phone too!?!?!?!"]].

** Namely, having one embedded in his skull.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SherlockGnomes'', Watson's cane displays a plethora for functions. These include a grapple line, a map case, and a laser pointer/garage door opener. At the end of the film, Sherlock even uses it as a walking stick.

* In ''Film/SpyKids 2'', one of the kids gets an experimental spy-watch with so many gadgets in it there was no room for an actual time-telling device.

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