
An ATM in Barcelona, Spain, uses Google Maps to give directions.
With the newer Windows-based ATMs, there are a lot of cool things you can do if you know how. Here’s one example, from Barcelona, Spain:
I was planning on buying some tickets for a concerts using one of these “ServiCaixa” ATM machines of La Caixa. I couldn’t find what I was looking for so I decided to go into the Help (ayuda) section of the machine. There I found the ability to look for closest service centers of La Caixa. As you can see on the picture, this was implemented with the help of Google Maps.
It’s an example of two emerging ATM abilities: Dispensing tickets or coupons as well as cash, and tapping into the Internet to serve up additional functions.














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