North Eastern University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute recently got to test out an intriguing new ice cream new vending machine.

We have covered the new touchscreen Coke vending machine previously, but yesterday at the Gizmodo Gallery we had our first chance to test it live.

If the prototypical late night wedding scene finds men on the dance floor with their ties draped across their brows then there’s an equal number of women holding their high-priced heels in their hands in an effort to keep the party going into the wee hours of the night. It’s the fashion paradox for women everywhere, the perfect shoes for the perfect outfit that sacrifice on comfort in favor of stylish, good looks. With this conundrum in mind, two UK-based companies are hoping to cash in on this trend, by providing welcome relief to the tired soles of females everywhere [...]

It’s surprising that touch screen vending machines haven’t showed up sooner, but they’re now on their way to a mall near you. Recently debuted at CES, the Sapient designed Samsung uVending machines feature a huge, fully featured touchscreen which uses animations and interactive menus to assist and enrich your soda ordering experience. They are also outfitted with WiFi to alert owners to dwindling supplies, or update digital content. You also may want to think twice about giving the machine a shake to pry loose a hesitant soda, motion sensors are embedded that dole out on-screen warnings – and there’s reportedly [...]