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This Vending Machine Will Give You (Live) Crabs

Instead of the usual chips, soda, and other processed food, Chinese gourmands can now have a live crab dispensed to them at the mall or airport.READ MORE

American Malls Beat Japan in Race for Touchscreen Vending Machines [Updated]

The new technology debuts with a splash in Tokyo--but this time, slick Japan tech followed innovative mall machines in Michigan.READ MORE

Douwe Egberts' BeMoved Vending Machine Will Make You Jump for Joy ... for Coffee

Watch out, Starbucks (and Starbucks VIA). Douwe Egberts, the market leader in tea and coffee, has unveiled its conceptual BeMoved vending machine, which promises to elevate human-coffee interaction "to a higher level." Literally. As ...READ MORE

Three Lessons in "Rational" Prices Raising Ethical Questions

1. Mets Play Hardball More than any other major-league baseball team, the New York Mets have tinkered with variable ticket prices that fluctuate in tandem with "platinum" game times (say, summer weekends) and ...READ MORE

Latest Cola Wars Skirmish: Battle for the Greenest Vending Machines

Vending machine purchases often elicit feelings of guilt about the sugar and fat contents of soda and candy, but rarely about the greenhouse gas emissions of the machine itself. Soda vendors know, though, that their machines use ...READ MORE