Aug 16, 2012

Check 'N Chew Foursquare-enabled gumball machine hands-on (video)

Check 'N Chew Foursquare-enabled gumball machine hands-on (video)

When Tyler DeAngelo asked if we'd be interested in checking out his new project, we jumped at the opportunity. After all, we were pretty blown away with Fifth Avenue Frogger, his hacked arcade cabinet that incorporated real-time webcam footage of a busy Manhattan street into gameplay. His latest project, Check 'N Chew certainly has more apparent commercial applications, offering up a form of immediate gratification for social media users. The concept is fairly simple: check into Foursquare, get a gumball. DeAngelo has hacked an off-the-shelf gumball machine with a stepper motor, Arduino and an XBee radio.
Check 'N Chew Foursquare-enabled gumball machine hands-on (video)

Check 'N Chew Foursquare-enabled gumball machine hands-on (video)

Check 'N Chew Foursquare-enabled gumball machine hands-on (video)

Check 'N Chew Foursquare-enabled gumball machine hands-on (video)

Check 'N Chew Foursquare-enabled gumball machine hands-on (video)


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