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Salvation Army makes their Kettles credit-card accessible Posted: 24 Dec 2010 02:59 PM PST
In fact, you may have noticed that credit-card reader on the kettles last year. They ran an initial trial last year in Los Angeles, Dallas, and Colorado Springs. Now, they have these wireless debit/credit card terminals in 300 locations in 120 different cities. My Source says that since their introduction, the average donation of giving is about $15 when before it was two or three dollars in cash and coins. In case you are curious, those wireless terminals are safe, as no personal information such as credit card numbers is ever stored on these machines themselves. Best of all, for those that want to claim their charitable donation for this year’s taxes, printable receipts are available right there. I don’t remember seeing these wireless terminals on the Salvation Army kettles that I saw this year, but I have really only seen one or two, and I didn’t look close enough. I suppose that soon, perhaps even next year, these wireless terminals will be on all of the red kettles. This could result in a lot more giving. Coolest Gadgets UK – For all your UK centric tech and gadget news. [ Salvation Army makes their Kettles credit-card accessible copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Related Posts:
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Here’s a Solar-powered Rainbow Machine Posted: 24 Dec 2010 02:26 PM PST
Michael Jones McKean is currently working on an artificial rainbow machine, which uses reclaimed rainwater and sunlight to create rainbow effect that you see here in this picture. Apparently, it uses some jet pumps and create fountain nozzles to spritz some water in the air, and then the sunlight shines through to create the rainbow effect as first witnessed by Noah himself. Okay, it is time for me to get all philosophical. I realize that we live in an age where technology can often substitute for something else that nature can give, and it’s getting so it is hard to let nature be nature. This usually is an issue raised when we discuss cloning a human being, but what about cloning the rainbow? I mean, there isn’t any reason to clone a rainbow except to prove that we can, and it seems like we have. I mean, Kermit the Frog sung about “The Rainbow Connection” for a reason. There is something awe-inspiring about a rainbow, and it is an unexpected blessing when it shows up. In other words, I’m not certain whether it should be controlled. Well, if you want to see the artificial rainbow created, it will be at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Nebraska in June. Coolest Gadgets UK – For all your UK centric tech and gadget news. [ Here’s a Solar-powered Rainbow Machine copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Related Posts:
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Guide robot from Japan’s Tsukuba University Posted: 24 Dec 2010 02:04 PM PST
This is the Talk-Torque Guide Robot developed by researchers at Japan’s Tsukuba University. According to my Source, the “robot’s primary function is to interact with people via non-verbal communication and overall body language”. You can watch a video of it after the jump to see it in action, and that is all that you will see. For some reason, there is no sound, but you can almost read the body language. I believe that the plan is to have Talk-Torque working as a local museum docent, so I’m guessing that it will have to learn to talk sometime. You know what this reminds me of? Those aliens in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones that actually built a whole bunch of clones. From my extensive research (I looked it up on a search engine) they were called Kaminoans. In fact, I almost think that this robot was designed to look just like them. I’m looking forward to seeing these robot tour guides at museums in the future. Tech Cult – We cover the latest tech news, but always with a funny twist. [ Guide robot from Japan’s Tsukuba University copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Related Posts:
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Gadget Thumbnails for 23-Dec-2010 Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:01 PM PST Cool Gift Idea: Digital Picture Frames, check out our reviews. [ Gadget Thumbnails for 23-Dec-2010 copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Related Posts:
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