One of the challenges of dispenser design is minimising bacterial transference. This dental floss vending machine in this Rio de Janeiro restaurant – designed in such …
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Insurance vending machines for travelers at Haneda Airport (below) making it possible to sign up for snow-sports insurance at that moment where your meet the …
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The little neighbourhood of Los Angeles that I currently call home includes a 7/11 store that ebbs and flows to the rhythm of the local …
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A feature of contactless cards is the ability to authenticate (pass through ticket barriers/make payments/…) without removing the card from the wallet or purse. Except that …
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Customers of this vending machines situated in Izu Koogen station are talked through the process of obtaining a new travel pass by a remotely located …
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Today’s dentist reception includes an electronic massage chair and, bless them, a slipper vending machine – slippers being worn in the building. Punters heading for …
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Yesterday involved a bike ride out to Azabu Juban to collect a visa-stamped passport from an embassy. The process of applying for a visa and then …
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Top-up phone credit via vending machine. Remarkably graffiti-free for Berlin.
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