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coca-cola robots invade japan

filed under: just plain fun | robotics | strange and wonderful

Coca-Cola Robot

Those fortunate enough to live in Tokyo have recently sighted lifesize Coca-Cola robots wandering the streets. Now you can own your own miniature version of the wandering Coke robot for your desktop.

Combining robotics, Japanimation and caffeination, the Coca-Cola vending machine robot is the perfect embodiment of all things geeky…

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posted: May 17th, 2008 stumble it! 6 comments author: technabob

exploding piggy bank sends coins flying

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Exploding Piggy Bank from Takara Tomy

Put your cash in this bomb-shaped piggy bank and if you’re not a good saver, you’ll be punished. The electronic piggy bank waits for you to add coins too it every day. If you’re not consistent, it’ll explode, sending coins all over your desktop…

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posted: November 8th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

monster piggy banks eat your money for lunch

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Monster Money Banks

I think these goofy guys look more like space aliens than monsters, but you get the point. Put your money in the mouth of these Money Monsters and they’ll gulp it down without so much as a “thank you”.

While they might not be polite, that doesn’t mean the Money Monsters aren’t vocal…

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posted: October 24th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

just a few more yen…

filed under: gadgets | strange and wonderful

One Yen Counter

This rather silly invention out of Japan lets you count individual one Yen coins so you can save them up.

The TakaraTomy Life Bank One Yen Counter screws on the top of any bottle, and lets you count up your change…

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posted: June 20th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

piggy bank eats coins for lunch

filed under: gadgets | strange and wonderful

Banpresto Face Bank Eats Coins

Actually, there are no pigs involved in this bank. Rather, just another case of a bizarre gadget from the streets of Japan.

With its oddly misshapen wedge of of a head, Banpresto’s Face Bank is a rather disturbing looking device…

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posted: June 8th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

i-panda and i-piggy electronic piggy banks teach kids to pinch their pennies

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i-piggy and i-panda electronic banks

These piggy banks from i-Kiddo are not only goofy looking, but they’re actually quite tech savvy.

The i-Panda and i-Piggy digiBanks automatically identify each coin placed in the bank, then calculate the total and display them on the bank’s LCD screen…

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posted: May 31st, 2007 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

keyboard-inspired piggy bank

filed under: design | just plain fun

Save Key Piggy Bank

This cleverly designed piggy bank looks like a giant key from a computer keyboard, emblazoned with word “Save.”

The oversize plastic computer key (4.5″ x 4.5″ x 2.25″) serves as a constant reminder to save those spare coins you found under the couch cushion. The Auto Save Bank is just $10 from Uncommon Goods…

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posted: March 23rd, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

alarm clock forces you to save money

filed under: gadgets | timepieces

Cube Clock Bank

These wacky alarm clocks ensure that you’ll build up your savings by forcing you to put money in it before the alarm will shut off.
The colorful cube clock will keep beeping incessantly each morning until you feed it some coins…

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posted: March 7th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

deposit checks from home using your scanner

filed under: digital imaging

USAA Deposit at Home Scanner

A couple of years back, a new regulation was passed that enabled banks to remotely deposit checks by scanning digital images, then transmitting the images to the originating bank. Now that digital images of checks are considered to be just as good as paper checks, it looks like this technology is starting to hit homes…

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posted: January 29th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

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