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Mystery Solved: Red Box DVD Rental Station Innards Laid Bare

By Jack Loftus Published April 26, 2009, 2:00 pm ET

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You can all sleep soundly tonight, for the mysterious DVD-dealing insides of the Red Box are a mystery no longer. You’re welcome. Surprisingly (disappointingly) not seen: Gnomes, whimsical sprites, unicorns.

Unsurprisingly, the kiosks run Windows, as seen in this follow up spy shot:

[Thanks, Mark]

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