Vending Machines

Bike Vending Machine Looks Cool, Dispenses Goofy Bikes

Springtime’s Bike Dispenser allows you to rent a RFID-equipped bike from one vending machine, ride it to your destination, drop it off at another vending machine, and walk away. The Dutch company won an award at the 2007 Spark Design & Architecture Awards for their idea, which is perfectly suited for an urban environment. Unfortunately,…

Tech News Adrian Covert Aug 13

Crow Vending Machine…As Foretold by Hitchcock

What if you could train crows to work for peanuts…literally? It’s possible, according to one student at the ITP Spring Show. I’d say more, but I don’t claim to be a crow expert. (They aren’t covered much on Discovery as of late but I’ll be happy to expound upon sharks and/or army ants.)

Gadgets Mark Wilson with video by Richard Blakeley May 13

Healthy Vending Machines Tells Mom When You Eat Another Twinkie

Horizon OneSource is a program targeted at trimming the fat from today’s youth. This is an advanced system that manages what kids eat at school, but more interesting is their Internet-enabled vending machines. These are run-of-the-mill vending machines designed for schools, but with a twist. Parents can log into a child’s account online and see…

Gadgets Travis Hudson May 9

T-Shirt Vending Machine Store Eliminates Annoying Salesmen

From the department of awesome overseas ideas is this store, which isn’t so much a store but a massive vending machine. This is the UNIQLO store in Tokyo and the products for sale are just T-shirts crammed into tubes. Look at the pictures, insert the money and choose your shirt—easy peasy. Stateside, I think we…

Gadgets Travis Hudson May 4

Kingston Joins Vending Machine Biz

Motorola, Sony and Apple have done it, but now Kingston? Yes and this gadget vending machine seems to be the most convenient. It is a little lower tech than the ones by the big names, but it will drop Flash drives and SD memory, which can always been handy when you are stuck in a…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Apr 11

Starbucks Vending Machines Suck More Soul Out of Espresso

Starbucks has been on a downward slide for years quality-wise, exchanging solid product for McD’s-style viral growth, ubiquity and speed. Since it’s not enough that their subpar coffee is on every corner in NY, they’ve decided to invade every room too, with a new automated vending machine co-produced with Pepsi that churns out your favorite…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Mar 25

iPod Vending Machine

We have a sighting of a quite unusual item. If you recalled yesterday we posted about the new Vodafone vending machines that are popping up over the UK. They are prepaid cell phones, therefore practical. This is a electronics vending machine, primarily Apple related products such as the iPod and the Shuffle. This vending machine…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Oct 28

Vodafone Deploys Phone Vending Kiosks In The UK

Vodafone got a taste of Japan today when mobile phone vending kiosks were unveiled in Manchester in the UK. Vodafone’s Quickfone kiosks were installed in all company stores, so don’t go looking around your local market for these just yet. as it’s just a pilot to see how consumers react. If the response is good…

Gadgets Gizmodo.com Oct 27

Book Vending Machines

Ahh, the French—charming, smoky, literate, and they know good wine. Now they have a way to make themselves seem even deeper: book vending machines. Stocked with 25 of Maxi-Livres best-selling titles, the machines cover the gamut of literary genres and tastes. Classics like “The Odyssey” by Homer and Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” share the limited…

Gadgets Johnb Aug 19

Bike Vending Machine Looks Cool, Dispenses Goofy Bikes

Crow Vending Machine…As Foretold by Hitchcock

Healthy Vending Machines Tells Mom When You Eat Another Twinkie

T-Shirt Vending Machine Store Eliminates Annoying Salesmen

Kingston Joins Vending Machine Biz

Starbucks Vending Machines Suck More Soul Out of Espresso

iPod Vending Machine

Vodafone Deploys Phone Vending Kiosks In The UK

Book Vending Machines

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