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Moobella scoops top spot at Demo

Rafe Needleman Former Editor at Large
Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups apart when he gets bored. He has evaluated thousands of new companies, most of which have since gone out of business.
Rafe Needleman

Chris Shipley is opening Demo with MooBella, a vending machine that dispenses custom ice cream mix-ins. "Every consumer can become a Ben, or a Jerry," the CEO says. And this is a tech conference, so be advised: The machine is Linux-based and has distributed management. But how good is the ice cream? We'll report on that and let you know.

Commercial units should hit the Boston test market this year.