The folks at Pingo have (or had… the site doesn’t seem to have been updated much since 2009 so I don’t know how active they still are) a really cool machine. It’s one of those spirally kind where the capsules are actually spheres that roll and roll down a long tube, building anticipation for the treat you’re about to recieve:
![Pingo [Art Vending Machine]](http://www.pingo.org.uk/images/pic02.jpg "Pingo [Art Vending Machine]")
Pingo is curated by Esther Yarnold for piCOt. piCOt is “a loosely joined collective of artists, writers, curators and researchers whose work inhabits the intersections of art, technology and critical theory,” with contributors based in London & South West UK and across Europe. Among their activities is the geekFest, “a two-day festival of digital, live art and time-based practices by cultural experimenters. geekFest presents work which is hybrid, interactive, relational and negotiates a space with the audience through technology.” piCOt sounds totally awesome! I hope they’re still around!
