Photo: Strawberry-Smart-Bench-03

Smart benches unveiled in London

24 October 2015

by Jonathan Andrews

New solar powered benches that can recharge mobiles, tablets and portable music players have been unveiled in several locations in London’s financial hub, Canary Wharf.

Known as the Strawberry Smart Benches, Miloš Milisavljević, CEO and Founder of Strawberry energy–the company that designed the benches–believes that the concept represents reliable and smart city infrastructure made to meet the daily needs of the mobile generation.

The four benches can also track air quality and noise levels and include an emergency call button. More sensors are expected to be added with each bench able to be custom built according to each buyer's demands. Each bench can charge up to six devices via two bui...

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