Abstract: What is described is a motorized device used for altering the shape, size, contour, texture, and/or shine of a nail on a digit.

Abstract: A fabric (1) with an adjustable surface area, contour, and/or adjustable portion includes interwoven textiles fibers, at least one shape memory alloy fiber (40) woven among the textile fibers that alters the surface are of the fabric upon receiving current, and a means for passing current (100) though the at least one shape memory alloy fiber (40).

Abstract: The invention includes a system for, a method for, and a method of doing business by remotely determining the contents of a mail receptacle. Mail includes a machine-readable label incorporated into a piece of mail programmed with at least one property of the piece of mail. A mail receptacle includes a machine-readable label reader for reading the machine-readable label, a processor for receiving the at least one property of the piece of mail from the machine-readable label reader, and a memory for storing the at least one property of the piece of mail. The memory can be remotely accessed by a means for remotely accessing the memory to determine the contents of the mail receptacle.