GPO K6 turned into a mobile phone charger, no, seriously!!

[twocvbloke]

Just found this on the BBC news site:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29455992

They've taken a GPO K6 box, painted it an ugly shade of green (not the original green as used on green K6 boxes), stuck some solar panels on the roof and added some electrical stuff inside (chargers for various mobile phones, a computer to blast adverts in your face, and the solar charging system itself)...

Not sure that'll take off myself, yes it gives them a new lease of life briefly, but, I have a feeling it'll flop in the winter when there's little sun about and the panels on the roof have a nice dome of snow on them...

[Owain]

"adult" advertisements would be in keeping with the tradition of prostitutes "carding" phone boxes.

[twocvbloke]

Give it time, someone will "hack" them to display such things I'm sure...