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›
Got spare change? A Coke robot, a used panties dispenser, a pet cockroach machine, and other coin-operated tools of instant gratification cater to inexplicable needs.READ MORE›
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›
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›
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›
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