Saturday December 24, 2011
Adults Only:
Vending Machine That Detects Your Age
When food manufacturer Kraft wanted to distribute samples of a new pudding, they didn't want to attract negative publicity by giving them to children.
To that end, they have introduced a new type of vending machine that uses facial recognition to detect if you are an adult or not.
From Gizmag:
Kraft's goal of course is to ensure its samples are reaching their target demographic, but also hopes the odd machines will draw in consumers as well. According to Charlotte Maumus, PR rep for Kraft:
"Temptations is the first Jell-O dessert made just for adults, so it makes sense that this breakthrough technology dispenses free samples to adults only. Showcasing the future of how consumers could interact with products and sample more easily, if the machine detects a child, it will shut down, asking the child to step away from the machine. But if it detects an adult, then a tasty sample is dispensed."
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