CES 2009: Touch-screen vending machine

Later this year, touch-screen vending machines like this one will be installed at about 20 shopping malls in the southeast.

This demonstration took place at the Samsung booth at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

For more technology news and reviews, go to OrlandoSentinel.com/techblog.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• CES
• samsung
• touch-screen

[davidwmb]

Japan invents things like 10 years before it even hits the united states.... Hell they had camera phones years before it hit the u.s.... im sure they already have flying cars invented

[ramlap]

yes free coke

[lausangio]

I can care less if it's useless, it's cool and something new

[belowthepovertyline]

@bigkellyr I'm a child of the 80's, and I remember those vending machines too!  I miss them as well as the old glass bottles. I'm not sure why anyone would want to scrutinize their Coke before buying it, i.e., I think the touch screen is unnecessary--people buy drinks out of vending machines without looking at labels or packaging now, so it's not a problem that needs a fix.

[entershikiri]

@21jti1 what college is this? i need to find out the price of these machines

[seniorortega]

In the future all coke is free!

[Scroggulz]

you guys seem pretty upset about a coke machine

[LBpDC]

WOW... how useless.

[ophelius111]

The budget that went into designing this could've helped feed millions of dying people I'm sure. Another pointless invention.

[21jti1]

My college just got one of these. It is quite cool.

[koknokka]

I can imagine hoe many times a day this would need to be cleaned.

[AICECOLDKILLA]

have you guys noticed they have made sodas smaller