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Gumball machine powered by foursquare check-ins

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on June 12th, 2012

Forget putting a quarter in, this gumball machine is activated by foursquare check-ins.

The team at Little Tinker has built this fun prototype of a gumball machine that dispenses a gumball (sending it down a series of chutes) each time someone checks in at their office on foursquare. It works off foursquare’s venue push API.

We’ve seen the same concept used for dog food, baseballs and even opening a beer cooler, but I still get excited every time I see one of these videos.

What do you think of the gumball machine?

  • Connie Donoho

    How does it work? Can we get it? If so, can we use it and check in and get badges?

    • Chris Thompson

      And get badges? How? Is that all foursquare is to you?

    • UndergroundWire

      Sweet! I just jumped and checked in to that venue. I unlocked my Gumball Badge.

  • Connie Donoho

    Congratulations to u undergroundWire for getting
    that badge. To Chris, it’s fun for us to unlock all the different badges out there.

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