Embotec's Counterfeit Money Detector Mouse -- no, really
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Jun 29th 2007 5:18AM
posted Jun 29th 2007 5:18AM
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posted Jun 29th 2007 5:18AM
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WTF mate
I'm appalled that I'm actually saying this, but, I can actually see this being useful in retail and banking environments. Strange, but cool.
I was just thinking the same thing when I read it. I've been to a number of retail stores where they have to hold the bill up to try and find any security to make sure it was real. Anything over a certain amount. And with computers being the norm in most retail stores built into the register, why not a mouse with two uses?
I have seen MANY useless combinations of items before, some that never really got off the ground, and some that really should NOT have ever gotten off the ground too ! This is going to be an exception, I believe. Both items are almost mandatory in a retail environment any more, and by tethering the counterfeit bill detector right to the PC, will ensure that it is handy all the time, and will not get lost ! I would hope that they really never make a cordless version of this - my daughter "lost" her wireless mouse in her pigsty of a room that is all tooooo common with teenagers !
good alphabet city reference, thanks.
Please engadget add another section called :Crapteck
You know what the irony of this device is?
I'm not even supposed to be here today!
How about just replacing the currancy with something a wee bit more secure?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_banknote for example