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As an experiment with NFC technology, Germany-based digital agency Razorfish hacked an old gumball vending machine and turned it into a virtual goodie box.
Called ‘Digital-Gum-Goods’, the gumball machine was fitted with a Samsung Galaxy Tab, an NFC-shield, a reed switch and two Arduino microcontrollers.
So that when a coin was put into the Digital-Gum-Goods machine, and its lever turned, the machine would distribute digital content—such as apps, movies, songs, eBooks, videos, games and other location-based content—at a tap of an NFC-enabled phone on the release chute.
A charming way to sell and distribute digital content in the physical world.
[via Razorfish]