I love when the Internet, broadband or really any technology drives a whole new business or industry. Blog reader Jamie just sent me a fun article (Wireless drives vending machines to the high end) that talks about a whole new level of vending machines.

Wireless technologies allow vending machines to accept credit cards and sell bigger ticket items. Apparently Reebok even tried selling shoes in a vending machine. While I’m the wrong demographic to be buying spontaneous tennis shoes – but I have been on family vacations where I could have been a sucker for a digital camera.