I heard this on the radio this morning, and then found the article:

Refrigerator will toss you can of beer
RALEIGH, N.C. – When John Cornwell graduated from Duke University last year, he landed a job as software engineer in Atlanta but soon found himself longing for his college lifestyle. So the engineering graduate built himself a reminder of life on campus: a refrigerator that can toss a can of beer to his couch with the click of a remote control.

More information, and a link to a video demonstration are at http://beerlauncher.com/.