Best Buy kiosks coming to airports

The next time you forget to pack your phone charger or SD card while waiting for your flight, find out if there's a Best Buy gadget kiosk near you. According to News Factor, Best Buy is rolling out several self-service gadget vending machines at airport terminals stocked with everything from digital cameras to chargers as part of a pilot program.

So far nine of the twelve kiosks are already in place in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and San Francisco, while the remaining three will be deployed sometime before September 1.

Some of the high-tech items you can expect to see at these vending machines may include PSPs, digital cameras, SD cards, MP3 players, and USB cables all sold at affordable prices, according to a Best Buy spokesman. They say customers can expect to pay store prices and not airport prices when shopping at these self-service stores. 

For this project, Best Buy teamed up with the popular ZoomSystems, who has helped Apple and Sony sell their wares to busy travelers rushing through airports, hotel lobbies, and malls everywhere through the now recognizable ZoomShops kiosks.

Personally, I think this is a good idea as long as the prices do remain low. Kiosks are convenient, but I honestly don't see why anyone wouldn't just wait to land and visit a brick-and-mortar store, unless they're flying out of the country.

What do you think? Have you ever bought a gadget from a vending machine?