A common sight in the world of hackerspaces is an old vending machine repurposed from hawking soda cans into a one-stop shop for Arduinos or other useful components. [Gabriel D’Espindula]’s mini ...

This post is part of Nosh, a special pop-up blog about snacks. Read more here. For proof that a heist needn’t involve jewels, paintings, or bank vaults to qualify among history’s greatest, look no ...

Scott Walker, the assistant managing editor of the Birmingham (Ala.) News, has made a hack for the ages. Taking an old newspaper vending machine, as a base, he fitted a 17″ LCD screen to the front of ...

Following up our how to hack a coke machine coverage, here’s a video on how to hack a snack machine. It’s pretty much the same idea. Pay for something, but hold the release flap up on the bottom so ...

C'mon, we've all wondered just what it'd take to nab an extra snack or soft drink from that soulless, computerized vending machine, right? Even if you haven't pondered such mischievous thoughts, ...

Our hacker from [Appalachian Forge Works] wrote in to let us know about their vending machine build: a Halloween vending computer that talks. He starts by demonstrating the vending process: a backlit ...