iPod vending machine
Apple Computer claims to have over 21,000 distribution points for its iPod digital music player and growing. Here's the 21,001st: a vending machine located at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport in Georgia.
With a swipe of your credit card, the Zoom Shop machine -- also stocking batteries, digital cameras, and other photo accessories -- will be willing to serve up an iPod mini or shuffle. And the best part: there's no checkout lines or pesky Apple sales staff pushing you to invest in an AppleCare extended warranty.
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A similar machine has also been spotted at San Francisco International Airport, with several others likely located at other major airports throughout the United States.
At one point Apple had hinted that its mini retail store concept may make a nice fit for airport terminals and busy international rail stations. But we had no idea they'd be able to shrink the stores into staff-less 6-foot wide space.
With a swipe of your credit card, the Zoom Shop machine -- also stocking batteries, digital cameras, and other photo accessories -- will be willing to serve up an iPod mini or shuffle. And the best part: there's no checkout lines or pesky Apple sales staff pushing you to invest in an AppleCare extended warranty.
(flickr photo/ File)
A similar machine has also been spotted at San Francisco International Airport, with several others likely located at other major airports throughout the United States.
At one point Apple had hinted that its mini retail store concept may make a nice fit for airport terminals and busy international rail stations. But we had no idea they'd be able to shrink the stores into staff-less 6-foot wide space.
Comments
If you are already at the airport, where
the heck are you going to get music to put on
the sucker? In addition, unless you have
a pretty decent layover, how are you going to
charge it?
Will probably still sell a bit, but not quite as
good of fit as the digital cameras...
Originally posted by chuckeroo
If you are already at the airport, where
the heck are you going to get music to put on
the sucker?
Via your iTunes enabled Motorola phone...in 2007
If they have any whit they have placed it in the luggage arrival zone.
Originally posted by chuckeroo
where the heck are you going to get music to put on
the sucker?
Remember Yao Ming, Mini Me and the Who Let the Dogs Out ibook guy?
From the laptop on your seatback tray, of course!
--B
Now all we need is iPod shuffles on Happy Meals.
Originally posted by chuckeroo
Hmmmm, pretty cool but...
If you are already at the airport, where
the heck are you going to get music to put on
the sucker? In addition, unless you have
a pretty decent layover, how are you going to
charge it?
Will probably still sell a bit, but not quite as
good of fit as the digital cameras...
They could have vendors in the airports selling the music or have the iPod preloaded with some music.
Macy's in Downtown Cincinnati
Dallas Airport
Okay, that's all I can think of, but I'm certain I've seen them elsewhere.
These machines are all over the place. Since 2007, I've seen them:
Macy's in Downtown Cincinnati
Dallas Airport
Okay, that's all I can think of, but I'm certain I've seen them elsewhere.
I almost posted the same thing before I noticed the date of the original post.
The machine also vended headphones, Airports Express, PSP games, and various other electronic sundries. Macy's was paying attention to the success of iPod vending machines at international airports and hotels and decided to add them to about 400 of their own...
Most of the merchandise in the one at Hartsfield are those various "peripherals:" your headphones, usb cables, power adapters, etcs. There are only a couple of slots with iPods.