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Florida-based start-up Spin Chill claims to have a solution to this vexing problem with a portable device that (literally) turns beverages ice cold in 60 seconds.  <a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/spin-chill-kickstarter-drink-cooler/29382/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="29303"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/new-100-dollar-bill/29303/">New US$100-bill to enter circulation, tackle counterfeiting</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">October 7, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/new-100-dollar-bill/29303/#comments">5 Comments</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/new-100-dollar-bill/29303/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014072225im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/new-100-dollar-bill.png" title="The new $100 bill will enter circulation on Tuesday" alt="The new $100 bill will enter circulation on Tuesday"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The Federal Reserve of the United States will begin circulating a new $100 bill on Tuesday. The redesigned bank note, which has been delayed by more than 2 and a half years, includes a number of measures designed to make it more difficult to counterfeit, including a 3D security ribbon and a new "bell in the inkwell."  <a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/new-100-dollar-bill/29303/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29294"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/vault-wallet/29294/">Vault Wallet offers a new home for your credit cards</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-parrack/">Dave Parrack</a></div> <div class="date">October 6, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/vault-wallet/29294/#comments">11 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/vault-wallet/29294/pictures">6 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/vault-wallet/29294/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014072225im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/vault-wallet.jpg" title="The Vault Wallet offers a stainless steel home for your credit cards" alt="The Vault Wallet offers a stainless steel home for your credit cards"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Leather or nylon wallets are so passe, at least according to Jeremiah Skow, creator of the Vault Wallet, a solid credit card sleeve made from stainless steel. The steel gives the Vault Wallet several advantages over the competition. It's strong, thin, able to block RFID sniffing, and potentially long-lasting.  <a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/vault-wallet/29294/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29253"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/empower-playground-merry-go-round/29253/">Wired merry-go-rounds provide energy to remote schools in Ghana</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">October 2, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/empower-playground-merry-go-round/29253/#comments">8 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/empower-playground-merry-go-round/29253/pictures">6 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/empower-playground-merry-go-round/29253/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014072225im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/empower-playground-merry-go-round.jpg" title="Empower Playgrounds' merry-go-round" alt="Empower Playgrounds' merry-go-round"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> At first glance, a merry-go-round that generates electricity appears to be a charming idea. 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A charming idea it remains, but it's a serious one, too.  <a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/empower-playground-merry-go-round/29253/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29229"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/side-by-side/29229/">Wheelchair accessory puts caregives alongside</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">September 30, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/side-by-side/29229/#comments">6 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/side-by-side/29229/pictures">6 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/side-by-side/29229/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014072225im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/side-by-side.png" title="Side by Side (Photo: Tammy Kalinsky)" alt="Side by Side (Photo: Tammy Kalinsky)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Industrial designer Tammy Kalinsky has come up with a simple yet ingenious accessory for the wheelchair which allows a friend, relative or caregiver to push the chair while walking beside rather than behind it.  <a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/side-by-side/29229/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29166"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/glovebucket/29166/">Glovebucket keeps messy jobs contained</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">September 24, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/glovebucket/29166/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/glovebucket/29166/pictures">7 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131014072225/http://www.gizmag.com/glovebucket/29166/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131014072225im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/glovebucket.jpg" title="The Glovebucket – unfortunately, it's too small to hold a baby with soiled diapers " alt="The Glovebucket – unfortunately, it's too small to hold a baby with soiled diapers "/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> From time to time, just about everyone has to perform messy jobs such as cleaning paintbrushes, scrubbing greasy vehicle parts with solvent, or removing dried-on mud from footwear. 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