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The UK mobile company
Orange recently unveiled their concept for the "tent of the future", called
Glastonbury. This tent will allow avid campers to keep in touch and power their essential gadgets such as GPS or mobile phones.
The
Orange Solar Concept Tent was designed with help from the American
product design firm Kaleidoscope and it harnesses solar energy to charge
the gadgetry through a wireless charging pouch (no plug in!).
The
solar-powered futuristic tent captures the rays of the sun via
“photovoltaic fabric" - specially coated solar threads woven into
conventional fabric. The Solar Concept Tent uses this revolutionary new
technology to full effect with three adjustable glides, which can be
rotated throughout the day to follow the sun and capture the most
sunlight. Not only that, the tent has a wireless control hub to provide
WiFi, wireless charging, and a touchscreen LCD display that keeps track
of the energy generated and consumed.
Another advancement is a
cool feature called "glo-cation technology". This enables campers to
find their tent using an SMS message or automatic active RFID tech. So
if you’re having trouble finding your tent, sent a text, and the
Glastonbury will glow gently for you, guiding you back to your sleeping
bag.
There is also a feature known as groundsheet heat. This is
an internal heating element controlled by the central hub and it is
embedded within the tent’s groundsheet. The underfloor heater will
automatically come once the interior temperature drops below a certain
level.
Well, let's hope that the Orange Solar Concept Tent could soon become a reality.
Source:
Orange Unveils Solar Powered Tent for Staying Connected While Camping in Luxury
