47-in touchscreen vending machines with embedded cameras!

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47-in touchscreen panel installed on vending machines!? With cameras?  What for!? All the user has to do is push a button representing the item he/she wishes to purchase and that's it! So again, what for?

Well, as we all know, Japan is one of the most technologically advanced countries in the whole world. Japan is famous for their wild, crazy, and innovative ideas on basically anything (gadgets, game shows, animes, etc). So, Advanced country + Wild ideas = 47-in touchscreen panel on vending machines with embedded camera. 

The first touchscreen vending machine was installed two weeks ago at Tokyo's Shinagawa Station. This replaces the quintessential vending machines we have, that has a poster image/logo of the product and uses a physical button to select the item. Instead, users just have to "tap" on the screen to select. 

47-in Touchscreen Panel 

(it would've been more useful if this is used as my computer monitor)

After selecting the item, there's a confirmation screen, as shown below.

"Happy" customer! (Fake smile if you ask me :|)

Besides the breathtaking 47-in touchscreen panel, this futuristic vending machine has an embedded camera. As you take time to decide on what to get, the camera will scan and recognize your gender and age, which will allow the machine to recommend a beverage/item using stereotype rules based on what the machine scanned (you).  Neat! Just like how search engines use your browsing history to show tailored ads, the vending machine also stores your purchasing history to show tailored ads on your next visit. Well, at least this super vending machine is not all looks, but is also expected to bring more revenue. Ka-ching!

Problem is, what if people started "shaking" or "beating" the vending machine up because their item won't fall down just like what most of us do today?

Source: Engadget

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