MetaFilter posts tagged with vendingmachines

PepsiBoo!

brundlefly — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:20:10 -0800

Buuuuuy snaaaack fooooood...! Ooooooooooooooooooooo! *rattles chains* [via]

Vending Machines of Japan

Postroad — Fri, 30 Apr 2004 09:14:45 -0800

Vending Machines of Japan PhotoMann recently decided to 'collect' images of unique vending machines found in Japan. They are everywhere. Estimates suggest there are 5.6 million vending machines which works out to be one for every 20 people in Japan. Sales from vending machines in 2000 totaled $56 billion! The most common are drink and cigarette machines followed by machines with pornography

Koolio

lola — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 22:08:35 -0800

Koolio is a traveling autonomous refrigerator robot ... a cross between R2D2 and a vending machine.

veni, vidi, vici, vend

stupidsexyFlanders — Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:10:39 -0800

Things That Have Been Sold In Vending Machines. Also, Skybox, the world's first vending machine for home use.

machaus — Sun, 18 Aug 2002 14:42:08 -0800

Cigarette vending machines put to a good use. The Artomat project makes local art available in cigarette box size packages for a mere $5 a pop. Find out the location of a machine near you.

iconomy — Wed, 29 May 2002 11:40:55 -0800

Underwear, raw eggs, temporary tattoos, condoms designed to match your blood type, emu jerky, marijuana, hot noodles, super glue. What do they all have in common, besides possibly being things you need to have a really unforgettable Saturday night? They're all things that have been sold in vending machines. From Raphael Carter, author of the insect-centric Honeyguide weblog.

skwm — Tue, 15 Jan 2002 16:01:58 -0800

Semi-famous Seattle artist Jim Woodring, author of Frank (zipped pdf comic), has created some nifty toys for Japanese vending machines (flash, click red sphere -> products -> jim woodring).