This is interesting… an ice cream vending machine that’s smile-activated. The system recognizes a user’s facial expression and, if they’re smiling, rewards them with free ice cream. It’s a great example of creatively using advanced technology for a brand-relevant experience. Created for Unilever (who own the brands Ben & Jerry’s, Good Humor, Breyers and Klondike), the project was developed by SapientNitro UK. You can read more on their case study and press release pages. PSFK points…
 
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In a recent post Golan Levin writes about how adding the term “computational” to various non-science fields allows you to imagine all sorts of new subjects. Specifically, he “created” Computational Gastronomy, only to realize that the field sort-of actually exists (!), and so started an interesting list of articles and research in the emerging field. That got me thinking about how we use, or fantasize about using, technology to interact with food — specifically how…
 
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