If you are an avid drinker of soda, then you know the cost of repeatedly going out and buying fountain drinks can add up over time. Sure, you could buy the canned stuff, but sometimes it just seems to ...

Even though soda manufacturers require the proportion of syrup to water to be the same in every machine, that's not always the case. According to HuffPost, "fountain drinks vary by establishment.

New Coca-Cola Freestyle machine. Released in 2009, the Coke Freestyle machine in many respects revolutionized fountain soda consumption by using technology to unlock almost endless drink options.

On Monday, Coca-Cola announced that it is rolling out an update to its Freestyle machine that allows customers to choose and pour drinks via smartphone — making it a touchless soda fountain. "No ...

However, to install an at-home soda fountain, you need quite a few materials, including a water supply, some bag-in-box syrups, carbon dioxide (CO2) gas, and a power source.