ATM Piggy Bank Teaches Kids where Money Really Comes From

I have a five-year old daughter, and I don’t think she understands the concept of banks. In fact, she believes that we go to the bank to get her a lollipop, and she probably believes the ATM machine makes the money that it gives out.

Wouldn’t that be nice. However, if I want to teach my daughter how ATMs really work, I should probably get her the ATM piggy bank.

The ATM piggy bank comes with a keycard with a PIN number that you must use to make a withdrawal or deposit.

Unfortunately, I don’t have more information than this, as the I Want One of Those website is a little short on detail.

The numeric keys are definitely for inputting your pin number, but I don’t know what the other buttons are for. Even though there is a display, I don’t think that it could possibly keep track of your money unless this thing has some sort of money counting function for your dollars and cents. I see an “in” slot for coins, but no “out” slot for dollars.

You should be able to get the ATM Bank at the aforementioned and appropriately named website of I Want One of Those for about £24.99.

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Gin & Titonic Ice Tray

Talk about making a word play with the best grossing film of all time, Titanic. The Gin & Titonic Ice Tray will definitely bring a smile to your guests faces as they see something totally different that keeps their drinks chilled - each $7.49 purchase consists of four ocean liners and an equal number of icebergs. The only thing you’re missing is some gin, Leonardo DiCaprio and a (naked) Kate Winslet for a perfect, cozy party. Hopefully drunk guests won’t end up choking on the Titanic by accident…

PSP working with Microsoft Xbox 360 Chatpad

Some hackers managed to get the PSP and Microsoft Xbox 360 Chatpad working together.

There are still a few kinks to smooth out, but the hard part seems over, with l0rdnic0 managing a tiny bit of soldiering using a PSP remote cable and some software from the Open Keyboard Project.

Hopefully Sony is making a chat pad for its PSP. Video--




[via Engadget | Techeblog]

Atomic Motor Clock with Weather Forecaster

If the V8 Alarm Clock that we covered back in January isn’t good enough to get you started in the morning, maybe this new model from Chaney Instrument Company is.


The clock features four different alarm sounds (V8 muscle car, V-Twin motorcycle, Turbo, and Door ajar alarm), an external temperature sensor, and much more.
Features:
Weather forecast display
Clock
Snooze button
Temperature display
Alarm display
4 alarm sounds: V8 muscle car, V-Twin motorcycle, Turbo, and Door ajar alarm
Dimmer button
Alarm selection/off switch
Wireless temperature sensor
Backup battery - F/C temperature select - wireless channel select
Requires 9V backup battery (not included)

The Atomic Cherry Red Motor Clock w/ Outdoor Sensor from from Chaney Instrument Company is yours for $79 USD over at the Bellacor website.

(Via The Red Ferret Journal)

eBay: Tiny 7.9-Pound SEGA Grand Piano

Someone is offering a tiny 7.9-pound SEGA grand piano which claimed to be the world’s smallest at eBay. It plays sound through speaker when you press on the music keys. There’s also 100 built-in songs in it.
Product Feature:
Director of Music selection : Hacase Taro(Violinist)
Pre installed : 100 songs (please contact me for the list of songs)
Extendibility : SD card slot/terminal by I/O(1 each)
Weight : Main body 2.5kg/3.6kg in total weight
Size : 250mm (9.8”) W x 180mm (7.1”) h (folded) x 330mm (13”) Depth
Speaker : built-in(monaural), can be connected to external speaker.
Power supply : AC adapter 9V

Manual play mode.
Auto play mode : 100 music built in (Classic, Jazz, Pop music etc.)
Optional music sold separately.
Replay music from MP3 and other music player.
One built in speaker and audio out.
Volume:32 levels    [via Techeblog]

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USB Real Thumb Drive

Remember that thumb-shaped USB drive from Solid Alliance that was all over the blogs last year? A new model with twice the amount of storage capacity is now available.


The design for this updated version looks pretty much the same as the original one from 2007, but the built-in flash memory is now 2 gigabytes large instead of 1GB.
Features:
USB 2.0 High Speed
Plug and Play, Hot-Swapped capability
Mass storage compliant
Support: Windows Vista, XP, 2000 and Mac OS
Dimensions: 55 x 24 x 22mm (approx.)
Weight: 18g

The USB Real Thumb Drive is available from the USB Geek website for $20.

Spycam with Chewing Gum Wrapper

It’s still in my mind, I remember this chewing gum spy cam, it was posted last year priced at $295. Recently I saw one, priced at only $79, wow dropped up to 200 bucks in a year? It is a mini video/audio camera that shaped like the chewing gum wrapper (familiar huh).

• Recommended max range for objects: 2-3 m (audio 1-2m).
• Record format: 3GP (176×144 pixels).
• Mini one, comes with chewing gum wrapper.
• No memory onboard, support TF/MicroSD card up to 2GB.
• Built in microphone.
• Hold key to be convenient to carry.
• Powered by rechargeable li-ion battery (recharge directly from usb port)

Most of the mobile phones today were microSD supported and 3GP are commonly supported. Since the recorded videos were in 3GP format and stored in microSD, it will be easy for you to view the videos on your mobile phone.