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Vending machine of the future.

Aug 17, 2010

last week the world’s first ‘smart’ vending machine was installed in tokyo’s shinagawa station.




The new device from aCure not only boasts a touchscreen interface, but it can also recommend a beverage it thinks you’d like as you walk by. The machine’s internal computer takes a reading of passersby to record their age and gender and then recommends a drink based on that information as well as the season, time of day and location of the machine. It’s paperless, too, accepting only cellphone-wallets or the contactless Suica IC card used for public transit in Tokyo. Still, after all that you’d think they’d figure out a way to dispense your drink of choice in a way that doesn’t require you to stoop over. Looks like they are a few more kinks to work out before the proposed design hits stateside.


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Jukebox of the future, now at burger king.

Jul 24, 2010


from pop stars to mickey mouse, the japanese are always the first to grab onto american trends, but one american classic japan isn’t rushing to embrace is burger king.


To entice the tech-obsessed nation in the past, Japan’s Burger King flagship in Tokyo has tried co-branding themselves with software launches from Microsoft, like their unsuccessful Windows 7 Whopper: 7 patties for 777 yen. Now they’re trying a less literal approach with Sound Spots, an overhead speaker that plays music from the customer’s iPod or other mP3 player. The speaker is encased in a dome that prevents the music from traveling to other tables. No reports yet on whether the Sound Spots are attracting new customers, but the design seems to effectively contain the sound around only one table.


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