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    Cupcake Vending Machine? Yes, Please!

    Just when you think you've heard it all--vending machines that sell neckties, batteries, or even Pokemon products--Sprinkles Cupcakes goes a step further by launching the very first cupcake machine.  

    Smart Vending Machines?

    As mobile phones become the more popular choice among consumers for making payments, a Canadian-based company has created a new way to purchase items from vending machines. Paylab Networks Ltd. has developed new technology that allows consumers to purchase products from vending machines using a new mobile phone application, along with a built-in point-of-sale device. PayLab will debut the technology at the upcoming National Automatic Merchandising Association show in Chicago.

    New Vending Machine Can Vend (almost) Anything Imaginable

    Meet the latest vending machine to make waves throughout the industry, Dreambox.  This new machine is a standalone 3-D printer that allows users to create a three dimensional item on their computer using a variety of software programs and upload it to Dreambox via the Internet for printing.  The object is then shipped to the person after payment is made online.