(CNN) -- The days of sliding a few coins into a vending machine and waiting for a can of soda to tumble down are now numbered.Some folks are skeptical, but I think this is a neat idea. It lets people stay connected and share a cold beverage. There's nothing wrong with that. And as someone who drops money for the person behind me in line, I like the random acts of beverage idea as well.
Last week PepsiCo unveiled a prototype of a "social vending system" branding it as "the next generation in interactive vend technology."
The machine features a touch-screen that allows users to buy a drink as well as gift one to someone. By entering the recipient's name, mobile number and a personalized text message, the machine generates a code and instructions on how to redeem the beverage at another social vending machine.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
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