Japanese Vending Machines Double Up as Free WiFi Hotspots

btarunr · Dec 29, 2011, 06:17 AM

You have got to love the ingenuity behind this latest marketing idea from Japan, by a company named Asahi Soft-drinks. They've designed a new drink vending machine, which comes with a low-power (small coverage area) WiFi hotspot that's completely free to anyone standing close to the machine (you don't have to buy anything from the machine). So while your phone, tablet, or notebook is juicing up on some free bits and bytes, you can juice up on the drinks that machine offers, which includes juices, sodas, shakes, and coffees. You'll obviously have to pay for those.

Source: TechCrunch

majestic12 · Dec 29, 2011, 06:21 AM

Have to try this out today! I should ask my brother-in-law where the closest vending machine is that does this (he works for Asahi) -thanks for the post btarunr!

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Dec 29, 2011, 06:22 AM

What is going to be great is that hackers are going to be standing in front of these machines hacking them for free drinks.

btarunr · Dec 29, 2011, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrAsHnBuRnXp

What is going to be great is that hackers are going to be standing in front of these machines hacking them for free drinks.

I'm sure the Wifi hotspot and vending machine computer are two separate components.

VIPER · Dec 29, 2011, 06:23 AM

Very nice and simple idea!!!

P.S. I love a specific Asahi "soft-drink"

majestic12 · Dec 29, 2011, 06:23 AM

Maybe they'll put wi-fi in the used panties ones as well haha

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Dec 29, 2011, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by btarunr

I'm sure the Wifi hotspot and vending machine computer are two separate components.

I hope so.

RejZoR · Dec 29, 2011, 06:25 AM

Haha, just wait for the crazy japanesers to make WiFi hotspot powered dildos. The only hotspots that also works with the g-spot

Khm...

pantherx12 · Dec 29, 2011, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VIPER

Very nice and simple idea!!!

P.S. I love a specific Asahi "soft-drink"

I was going to say, don't these people make booze?

ViperXTR · Dec 29, 2011, 07:07 AM

im using an Asahi Brand of electric fan in my place 0_o

entropy13 · Dec 29, 2011, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by majestic12

Maybe they'll put wi-fi in the used panties ones as well haha

F**k forgot about that one.

Drone · Dec 29, 2011, 08:55 AM

Urinals should have wi-fi too!

[H]@RD5TUFF · Dec 29, 2011, 08:58 AM

Now if only this would come to america!

cdawall · Dec 29, 2011, 09:53 AM

They should be careful if it ends up being a vending machine that sells Apple crap Crapple might try and patent it.

NC37 · Dec 29, 2011, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drone

Urinals should have wi-fi too!

Then you obviously haven't seen Toirettsu...

Another Japanese invention I can't wait to come to the states. Someday soon I'll be able to post to facebook how well I played a urinal game!

ironwolf · Dec 29, 2011, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by majestic12

Maybe they'll put wi-fi in the used panties ones as well haha

That's EXACTLY what I was was fixing to say.

de.das.dude · Dec 29, 2011, 05:16 PM

brilliant idea!

_JP_ · Dec 29, 2011, 06:44 PM

Brilliant! This should expand to all countries!

Ferrum Master · Dec 29, 2011, 07:16 PM

In my country every telephone box on the street had a wifi AP for years... nothing special...

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