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hungry piggy bank eats coins for lunch

gadgets | just plain fun

Hungry Piggy Bank

Looking for a place to keep all that loose change you’ve been saving up since you gave up on tipping the baristas at the Starbucks? Keep ‘em all in this whimsical piggy bank that chows down on your coinage before it heads deep into its porty, porky belly…

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July 29th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

robot beggars - that’s all we need now.

robotics | strange and wonderful

Bettelbot by Alexander Gurko

Now I’m sympathetic to those who have fallen on hard times, many of us still find people who beg for money to be irritating. So why someone would go through the trouble of building a robot that begs for spare change is anyone’s guess.

Alexander Gurko’s “Bettelbot” (that’s “BeggingBot” in English) has just one mission in mind - to get your money…

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May 31st, 2008 4 comments stumble it! author: technabob

nes controller pouch keeps your gold coins safe

geek art & craft | video games

NES Coin Purse by Lindsey Porter

Looking for a place to keep all those gold coins you collected from punching at question blocks? Why not keep them in this crafty NES controller coin purse?

These zippered pouches are made from soft and fuzzy appliquéd felt. Measuring in at 2-1/4″ x 4-1/4″, they’re perfect for carrying coins, business cards, makeup or even better yet, a bunch of your Nintendo DS cartridges…

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January 4th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

super mario rains down real coins

strange and wonderful | video games

Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land

Usually when I think of Mario’s primary currency, I think of those little gold coins (and maybe some power-packed ’shrooms). So I was pleasantly surprised to see this arcade machine from Japan in which Mario pays out with real coins…

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December 6th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

exploding piggy bank sends coins flying

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

monster piggy banks eat your money for lunch

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

koolatron coin-op fridge keeps can moochers out

gadgets

Koolatron Coin-op Fridge

If you have a mini-fridge in your cubicle, you might have run into the occasional thief making off with your precious pop. This new fridge seeks to change that by requiring payment before doling out your canned beverage of choice.

The Koolatron Coin-Op Mini Fridge lets you chill up to ten cans of your favorite 12-oz. canned drinks (up to five cans each of two flavors)…

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September 2nd, 2007 3 comments stumble it! author: technabob

pay for transactions with your finger tip

future tech | strange and wonderful

Hitachi Finger Vein Reader

Hitachi has taken the wraps off of a new payment technology that lets you make purchases with only your finger.

The new biometric system can measure the unique signature of the blood vessels in your fingers to authenticate transactions. Once you register your “vein signature” with your credit card company, your vascular pattern is the key to unlocking your funds…

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July 24th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

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