Coke Zero Has Zero Calories and Sugar, But Is High In Spy Cameras

This realistic-looking can of Coke Zero isn't filled with a refreshing, low calorie soda—it's actually a 4GB spy cam DVR that can capture footage in VGA (640×480) resolution. More »

Redesigned Coke Can Won't Roll Off the Table

This concept Coke can design uses a manufacturing process called impact extrusion to form geometric shapes into the can rather than making it round. I'm not sure how practical it is, but I like it. [The Dieline via PSFK]

Coca-Cola's 100-Flavor Soda Fountain of the Future

Originally codenamed "Jet," Coca Cola's top secret flavor bomb now known as "FreeStyle" is poised to give adventurous palettes 100 different beverage options in a single machine. More »

Frozen Mentos and Coke Parlor Trick

You've either seen the Mentos and Coke experiment on YouTube or you've destroyed your kitchen trying it yourself. Wired has come up with a parlor trick that'll surprise your friends with a delayed explosion time: Mentos, frozen in ice cubes. More »

Sapient's Coke Machine Longs for Your Touch

Touch screens are everywhere now—on cell phones, televisions, airport kiosks, MP3 players and cameras. It's about time vending machines got in on the action, and that's just what Sapient's Coke machines are doing. More »

Turiba University Sets World Record With 1,911 Simultaneous Coke-Mentos Explosions

Some people celebrate anniversaries with food, or a little dancing, but Business University Turiba in Latvia decided to have a little fun with a Gizmodo favorite: the ol' Mento in the Coke reaction. For the school's 15th anniversary, the students set out the break the previous world record for this category, which was held by 1,499 Belgian students in the town of Leuven. Last Thursday, they succeeded, and the contents of 1,911 bottles of Coke were sprayed violently upward, and into history. More »

Science Team Explains Why Mentos + Coke = Whoosh!

You should, by now, be very familiar with the Mentos and Coke explosion effect. After all, we've even shown how to make your own booby trap version. But did you know that parts of the science behind it were a mystery? Until now, that is. A physics team at Appalachian State University did a whole range of tests, varying the substance dropped in from Fruit Mentos to dishwasher detergent and checking all the Coke types. Serious science stuff. More »

Blow Victims Away with Mentos and Coke Booby Trap

That sound you are hearing is thousands of people screaming after falling for this Mentos and Diet Coke booby trap. And the sound you will hear soon will be the screams of the people who did the traps, as the joke victims beat the crap out of them. [Instructables] More »

Desk-Sized Coca-Cola Robots Don't Dispense Drinks, Human Kindness

These scaled-down replicas of walking coke dispensers found on the streets of Japan would be cute additions to anyone's desk. As well as the black Coke Zero model above, there's a regular version, and they come in the most fabulous of retro boxes. They were available on eBay, but it looks like they're currently sold out. Perhaps it's worth contacting the seller to see if he's going to import any more. Gallery, including a picture of one the life-sized vending machines, after the jump. More »

Mentos and Diet Coke Explosion at 1200fps: Casio EX-F1 Strikes Again

Giz reader Robert Woodhead combined two things that I just can't seem to get sick of seeing: Stuffing Mentos into Diet Coke bottles and the super-slow-mo action of Casio's EX-F1 camera to create this stunningly beautiful video. More »

Vending Machine Red

For those of us who haven't yet seen the series, Vending Machine Red is a new super hero who appeared after an inopportune mutation. In each action-packed episode, Vending Machine Red might not always save the Earth, but just know that hecould if needed. Let's face it—Tuesday is a lost workday for you anyway, so you might as well spend some time on the old GooTube JP watching a vending machine action show.

Koolatron, For Coke Addicts

When you need to keep just a little bit of Coke cool kool, thank the Powers That Be for the $95 Koolatron. Shaped like a giant can of Coca-Cola so you never forget what's inside, the Koolatron can hold eight cans or two 2-liter bottles of your favorite beverage of choice. Plus, the Koolatron can heat as well, hitting temperatures up to 149°F. With adapters for the house and car, you'll never need to leave home without a gigantic fake can of cola again. More »

Coke's Still Cool: Launches Mobile MySpace Knockoff

Straining to prove it's "with it" to keep the youngsters slurping down high-fructose corn syrup loaded soda, Coca-Cola's launching a mobile social network for teens. More »

Coke: The Most Dangerous Fuel

Colas such as Coke are a popular form of fuel for the sitting-in-front-of-a-computer-all-day set, but what exactly does the magical elixir do to our engines? You'll probably want to take the straw out of your mouth before reading further. More »

Drinkomatic Vends Your Drinks Cold

A perfect gift for those who were alive during the depression, this Drink-O-Matic holds 10 cans at 30-degrees less than room temperature. Essentially a small refrigerator made just for drinks, this thing will set you back $149.95, which in Grandpa-money is like 847 Werther's Originals. More »

Coke Machine Robin Hoods - Part II, Identities Revealed

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Coke Machine Hack - Free Coke for Eternal Damnation

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Lenovo F20: Coca Cola 2008 Olympic Themed Laptop

If there's one laptop maker that's going to start cashing in on China's 2008 Olympics, it's probably going to be China's Lenovo. The laptop is branded with Coca Cola (and China) Red, with the Olympic rings sitting under the Lenovo logo on the back. It has: More »

Pepsi Cappuccino

I'm not entirely sure how Gizmodo waded into this Coke vs. Pepsi thing—isn't Nokia vs. Motorola and Apple vs. Everything Else enough? But Gizmodo loves coffee, and after writing about Coke Blak yesterday, reader Yves sent us this update on the cola-coffee wars:

Coke is actually one step behind Pepsi which just market-tested Pepsi Cappuccino in Switzerland and Eastern Europe. I tested it myself (repeatedly) and it's actually pretty good, or at least far better than any berry-flavored cola made so far by both companies...

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