Welcome to the first week of Autumn for 2014 in Seoul, the city that
just keeps on getting smarter, as demonstrated by the recent news that
citizens will soon be able to recharge their cell phones at the
Cheonggyecheon via hydroelectric turbines installed in the urban
stream's flowing waters.
Unless you've made a habit of carrying around a solar charger, topping off your phone outdoors can be a bit of a challenge. Well,
unless you're living in South Korea. The city of Seoul just announced
that it's building a series of outdoor recharging stations along the
Cheonggyecheon, a manmade stream in the city's downtown area. The
chargers won't draw from the city's power grid, however -- they'll draw
current from a collection of hydroelectric turbines embedded in the
stream. The project's developer says the stations will be able to fully
charge most devices in 2-3 hours. If the five stations currently in
production turn out to be a hit, the city says it will consider
expanding the network. See? Low battery life is no excuse for avoiding
the great outdoors.
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