In late 2008 Discovery News covered a story about a new tech being development for smarter cars and highway systems. Along with improving car safety and reducing traffic.
Could you be disgusted into using less electricity? That was the hope of German artist Katrin Baumgarten when she designed a series of thoroughly disgusting wall switches. According to the artist, we use light switches in a subconscious manner these days, never actually thinking about the impact that little switch is making.
PepsiCo introduces the Social Vending machine that even lets users gift beverages to friends and total strangers. Here's a demo video of what the interface is.