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Busan Installs Smart Benches
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2015.05.29
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According to Yonhap News,

(BUSAN=Yonhap News) Busanjin District announced May 22 that it will sign a memorandum of understanding with SK Telecom to install smart benches at Seomyeon Streets in June.

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The smart benches, the first in Korea, will have various functions thanks to the state-of-the-art information and communications technology.

The benches will be equipped with smart phone charging docks, LED lights, closed-circuit television and equipment that show the current climate.

People can also benefit from free wi-fi and check their health conditions through pulse-checking devices.

The solar panels, which are installed to the benches, will be charged during the day and used to generate electricity at night.

The smart benches are called “soofa” in the United States, combining solar power and sofa.

The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning has selected smart benches as part of its global ICT-based convergence technology project.

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Source: Yonhap News (May 22, 2015)

** This article was translated from the Korean.