A Soda Replicator

Something out of Star Trek. That's what this new soda machine at Pei Wei reminds me of. It's a replicator! My son is enamored with this contraption. He wants to go back to eat there, just for the sodas.

Gone are the levers which you push your glass against. At eye level, there's a screen with the wide variety of sodas which are available, nearly 20. Touch the screen to choose one, and the screen offers you a number of add-ins for your choice. So, instead of simply having a Coca-Cola, you can have a Lime Coke, a Lemon Coke, a Raspberry Coke, or an Orange Coke. The machine dispenses the ice and then your soda. I think C must have gone back 3 times to try different sodas!

(Click on the photo for a YouTube demo of Coca-Cola's new machine.)