Over-Engineering The Soda Machine

With a sleekness imparted by a Ferrari designer, a mixology controlled down to the microscale, and a stock of ingredients monitored with RFID tags, Coca-Cola’s new soda fountain, the Freestyle, is loaded with geek panache. Customers tap its touchscreen LCD panel to select one of 106 drinks, from -free Raspberry Diet Coke to Vault Red Blitz.