U.K.: MP3 park benches?

[Class316]

"Traditionally, park benches have been places to rest and read a book or a newspaper, but in Cumbria in northwest England they are telling a different story. Benches in public places in Barrow-in-Furness have been fitted with MP3 audio players. They are powered by solar panels in a hi-tech approach to providing art to the public. Passers-by simply plug in standard headphones to listen to specially written plays and stories relevant to the benches location..."



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2082322.stm

[geesehoward]

wow, that's like asking for vandalism