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 ...

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 ...

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

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