Archive for August 16th, 2010

Intelligent Vending Machine Narrows Down Your Choice

[via PSFK] The JR EAST railway company of Japan has set up a vending machine in one of its central Tokyo stations that can detect a customer’s sex and age and recommend drinks based on these factors. The system has a 47-inch touch panel and a camera for detection; once the customer stands in front [...]

Belarus Road Police Making Fun Of Irresponsible Pedestrians

An interesting piece of outdoor advertising appeared on the street of Gomel, Belarus. The billboard features a badly injured lady presened as “the champion in racing across traffic road”. The billboard may seem offensive to some, but I believe it rather appeals to positive emotions. The main goal of averting people from crossing the road [...]

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