Royal Mail trials postbox with parcel hatch, solar panels and barcode scanner
by Zoe Wood and Joanna Partridge from Technology | The Guardian on (#6WH07)
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Royal Mail has unveiled a solar-powered postbox of the future" with a built-in barcode reader and a hatch to accept parcels larger than letterbox size.
In the biggest change to postbox design since their introduction more than 175 years ago", the hi-tech pillar box looks as if it is wearing a jaunty beret. The black, chequered lid is in fact solar panels that power the scanner.
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