The Best Digital Coin Sorter

This is the digital coin sorter that earned The Best rating from the Hammacher Schlemmer Institute because it was the most accurate and easiest to operate. During testing each model counted $375 in assorted coins and The Best Digital Coin Sorter was 99.98% accurate, far superior to lesser models that jammed or were wildly inaccurate. The Best model sorts coins into 16 tubes (four for each denomination) and, unlike other models, it automatically stops when the tubes are full to prevent jams. The Best model allows users to load the hopper with up to 800 coins at once and its 26-rpm motor quickly sorts 312 coins per minute. While other sorters only display the amount sorted in dollars and cents, The Best model’s LCD shows the number of each coin counted as well as the dollar amount. Includes 16 coin-wrappers (four for each denomination. U.S. coins only; not for use with dollar coins. 13 1/2″ D x 7 3/4″ W x 10 1/4″ H. (9 1/2 lbs.)

QUQUQ transforms a van to a camper within a minute

Similar to the Swiss Roombox and Yatoo, the QUQUQ is a European-designed camping box that transforms a regular passenger vehicle into a fully equipped camper for two. Within just one minute, you can be sleeping, cooking or just hanging out in your QUQUQ camper van.
When compared to similar campers-in-boxes we’ve covered, the QUQUQ is not only more fun to say, it also appears to be simpler to transport and transform. It’s essentially a 132-lb (60-kg), rectangular chest that two people can easily carry and lift into the back of a compatible van. The 43 x 30-inch (110 x 75-cm) camping box fits in the back of the van with the rear seats up, leaving room for transporting passengers or stowing extra camping gear. Removing the rear seats altogether provides storage space below the extended bed.
The three-piece folding foam bed atop the wood chest folds out into a 43 x 77 x 4-inch (110 x 195 x 10-cm) mattress for two in seconds. Two ropes tie around the seatbelt mounting points and support the front of the bed.

 

 

The chest unit, meanwhile, contains a built-in kitchen and storage space. The front panel door swings open and doubles as a countertop or table. The kitchen unit, which looks similar to standalone kitchen boxes like the Kanz Outdoors Field Kitchen or My Camp Kitchen, pulls out via telescoping rails and gives users access to a dual-burner stove with windscreen, along with some food, condiment and utensil storage space. Because it remains under the liftgate, it stays protected from rain and weather.
The right side of the QUQUQ chest is designed to accommodate two included 10-liter (2.6-gal) water jugs with spigot. A cubby below the water storage area holds two stainless steel bowls, which serve as sinks for washing and rinsing. The bowls can also be used for holding food and other goods. Between the kitchen and sink sections is a storage space that offers nearly 100 liters of room for garbage bags, sleeping bags or other camping provisions. A small cubby just next to the water jugs is designed to fit two camping chairs.

 

 

When compared to the Swiss Roombox and its numerous configurations and moving parts, the QUQUQ appears much quicker and easier to use at the campground and far less likely to break. It’s built from waterproofed plywood with steel and aluminum hardware and only has a few components, making it appear rugged enough to hold up to many uses. The QUQUQ is more comparable to the Yatoo but still appears quicker and easier to set up.
On the downside, the QUQUQ’s hardware, particularly its sink, is a little simpler than what’s used in the Yatoo and Roombox systems. Both of the latter products have faucet sinks with clean and waste water tanks.
The QUQUQ’s simplicity is reflected in its price. At €2,190 (US$2,900), it’s €1,300 ($1,700) less than the complete Yatoo sleeping, cooking and cleaning system was when we priced it last year, and much cheaper than the Swiss Roombox. It doesn’t fit as many vehicles as some other in-vehicle camping units, but it works with a variety of MPVs, including the Mercedes-Benz Vaneo, Nissan NV 200 Evalia and Volkswagen Caddy.
The QUQUQ camping box is available throughout its home country of Germany, and in other countries upon request. QUQUQ will be displaying its camping box at the Outdoor Friedrichshafen show next month and at the Caravan Salon Dusseldorf in August.
The video below shows exactly how the QUQUQ loads and unfolds.

 

AR glasses let profs know if students are understanding their lectures

It must be hard for university professors … they tell their students to shout out if they don’t understand what’s being said in a lecture, yet few students are likely to feel comfortable raising their hand in front of the class and saying “I don’t get it.” Scientists at Spain’s la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid are hoping to address that situation, with a set of augmented reality glasses that let profs see who’s “not getting it,” without those students having to say so verbally.
A side benefit of the system is that it gives students an excuse to fiddle with their smartphones in the middle of a lecture. Using a custom app, at any time they’re able to select one of several symbols. These symbols can indicate that they’ve understood an explanation, that they haven’tunderstood it, that they need the professor to slow down, or that they know the answer to a question posed to the class (although if they’re bold enough to volunteer an answer, they probably also have no problem with just raising their hand).