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Sony Access in Action

Posted Jun 25, 2006 at 2:04PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Accessories, News Tags: headphones, psp accessories, psp gift ideas, Sony, Sony Access
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sonyaccessWhen Sony installed Sony Access machines inside malls, I knew I'd be skeptical about it, probably because of my unpleasant experiences with vending machines. So my hat is off to Brian Crecente for having the guts to try one of these robotic stores that's stocked with all kinds of expensive Sony products - digital cameras, MP3 players, headphones, PSP core packs and a selection of PSP movies and games. Better keep those dimes and quarters.

The state-of-the-art machine has a flat screen television where you can watch Sony commercials and examine product details. Placing orders is a breeze with the touch screen feature. Paying for the product is just as easy with just one quick card swipe. Call me crazy, but that robot retrieval system is just amazing.

Okay, enough of the talk and watch Sony Access in action.



The Sony Access robotic store is quite impressive, but it doesn't come with Sony bags where you can plop your purchase in. So, until Sony adds that feature, you better keep your receipts. You'll never know when you'd need to show security your proof of purchase.



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# Uhh....Guest 2006-06-25 15:07
Broken YouTube link?

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# yeah its brokenGuest 2006-06-25 15:10
link is broke

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# HereGuest 2006-06-25 15:10
Here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyAbMOJSF8w&search=sony%20access

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# Vid doesn't workGuest 2006-06-25 15:58
fix the vid code... it isn't showing up.. but I saw the vid anyway on that other site link or w/e

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# lolGuest 2006-06-25 17:40
"so in theory a big robot hand is going to come out and grab my thingie "



lol





i have to find one of these near me.

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# o.oGuest 2006-06-25 17:41
"Please swipe you card as shown"



Did Sony just make a typo??

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# HAGuest 2006-06-25 17:52
"Please swipe you card as shown"





man that took me like 10 times watching the video to figure it out.. haha thats funny :P

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# Wow...Guest 2006-06-25 18:11
That is fairly sweet........



I`d rather see the product first, but if you know what your buying, and you want it fast thats pretty sweet.......

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# coolmaverick990 2006-06-25 18:13
good to see one of these working properly, i thought it would be a disaster!

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# Haha....Guest 2006-06-25 18:20
Please swipe "you" card. Lots of people make the mistake of typing "you" instead of your. Bad Sony tsk tsk. So high-tech! Lmao, in the future we're not even going to need actual building for stores or cash registers, just machines. But that'll mean less jobs for people eek!

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# itll be coolGuest 2006-06-25 18:30
if they have UMD games in the vending machines it would be cool if you had an option of playing a demo. which you can use on your PSP through game share.



but yeah i see the problem with it:

too many people hanging around for just the demos and crap and etc.

......

itd still be cool though

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# ,Guest 2006-06-25 18:43
thats more addicting than buying on eBay!!! THATS SO FREAKING COOL!!!



BUT..... It would be easy to smash the glass and steal stiff inside.

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# wow i want one of theese near meGuest 2006-06-25 18:44
this thing is sweet

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# This dudes a flamer lolGuest 2006-06-25 18:57
You can tell he wants a robotic arm to grab his thingie wtf. Homo :S

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# omgwtf!!Guest 2006-06-25 19:01
so how can we downgrade this?

maybe run some kind of exploit or sumthing on it.

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# if only I wanted something from the machineGuest 2006-06-25 19:02
I'd like to use it just for fun. you know, for the thrill, not knowing whats going to happen next.

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# lolGuest 2006-06-25 19:02
the guy that made that video is a champ



"woohoo!"

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# penisGuest 2006-06-25 19:51
"so in theory, a big robot hand will reach out and grab my thingie"



LLOLOLOLOLOL....





lolol just think about that... you pay 50$ fora big robot hand thing to reach out and grabv your thingie?



lolololol

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# Lol...CarXCrashXHearts 2006-06-25 19:56
There's something wrong with this guy.

He was like, "Wheeeee!" when he got his headphones. XD

Oh and...



"Please swipe you card as shown."



Haha.

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# Sony E-mailCarXCrashXHearts 2006-06-25 20:10
Lmao I just sent Sony an e-mail saying:



Look at this image:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/CarXCrashXHearts/you.jpg



A typo.... Bad, bad Sony!

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# Headphonesjsharrad 2006-06-25 20:49
He's right when he said they very well might suck, I bought a pair of these headphones from bestbuy a couple months ago and they do suck :P I returned them and bought some bose triport instead heh

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# yoGuest 2006-06-25 22:13
yo can some one help me tilt this thing if its anything like the vending mechine at school....

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# lmaoGuest 2006-06-25 22:35
Just wait until a Vending Machine exploit comes for it, omg free PSP's, games, accessories - lol!

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# Learn how to...Guest 2006-06-25 23:00
...WORK A CAMERA! All that shaking made me want to murder.

