A Vending Machine for Fresh Vegetables
China Daily: On a hot July day in 2010, Wang and some of his fellow villagers went shopping downtown and bought some beverages from a vending machine. Suddenly they got the idea to sell vegetables...
View ArticleA Vending Machine That Wants to Be Pushed Over
It seems that everyone gets angry at a vending machine at some point in their life and shakes or kicks the thing for not delivering their soda after they deposited their money. Of course, shaking a...
View ArticleThe Vending Machine That Uses (Almost) No Power
DesignTAXI.com: Called the ‘A011 Peak Shift’, the vending machine cools products only during the night instead of the daytime—to take advantage of the surplus power capacity at night. The machine is...
View ArticleBag of Ice Vending Machines
Bag of Ice is targeting vending operators with a versatile line of machines that the company says are designed to make it simple to profit from selling ice. The compact venders come in four models —...
View ArticleBaby Product Vending Machine
Innovative Vending Solutions, the company behind Mobil-Tee-Vending, also has a baby product vending machine. Innovative Vending Solutions is looking for owners of our newest machine, the Baby Station....
View ArticleThe AutoWed Vending Machine
A company called ConceptShed is marketing their newest invention, the AutoWed vending machine. The AutoWed is a novelty wedding machine offering a quick hitch, a couple of rings and a personalized...
View ArticleCashing In On The Dog Tag Trend
Personalized tags are not limited to your dog or military personnel, it is a trend that has been around for some time. Whether you want to wear them as a necklace or use them to keep track of luggage,...
View ArticleElectronic Recycling Vending Machines
First you could drop off your extra pennies, nickels and dimes in exchange for dollar bills (minus 8.9%) at Coinstar vending machines. Then you could rent and return DVDs from their Redbox vending...
View ArticleWhat It’s Like to Run a Vending Company
I am an owner/operator of a small vending machine business. Been at it about 19 years. If anyone wants to know what it’s like from my side AMA.
View ArticleVending Machine Sells Live Crabs
This video below shows a live crab vending machine from China that dispenses hibernating Chinese mitten crabs in little plastic cages. The crab is a famous delicacy in Shanghai cuisine and is prized...
View ArticleInstyMeds: Pharmaceutical Vending Machines
InstyMeds is bringing vending machine convenience to the world of medicine. The Star Tribune has more: It looks like an oversized cash machine. But instead of spitting out greenbacks, it dispenses...
View ArticleNiche Biz: Caviar Vending Machines
If you get a hankering for caviar on the go, and you’re in Los Angeles, three new caviar vending machines conveniently located around the city will take good care of you. Beverly Hills Caviar recently...
View ArticleBike Fixtation: Bike Repair Vending Machine
Bike Fixtation is a self-service kiosks bicycle repair kiosk. The vending machines offer tubes, patch kits, use of adjustment tools and even access to a pump to fill up your tires. Each self-service...
View ArticleNiche Biz: Photo Booth
Photo Booths are quickly becoming the “must have” feature of any successful wedding, party or other event, providing not only great fun for guests but also lasting memories for both your customer; the...
View ArticleSmoothie Vending Machine
This looks promising. What looks like the world’s first smoothie vending machine, Juva Juice, made its debut on Mississippi State University’s campus in January. MSU alumnus Justin Mitchener began...
View ArticleScream Portrait Booth
Wired Rawfile: Photographer Billy Hunt thought he had found a way to hack his portrait subjects’ awkwardness: a scream-activated photo booth. “I’ve done a lot of portrait work and you can see the war...
View ArticleHand Cranked Japanese Vending Machine
CNet: Vending machine maker Sanden, which has some 30 percent of the global market, has been showing off a hand-cranked vending machine for emergencies when the power’s out and solar generation isn’t...
View ArticleStress Relieving Vending Machine
The “Passive Aggressive Anger Release Machine” is a machine that allows you break a dish or two until you feel better. All you have to do is insert a dollar, and a piece of china will slowly move...
View ArticleVending Machines to Sell Live Bait and Prescription Medicine
WSJ: Long a cultural icon, the vending machine is fading from the American landscape. The numbers are bleak: Traditional vending machines disappeared from 134,000 locations between 2007 and 2010,...
View ArticleKey Me: Completely Rethinking House Keys
A company called Key Me wants to store your house key in the cloud. It’s not some new fangled way to open your door, rather, their plan is to make a digital copy of your key, so that if you ever need...
View ArticleNiche: Healthy Vending Geared Toward Kids
SeacoastOnline.com: It is no secret that childhood obesity and its associated risk factors have become a great cause for concern across the United States in recent years, but self-described social...
View ArticleRaw Milk Vending Machines Take Over Europe
Raw milk vending machines are drawing plenty of European customers — and increasing amount of envy from raw milk advocates in the United States. Read more at Modern Farmer.
View ArticleA Chewable “Toothbrush”
The Rolly Brush is the world’s smallest chewable toothbrush. The “brush” is a small rubber disc covered in 276 spiky bristles that claims to be as effective at cleaning your teeth as brushing when...
View ArticleDance Heads Music Video Vending Machine
Dance Heads is a video entertainment vending machine business in a box. It caters to the same crowd as karaoke, but it’s not just a karaoke machine. The system automatically creates professionally...
View ArticleVending Machines Coming to NYC Cabs
NY Post:A plan to put vending machines – selling energy drinks, snack bars, breath mints, gum and even pain relievers – inside yellow cabs won rave reviews yesterday at a city-sponsored contest for new...
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