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Vending machine advances/variants

By Rain Noe - January 22, 2009

in Object Culture

While we're not surprised that vending machines are finally getting touchscreen interfaces, like this Coca-Cola machine on display at CES, spotted by MegaWhatTV...

...we are surprised that this is coming to us from Sapient, rather than Japan, where jidohanbaiki offer an almost absurd range of products. But while they're not pioneering touchscreen interfaces, Japan does have some seriously overengineered vending machines, seemingly designed to keep mechanical engineers employed:

Not that they've got a monopoly on such things--the video below shows a machine shows an overly sophisticated in Strasbourg, France (fast forward to 0:25 for the action).

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Is a touch screen really necessary to get a lousy soda? I'll be looking forward to pictures like these.
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