Wi-Fi and Trash

Internet of Bins: Wi-Fi to Come to New York Trash Cans

Waste company BigBelly applies for mayoral grant in New York City to provide free 75Mbps internet – via its litter baskets

Hannah Jane Parkinson | July 16, 2015

The struggle is real. Out and about and the 4G isn’t cutting it. People used to cheekily pop into cafes to use the loo – now it’s to briefly pilfer Wi-Fi.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/16/bigbelly-nyc-trash-can-hotspot/

Well, this rubbish situation might soon be fixed, with potential blanket Wi-Fi coming to the streets of New York, courtesy of … bins.

<more at http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/16/wifi-bins-new-york-trash-cans-internet-of-things; related links: http://bigbelly.com/ ("The World Leader in smartWaste & Recycling Solutions") and http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/16/bigbelly-nyc-trash-can-hotspot/ (Company plans to turn NYC's trash cans into WiFi hotspots); further: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzQCCqXyKZc (Internet of Bins: Wi-Fi to Come to New York Trash Cans) and http://qz.com/182391/the-internet-of-trash-bins-is-here-and-its-more-awesome-than-it-sounds/ (The internet of trashcans is here and it’s more awesome than it sounds)>