Power-poorly passengers passing through Heathrow Airport can now recharge their gadgets for free.
power_pole Power Poles let Heathrow's travellers recharge for free
The airport has spent £300,000 ($447,560/€337,953) researching, producing and installing a total of 47 Power Poles across terminals one and three. A Power Pole …
Power consumption? Er, yeah, take a big gaming laptop, and measure the power it uses while charging its battery AND playing crysis on medium. That's the most that each socket would reasonably use.
Design? Hmm, I could knock up something graceful looking in CAD that'd do just that job.
Cost to implement? Few days labour I'd imagine.
... I'd love to see them explain where that cash went! Just out of curiosity.
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Gadget-laden travellers given free Heathrow juice
Power-poorly passengers passing through Heathrow Airport can now recharge their gadgets for free. power_pole Power Poles let Heathrow's travellers recharge for free The airport has spent £300,000 ($447,560/€337,953) researching, producing and installing a total of 47 Power Poles across terminals one and three. A Power Pole …
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Posted Wednesday 15th April 2009 14:36 GMT
David Gosnell
Value for money #
£300,000 for 47 nine-way mains adapters?
Even at Maplin's prices, I'd be hard pushed.
Posted Thursday 16th April 2009 11:28 GMT
Justin Clements
I do the same thing at Charlotte Airport #
Can I have £10k please for my 5 way strip?
Posted Thursday 16th April 2009 11:46 GMT
Corin
£300,000 spent?! #
How did they spend that much?
Power consumption? Er, yeah, take a big gaming laptop, and measure the power it uses while charging its battery AND playing crysis on medium. That's the most that each socket would reasonably use.
Design? Hmm, I could knock up something graceful looking in CAD that'd do just that job.
Cost to implement? Few days labour I'd imagine.
... I'd love to see them explain where that cash went! Just out of curiosity.
This topic is closed for new posts.