A new high-tech piggy bank toy called Ekomini (derived from “Economy”) that hooks up to computers via USB, scans and counts money as it is deposited and teaches kids the fundamentals of spending, saving, sharing and investing in an interactive way.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_668411.html
One of the few things most of us addicted to computers can say is that they save us money. Although online banking and web and programming jobs employ many people, most of the time those lovely gadgets just cost us money.
Finding the motivation to save your money can sometimes be like pulling teeth. There’s just so much more cool stuff to buy when you have the cash in hand. That money just burns a hole in your pocket. Well to help you or your kids learn to save that money there is this Ekomini Moneybox…
Want to teach your kids how to get into the habit of saving and investing money? The Ekomini will certainly help you achieve that. that USB piggy bank can be connected to your PC via USB cable, and will scan the coins that are deposited into it.
Now the parents can learn their children how to save money. Parents can also teach children how to save from an early age. Ekomini is the world’s first and only interactive, web-enabled, financial education game that helps children learn what they should know about money.
Sparen, Teilen, Ausgeben und Investieren organisiert.
Das kanadische Unternehmen Ekomini macht sich um die finanzielle Bildung von Kindern verdient und bietet Eltern eine patientiertes Tool – eine Art elektronische Spardose -an, welches sich via USB mit jedem Computer verbinden lässt und in der Lage ist das von den Kindern gesparte Geld zu zählen und das Sparverhalten der Kinder zu verfolgen. Dadurch vermittelt es finanzielle Grundkenntnisse.
Um Innovation wird es auch in einem der nächsten Beiträge hier gehen.
http://electrouncle.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/ekomini-sorgt-fur-finanzielle-bildung/
Kids learn how to save, budget and plan their finances with an engaging online game that links a traditional piggy bank with educational and entertaining content.
the world’s first and only interactive web-enabled piggy bank that helps teach children about saving money, today officially launched across the United States after a very successful 2009 launch in Canada.
Ekomini promoted in “coup de pouce”
Ekomini is the world’s first and only interactive, web-enabled, financial education game that helps children learn what they should know about money. The game features an electronic moneybox and a web-based savings platform called EkominiVille, where children see how much money they save and learn how to earn, set goals, spend, share and invest.
http://www.coolbusinessideas.com/archives/ekomini_financial_game_for_the_kids.html
Ekomini introduces children to social responsibility by explaining important causes and showcasing charities.
Piggy bank beater? You bet! More importantly, it’s another everyday object that’s been given the digital makeover.
