yen on technabob...

game banks make saving fun

filed under: cool toys | gadgets | technology | video games

jinsei ginko bank japan yen saving

It’s a good week for saving money while playing games. If Tetris and Breakout aren’t your bag, you might want to try something even simpler, like Bankquest or Jinsei Ginko.

It seems that piggy banks that double as tiny gaming machines are quite the happening trend in Japan these days…

click to continue reading »

December 1st, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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.
Now keep in mind that a single Japanese Yen coin is worth just a bit less than a penny, so you might not even be able to find a bottle big enough to save up the ¥999 (appx…

click to continue reading »

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

got a tip?
e-mail technabob!

get more from technabob

browse posts by category

sites technabob likes

Technology Blogs - Blog Top Sites

what are other people reading on this site?