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The next time that all important mail arrives and you're far to busy rushing out through the door ...you pin/thumbtack it to the cork notice board which is placed within the kitchen to be forgotten forever...
This thumbtack will {{{strobe}}} after the set time when this all important piece of post
has not had the attention is deserves.
Magnetic Body Light
http://www.windycit...M_ID=6676&CatID=372
Part of the apparent length in this picture is a small but very strong disk magnet stuck on the end. They're surprisingly bright little flashy thingies. [half, Aug 05 2005]
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Simple, inexpensive, and useful. |
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Indeed a great idea [+] ... maybe I can get a rent check in ON TIME with these ..? |
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So now my cork board can blink in time to the microwave clock, I guess... |
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Stratified in corkboard: "Note: buy batteries for thumb flashes." + |
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(It could be piezoelectric, I guess :P ) |
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Note: remember to give [skinflaps] a big + for an excellent idea. |
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How do you set the timer? |
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Could, perhapse, go in one of the product categories. |
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<whistles and whittles away at her memory bank> + |
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[Kidney] You could have them color coded for timing purposes: |
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Red - one day...............Black - one week
Orange - two days..........White - two weeks
Yellow - three days.........Gray - three weeks
Green - four days...........Clear - one month
Blue - five days
Purple - six days
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Then stick in the correct color and number of pins. With an electrified metal mesh backing under the cork layer, the pins could be designed to begin counting down as soon as they plug in. Your electric bill, due two and a half weeks from now, won't be late until the yellow AND white pins are both blinking. |
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The bills should have a bar code and the corkboard a barcode scanner. If I owned the power company I would give every customer one of these. |
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I would definitely buy one. Or several. |
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A huge blinking + for such a great idea!!! whoo hoo! |
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[+] I like it. I was always getting late charges until my wife took over paying the bills, bless her heart. To do it with only one microprocessor, maybe you could have the corkboard over-laid with a calendar. Pinning the letter on the date-due square sets the time. Micro in board checks for any pins in the squares (dates) that have past, and blinks them. |
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no offence , but 46 buns for this? |
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Well - its now 51.
(+1) = 52 |
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reminder alarm on mobile phone ?
reminder service of various ISPs ? For persons who surf the net frequently, particularly to visit HB, such reminder service would be very useful. |
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Just posted LED thumbtacks, and notice this idea. It is much better, I think. I wonder if it will ever retrieve all the purported buns? |
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I've got this little gizmo here in my desk called a "Magnetic Body Light" that I wear whenever I go to a rave or go clubbing. (link) |
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It's very nearly the right form factor for this. If someone can figure out an interface for setting the timer then "Thumb flash" could be a reality. |
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You have some way of electronically transmitting a facsimile of pastry dough? With flashing lights on it? That you can stick to a bulletin board? Cool. |
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[+] tack this to your cork board! |
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