Smart Palm in Dubai

It is a great news for people who are addicted for WiFi technology but at the same time have an intention to went out hanging around outside. Newly installed “smart palms” in parks and beaches are not only providing shade but also acting a free wifi hotspots. The six-metre-tall artificial treas are solar powered and offer consumer recharging for mobile phones and other gadgets, plus providing weather forecasts, news and information about Dubai.

They have been installed smart palm at Zabeel Park and beach near Burj Al Arab, and they have intention to expand them to all public beaches in the Emirates. Design based on date palm trees, they are provided real-time data on the number of internet users and devices charged via the company’s website. Estimation of 260 people use wifi service, which has range of 53 metres, each day with 31 devices recharged daily.

There are display screens installed inside of the trees that are used for public messages, government notices and advertisements. D Idea Media, the company behinds the pals said that seating areas are available next to each palm for resting and relaxation during the batttery-recharging process, as well as for internet browsing via the wifi access.

The charging stations are more powerful than standard charges and the company said that tehy can recharge batteries 2 ½ times faster. Users can also interact with a touchscreen pad that provieds multilingual information and there’s an emergency button if needed. More of the palms are expected to be installed at Al Mamzar Parl, Dubai Creek Park and Al Barsha Pond Park.

Source from smart-palm.com