Using Fusion 360, he designed and 3D printed the dispenser mechanism ... [Mistablik] even used the vending machine to ask his girlfriend to prom, a technique sure to win any geek lover’s ...

On Friday, the company announced its brand new soda machine, the Coca-Cola Freestyle ... "We've built features into this dispenser that are not only contemporary for today," Hellmann went on.

Or at least, that's how it used to be. Before home-use soda machines became mainstream, you couldn't get that straight-from-the-fountain flavor or those iconic bubbles without leaving the house.