Aside from items with a lengthy shelf life, such as candy bars and potato chips, purchasing any more substantial food from a vending machine is generally a recipe for disappointment. While devices ...

For you sir, a canned coffee. And for madam, perhaps a nice cold tea? A new Japanese canned drink vending machine uses facial recognition technology to "recommend" drinks based on the customer's age ...

I actually found a vending machine last week that provided me with diet caffeine for a mere 25 cents. But I never realized just how many of those machines are out there until I spoke the next morning ...

When you think about it, keeping a fridge full of drinks perpetually cold at a store is a tremendous waste of energy given the product may not be sold for days. But the only alternate solution is to ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - For you sir, a canned coffee. And for madam, perhaps a nice cold tea. A new Japanese canned drink vending machine uses facial recognition technology to "recommend" drinks based on ...