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edix Valued Member United States 270 Posts	Posted 12/31/2006 09:52 am A new type of coin bank has just come out where an animated person is depicted in a room on the outside of the bank and that person goes through various life stages as coins are added over time. I guess this is the digital version of those old style mechanical coin banks that would perform some sort of stunt with the coin to deposit it in the bank. I had one when I was a kid that was electric with some sort of skeleton hand that came out quickly to snatch the coin. The product is of Japanese origin and follows on the previous introduction last decade of digital pets like Tamagotchi, a little egg shaped gizmo that you fed and cleaned up after electronically to extend its life. Here's a news item about the bank: "Bank of Life" http://www.tiscali.co.uk/news/daily...229/browse/3 Report this Post to the Staff

laxmaster92 Member United States 1154 Posts	Posted 12/31/2006 11:08 pm Haha, very cool! That would be interesting to have. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 01/01/2007 12:40 am A modern item for the argyrothecologically inclined... (argyrothecologist - n: someone who collects money-boxes, particularly mechanically operated ones.) Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Silver Dollar Valued Member United States 287 Posts	Posted 01/01/2007 02:58 am A new modern twist to an old idea. It would be fun to see in operation. Report this Post to the Staff
ichirensha Pillar of the Community United States 560 Posts	Posted 01/03/2007 5:28 pm I lived in Japan for a year and absolutely loved it. They come up with the craziest ideas! My username means "unicycle" in Japanese. Edited by ichirensha 01/03/2007 5:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dre New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 07/01/2007 9:16 pm I don't own any mechanical banks, but I have always been fascinated with them. Report this Post to the Staff
TimJing Valued Member United States 346 Posts	Posted 07/01/2007 10:27 pm Wow, that's really cool. I want one now, too bad I'm broke... Actually, on second thought, that would be useless to me because I don't have any yen. Maybe if they made one that took US coins... Edited by TimJing 07/01/2007 10:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
magusxxx Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 07/02/2007 10:12 am "an animated person is depicted in a room on the outside of the bank and that person goes through various life stages as coins are added over time." I wonder how much you have to add before you move out of your parents basement. Maybe I should ask mine."Hey, Dad!". Report this Post to the Staff
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