All the stories tagged with vending machine
A vending machine that can dispense ebooks
07/18/2011, There seems to be a vending machine for just about everything nowadays. From a vending machine that dispenses wedding rings, to another that dispenses USB cables to LCD displays, to more practical vending machines such as the one by the [...]
Red Cross goes high tech with donation vending machines
07/06/2011, Normally when you deal with a vending machine, you pop in loose change or even a couple of dollar notes, and out comes a bar of chocolate, some drinks, or perhaps for the more high tech folks, you might opt [...]
The ultimate vending machines for geeks and hobbyists
05/06/2011, If you’re into taking machines apart or building some of your own, you might want to pay a visit to Metrix Create: Space in Seattle, and then go home and write in your wishlist what you wish was in your [...]
Pepsi’s Social Vending Machine aims for your sweet tooth
04/28/2011, Pepsi intends to increase its brand awareness through the use of what it calls the Social Vending Machine, taking advantage of the latest tech buzzowrds around while combining it in a manner for the passes to part with their hard-earned [...]
Kraft vending machine helps indecisive eaters
01/25/2011, If you’ve always hard a problem deciding on what you want to eat for a meal, fret not. Thanks to technology, choosing food is now a problem of the past. The folks over at the National Retail Federation have just [...]
PayPal vending machine spotted
10/27/2010, Metion PayPal and most of you would probably think of it being an electronic payment system. Well, you aren’t too far off the mark at all, but it seems that the PayPal X Innovate 2010 developers conference did display a [...]
Vending Machine Offers Live Crabs Over In China
10/22/2010, We’ve seen all sorts of weird stuff being sold by vending machines before, but seriously, live crabs? Over in Nanjing, China, a vending machine is selling Shanghai Hairy Crabs at $1.50 to $7.50 each, depending on the size of the [...]
Vending machine spits out prescription drugs
08/16/2010, Looks like vending machines have just gotten another job responsibility in their portfolio – we’re looking at them delivering prescription drugs down the road. Take England for example – the country dispenses 886 million prescription drug items per year, where [...]
Touchscreen Vending Machines Go Mainstream In Tokyo
08/10/2010, The idea of touchscreen vending machines isn’t new, but the idea didn’t really take off until now. A local company called aCure has installed some new vending machines in Tokyo, Japan recently, and yes, they sport large touchscreen displays. From [...]
Reverse Vending Machine gives you cash
06/30/2010, Most vending machines that we know of prefer to swallow your cash in exchange for a can of soda or some candy, but the Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) here clearly lives up to its name – it will take in [...]
Unilever ice cream vending machine loves your smile
06/27/2010, Unilever, a household name when it comes to fast moving consumer goods, and here they are with a brand new ice cream vending machine which comes with a twist – it will use face-recognition technology to measure your grin, and [...]
Coke vending machines in Japan to get LCD touch panels
06/24/2010, Touchscreens will take over Japan by the end of the year as all new Coca-Cola vending machines will feature a 46″ LCD touch panels instead of buttons and knobs, standing tall at a meter high and 57cm wide. The whole [...]
Talking Dydo vending machine speaks in regional Japanese dialects now
06/02/2010, The Dydo vending machines in Japan that are able to talk to you (albeit falling short of making decent conversation – all the better if you are not an approachable person) have now received an upgrade, where special versions which [...]
