Soofa Bench
Have you ever seen a Soofa bench in Boston or other cities? It was the first smart bench manufactured by Soofa, a company that founded by 3 MIT Media Lab grads in 2014. It is an innovative design, providing charging 24/7 for phones, tablets, cameras and wearable devices.
But this feature isn’t really what makes this bench smart. Built in beneath the solar panel is a Wi-Fi enabled sensor that is able to register anyone who walks within 150 feet of the bench with a Wi-Fi enabled mobile device as a unique visitor to the park.
Since then, Soofa, made to sound like a high-tech piece of furniture, has its benches and signs in 65 cities—in Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.
Are you ready for a smart bench in your area?
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