Our hacker from [Appalachian Forge Works] wrote in to let us know about their vending machine build: a Halloween vending computer that talks. He starts by demonstrating the vending process: a backlit ...

The vending machine industry in the US is experiencing a significant shift as consumers demand smarter, faster, and more ...

Eniac was a room full of electron tubes and was about as sophisticated as today's throwaway pocket calculator. But it was the first step into the digital age. Since then, a lot of computer ...

What may finally push classic vending machines toward extinction isn’t wear and tear, but the industry’s shift from analog to ...