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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Vending Machines in the Future

     You don’t see it on campus but vending machines are changing.  It’s not just what is in them but also how you pay for the items in them.  In Japan people are able to use their smart phones to pay things in vending machines.  In Japan you can get a lot more than a bag of chips or candy bar from a vending machine.  They have vending machines that have many things from electronic devices to a live crab.  I do not want to buy a live crab from a vending machine however I would like to be able to use my phone to make purchases.  Here are images I found of real and future vending machines. 

This is an actual gold vending machine, developed by GOLD To Go, that is located in a hotel in Abu Dhabi. 









This is not a real vending machine.  This was done as a marketing strategy and the machine dispenses pamphlets that contain information about the car and where to purchase one. 




Is this one a glimpse into the future?  Purchasing genetic engineered pets from a vending machine?

1 comment:

Cody said...

now a days, companies are trying to make things more accesible, such as wine and beer, i could see people buying milk out of a dispener. i think these are close to production than we think