More than a month overdue, OMNY card vending machines have been quietly showing up in subway stations city wide. The MTA had no guidance, however, on when they would start to work.

The next time Verizon or Sprint cripples some phone’s Bluetooth implementation or locks you into some crazy two-year contract, take a look at this rechargeable SIM card vending machine in Tsim ...

Almanac: The first vending machine patent 01:51. On December 16, 1884, 134 years ago today, William Henry Fruen, of Minneapolis, patented his "Automatic Liquid-Drawing Device." ...