One of the first vending machines most of us ever encountered involved a penny, a knob, and a colorful piece of gum. At one time, gumball machines could be found almost everywhere, from grocery stores ...

What’s worse than stealing candy from a baby? A California crook was caught on an animal shelter’s surveillance video struggling to take off with an entire gumball machine. The Front Street Animal ...

[Credit: Razorfish] As a kid, there was nothing more exciting than inserting a coin into a machine and getting a surprise goodie. While gumball machines are still around, their magic is all but ...

Marketing agency Razorfish has taken the idea of a regular gumball machine and transformed it into an NFC-enabled prototype that takes quarters and spits out digital content for smartphones instead of ...