| Fortune Telling and Soda Selling 無所不能，無所不賣的日本販賣機by Matthew Brown |
Japan has been ahead of the rest of the world in vending machine technology for years. 無所不能，無所不賣的日本販賣機。多年來，日本製造販賣機的科技早已領先群倫。 "They are so convenient, I wish I had one in my room," says an 18-year-old in Tokyo. She's talking about vending machines, and she's not the only one. Vending machines are hugely popular in Japan, with about one for every 50 people and 2.5 million units for drinks alone. That figure doesn't even include the ones that sell other products like cigarettes, toys, flowers, cold bananas, cooked meals, and just about anything else you can think of. 東京一名 18 歲少女說：『它們這麼方便，我真希望自己房裡也有一台。』 With so many variations, companies really have to be imaginative to make their vending machines stand out. Showing that they care, Coca-Cola made some that give out free drinks in case of an earthquake. Then there is an unusual model with a microphone inside to help scientists record the sounds of rare birds in a small remote village. The newest development in vending machine technology comes from a machine at a train station in Tokyo. It has a camera and software that figures out a shopper's age and sex. With that information, the machine guesses what the shopper wants to buy almost as though it were trying to read his or her mind. For example, one shopper reported that the vending machine offered her three different choices, with one being her favorite. She also said that it would come in handy when she couldn't make a decision. According to the company that operates the machine, consumers' pictures are deleted immediately, but general information about who is buying from the machine is gathered and used by the company. However, this doesn't seem to bother customers because they are so excited about the strange new machine. With this kind of technology, it seems anything is possible with vending machines. 有這麼多販賣機種類，販賣機公司勢必得發揮想像力， |
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