Facebook Uses Gadget Vending Machines To Save Lots Of Money

Facebook CIO Tim Campos is using vending machines that dispense items like keyboards, headphones, and power supplies to employees. It's part of what he calls "frictionless IT."

Employees swipe their ID cards to activate the machine, then help themselves to whatever IT gear they need.

Items are always free, but the retail price is clearly marked as a reminder that it costs the company money.

Campos estimates that the new vending machine system has helped reduce the cost of managing Facebook's replacement accessories by 35%. Check out the video below for more.

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Spanish Postal Authority Uses Smart Stamps to Promote Tourism, Business

Correos, Spain's postal authority, in conjunction with the company Macanudos, has released a QR-coded stamp that you can scan with your mobile phone.

Although it is not the first such stamp to be released by a national postal organization, it is the first is available to private companies to use for promotion.

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Macanudos is a mobile marketing company out of Granada, Spain. They are working with the Spanish post office to extend a postal campaign begun in 2007. That campaign allows private companies to promote their brands in conjunction with the country's stamps. First out of the gate is a QR proof-of-concept, said the company's press release.

"The Spanish postal stamp consists of a QR code that, when scanned with a mobile phone and with right software will redirect the phones browser to an Internet address in which the user will be able to view a video, in this case, about the Alhambra of Granada."

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