Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Face recognition machines to stop under-age smoking - not!
Everyone knows that smoking causes the skin to age unnaturally and lines to appear around the eyes prematurely, but who could have guessed that smokers would one day be thankful for their tobacco-induced wrinkles?
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Networked drinks machines keeping the peace
The largest city in western Japan has just seen the start of an unusual security trial that uses IC tags, GPS and drinks vending machines to make the streets a little safer.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Coin-op drinks machines vend free with ads
If you thought commercialism of all sorts and advertising in general were pervasive in the West, then you’ve probably never been to Japan, where inducements to buy have been elevated to an art form.
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