Dan Simmons

datasphere n.	1989 D. Simmons Hyperion iii. 199 The datasphere was a construct delight that first year—I called up information almost constantly, living in a frenzy of full interface.
ray projector n.	2003 D. Simmons Ilium 530 The machines had bulbous, black-glassed cockpits and were festooned with whip comm antennae and what looked to be weapons—missiles, guns, bombs, ray projectors.