How a 'Strawberry Bench' could keep your city clean | The Trailblazers

What if we told you that a solar-powered bench could transform into a mini-tech hub? Strawberry Energy's co-founder Milos Milisavljevic (@e_strawberry) is tapping into the power of the Internet of Things with his Strawberry Bench (http://senergy.rs) for urban areas such as parks, playgrounds and outdoor office areas. Using clean energy, these easy-to-install benches will let you charge your devices, give you Wi-Fi, track the 'health' of your local environment... AND there's a public safety angle too as it makes a network of emergency call stations available at the mere push of a button. Lastly, it's proven to be quite the conversation starter, given you'll have a shared use for the bench with someone else using it... we're convinced it's sparked off some business deals (and we’d bet, some marriages!) - This is episode 6 of The Trailblazers (http://youtube.com/digitalfutures), an ambitious 15-part series powered by Telefónica, where co-curators @whosbored & @shivvyjervis discover those millennials whose ventures use #techforgood. - Seen our snappy teaser segment for this episode? Check out what's happening Across the Pond https://youtu.be/pYT-QMMI8eY - Credits: Filmed by - Dragonfly productions; Series creator - Shivvy Jervis (Head of Digital Content, Telefónica and Producer, Digital Futures); Contributing Producer - Helen Parker; Editor - Sam Woodman