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# yaGuest 2006-06-25 23:43
if you look his pin that you see is 80-- but before he turns the camera his finger is above the 5, so we got 805- , what could the other number be...............hehehehehehe we can steal all that homo,'s that wants robots grabbing his thingies money!!!!!

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# CoolGuest 2006-06-26 00:23
Coolest. Vending. Machine. Ever.

Look at the way the box comes out! I thought something may open in the front and then its like vroomm to the side and it comes out thru the gap

Where is that, and are there any in the UK?

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# Pretty narlyGuest 2006-06-26 01:45
Wow how futuristic is that?! Rembers me pretty much of the second "back to the future" movie. Imagine all the cashiers being substituted by those robot arms.



Oh my gosh! I believe the terminators are already crossing the road next to my house ;)

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# MehGuest 2006-06-26 02:23
Coke uses the same vending machines, but for pop. Robot arm and everything.



/meh

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# sadfasdfGuest 2006-06-26 03:27
Idiot, " I think I have no money in my credit card, but I never use it." You don't need money in the credit card, credit card is just borrowing money.

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# What if......Guest 2006-06-26 03:53
nocomment

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# What if......Guest 2006-06-26 03:57
imaging ur buying a logitech case $20 and it accidently Grabs a psp due to maintenaince not enough greese in that arm lol Free psp !!!!

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# Very few productsGuest 2006-06-26 03:57
Still prefer going to a hypermarket with a hell lot of different products instead of 20 or 30 like this machine

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# What if......Guest 2006-06-26 04:04
what if you where buying a very cheep case and the machine accidently grabs a psp due to maintenence not enought grease lol A Cheep PSP LOL !!!!

and then the arm starts shaking and the vending machine starts shaking and then all these items fall out.



LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL

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# $50?Guest 2006-06-26 04:15
he better not have spent $50 just to show people a video haha. we have these vending machines (pretty much the same) at my school, only for drinks.



i'm gonna go buy one for like 60p tomorrow and record it. same experience, without the cost.

they even have flashy neon lights on them. :D

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# I've been to this mall.Guest 2006-06-26 04:21
Someone said earlier that we got the first 3 digits of his pin number, but if you look closely, it was actually asking for the billing ZIP CODE. 805 is colorado...and that's where I'm from, that's how I know I've been to that mall. Also because some stuff in the backround looked familiar.

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# uh huhfunetik 2006-06-26 05:01
"Thank you for picking up your merchandise"



Well, you'd need to be a right ***** to leave it there, wouldn't you? =/

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# dfdfGuest 2006-06-26 06:07
those machines are gay because they replace workers that can be earning money...if sony's machine meeses up and gives you a psp instead of some headphones, Sony is still winning because they arent paying anybody labor time to scan the *****...plus these machines are basically error free. BUT WE NEED ONE OF THESE *****S HERE IN FLORIDA WERE IM FRM

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# sooooGuest 2006-06-26 06:12
so i'm wondering, if someone bought something from the machine, and didnt like the product or some how deffective, how do you return it???

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# >>38Guest 2006-06-26 07:16
>38



Maybe it would be like returning things on the internet, with an address to send it to. And seeing as how you can only pay by card, they can refund the money that way.

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# Your right #37Guest 2006-06-26 07:17
We need these in florida!!!, but think about the jobs it takes to maintainence, build, stock, and install these machines.

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# hmmGuest 2006-06-26 07:51
I'm wondering if there is some sort of sales tax....

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# faKE CC'SGuest 2006-06-26 09:19
so a lil 15 year old finds out how to put a fake cc number on a cc, and next thing you know he tests it out on this machine. Doesn't seem like this has any security features against fake cc numbers

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# Pretty coolGuest 2006-06-26 10:00
I've never seen a vending machine that sells expensive electronics. I wonder if that whole, "It ate my money" trick would work on one of these...

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# ahhlansingone 2006-06-26 10:54
whats wrong with some of the people on here? if thare not talking about how much thay want this thing to fail thare talking about how much thay hate the guy that did the video. thares nothing wrong with this face it

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# want itCasablanca Gamer 2006-06-26 12:19
I should have a machine like that at home so that I could store my consoles and games inside it...

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# hahhaGuest 2006-06-26 15:54
@45



fer sure!! get me one while ur at it

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# lolFreeJ 2006-06-26 18:07
wow

iluvet

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# less jobgmanfreeman 2006-06-27 11:03
i like the wayit work. but i dont like the concept!!!

less job for people!!!

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# F-U-C-K-Face retardGuest 2006-06-27 18:54
cool i didnt see that like 3 years ago (fo' real) when i took a flight to ATL. *****in retards this is old news why dont i just post something about the "new" operating system called "Windows 95"

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# super marketGuest 2006-06-30 09:52
in rotterdam, holland. we have the exect same thing, only it is a small supermarket. so its not as original as you think, but it is cool though

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