Tweet for Tea

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No need to scrounge for loose change at the vending machine—South African canned tea company BOS has taken interactive social media to the next level, allowing customers to Tweet a specific hashtag and their location in exchange for an iced tea. The high-tech Bevmax 4-45 machine waits 60 seconds before allowing the next parched customer to tweet @BOS in exchange for enjoying their freshest marketing …

A Door to Nowhere

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Rather than welcome you to the local 7-11, the automatic sliding doors recently installed in Long Island City’s Socrates Sculpture Park serve little more purpose than to welcome you to the other side of the grass lawn. The installation is either trying to challenge the societal view of barriers and the doors that one must enter to find success, or, maybe, it’s just for fun.

2013 Vanquish

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Reviving the unassailably hip “Vanquish” name from Aston Martin’s vault, the company has announced that the reinstated model will become available early on in 2013. The sharp lines of the model are enhanced by rows of LED bulbs on the front and rear lights, and sport performance is backed by a burly 6.0 liter V12 engine with 565 horsepower.