Back in the day, a mobile phone was exactly what it says on the tin. Not everyone had one, and when you did it was rarely used other than to make calls. Many people would leave the phone off for days and turn it on to use it when needed.

Nowadays the mobile phone has become integral to our every day lives. Everyone has one and we would be totally lost without it. Smartphones have taken over the globe offering new features and applications that twenty years ago, many of us would’ve never imagined.

However, with these cool, trendy and fun-filled Smartphones, there comes a price. And that price can often put you in rather difficult situations and stressful moments if you are stuck of a solution.

The problem comes in a small little box known as the phone battery which can be totally drained in one day if the phone is incessantly used to make phone calls, send text messages, connect to the Internet, playing games, taking photographs and films etc.

Despite mobile phone manufacturers desperately trying to improve the battery life of their phones, they still haven’t found a quick fix solution for batteries to handle the large amounts of applications and features that these new Smartphones bring.

Fortunately there is a solution to this problem and it could be coming to a town near you very soon. Yes, a new kiosk is due to be deployed that can offer rapid phone charging for little or no money as well as a great way for business owners to get people through their doors and possibly increase their revenue.

Already a big hit in Asia, the US are looking to deploy the kiosks which will feature a set of connectors for various phone types, a monitor, touch screen options, a payment system as well as connectivity for the processing of transactions, remote management and the download of new content for the monitors.

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Like the ATM, the mobile phone kiosk will provide customers with a unique solution to help ensure the mobile communication of voice and data is not restricted by the death of the battery.

And there are many businesses that can truly benefit from deploying these kiosks systems including, hotels, convention centres, airports, hospitals, bars and clubs.

For example, if you are in an airport and your flight is delayed or cancelled you may find yourself having to sit around in the airport longer than you expected. These scenarios can leave you frustrated especially if your battery is on its last legs and your charger is in your main luggage. With the mobile phone charger kiosk system your prayers are answered and you can get in touch with home to let them know that you will be late so they are not stood waiting for you at the airport.

The new mobile phone kiosk is a fantastic idea and is sure to be a big hit once deployed in shops and stores across the US. Lets just hope it hits the UK very soon.

Mobiles used to be powered by some sort of Duracell-esque energy but these days, with the widespread use of modern day smartphones sapping up juice like a gasping desert wanderer who just found an oasis, there is widespread demand for alternative phone charging methods when people are away from laptops and plug sockets.

Fortunately for those users, who sap their battery with music, videos and web browsing – oh, and the odd phone call – a new kiosk is being deployed that can offer rapid phone charging for little or no money and has already proved successful in Asia. It is now set to be rolled out in the US and then the UK.

Typically comprising of at least one set of connectors for various phone types and a monitor, the kiosks also can include touch capability, a payment mechanism and connectivity for the processing of transactions, remote management and the download of new content for the monitors.

Just as the ATM cash machines provided a new and unique solution for people on the go to acquire cash, the mobile phone-charging kiosk will help them stay connected.

There are more mobile phones than people, in the UK – and that’s a fact. The reason for this lies with people like myself, who upgrade and upgrade and upgrade and are just too plain lazy to do anything with their previous handsets (unless you have younger siblings who see hand-me-downs as Godsends).

My younger sister has now reached a point where she turns her nose up at my discarded Samsung Soul and so I’ve had to think of new ways to flog my old mobile and extract some cash in doing so.

And so it’s great to hear of self-service kiosks that take your old phone off your hands in return for money! A new eCycling Station has been devised that inspects your phone electronically, assigns it an on-the-spot secondary market value, and churns out gift vouchers or cash if the phone is still worth something. If it’s worthless, you can simply consign the device to the recycle bin to be refurbished or disposed of in an eco-friendly fashion.

The machines use a camera-based system to detect the condition of the phone, looking for signs of wear like cracked screens, missing keys, and scuff marks. The cameras then help to weigh-up a value for the phone.

Right now, the self-service kiosk only accepts phones but in future they will be able to accept and recognise other gadgets such as MP3 players, digital cameras, notebooks, printers, and storage devices.