Vending Touchscreen

Posted by admin on Jan 27, 2009 in Cool stuff | 0 comments

As I mentioned in an earlier post about touchscreen technologies we saw at CES, touchscreens were being applied from cell phones to computers and netbooks. However, there was one application I failed to mention – retail vending. As seen in the photo here, Coke worked with touchscreen technology to create a vending machine for their products. As you can see in the photo, it was anactual working Coke machine (dispensing drinks for free at CES to attract more attention). The touchscreen on the front allowed them to run promotions attracting attention (when someone wasn’t buying a coke). The user interface with the screen to select your drink and make a purchase was extremely easy. I couldn’t tell if it worked like the Microsoft Surface (where you can just put your credit card up against it to pay), or allowed you to connect to an online bank (i.e. Paypal) to pay for your coke, but if it doesn’t I’m sure they’ll get there soon.