Anita Leopold has a little surprise for anyone who thinks vending machines were created to dispense lightly salted snack food and sugar-laced temptations. The top treat in the sleek, high-tech machines operated by her company and ZoomSystems at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is a top-of-the-line Apple iPod that fetches US$349 before tax.

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