Kinekt Design's Gear Ring
A stainless steel ring with six micro-precision stainless gears that turn in unison when the outer rims are spun. It is currently available for purchase in ten standard US ring sizes: 5 to 14. It can be purchased at http://www.kinektdesign.com/.
Jewelry in itself is an Abundance oriented item. For the most part jewelry doesn’t serve any purpose beyond entertainment. This ring utilizes the abundance of cheap high precision machining to make a personal art object.
Industrial Vending Machine Increases Efficiency Eliminates Jobs
This is great example of automation reducing unneeded work and at the same time improving results. I’m very glad that this is being used in a government facility. From an innovation perspective this is fabulous. It does more with less, that is the hallmark of abundance.
Now the trick is to find something useful to do with the extra time freed up from not needing to manage the inventory.