20 Interesting Things: Vending Machines

This is the sixth deck in our summer series 20 Interesting Things. It deviates a little from the other social/digital topics (Foursquare, QR codes, augmented reality, crowdsourcing and goodness) and takes a look at something that is over 100 years old – the vending machine. But these aren’t the soda and snack vending machines we all know and love, these are 21st century vending machines that have realized the power of instant gratification for a wide variety of products. Location + 24/7 access is a sure winner for those clever enough to build it. Anyone need some gold?