An enclosure of just 1.2 square meters (13sq feet), the soundproof Telecube will have a seat, desk and power outlets. — Mitsubishi Estate Co/Bloomberg
Call it co-working, Japan style. People on the go will soon be able to find a quiet place to sit down and tap away on a laptop, thanks to phonebooth-sized offices that will be popping up at train stations, airports and skyscraper lobbies.
An enclosure of just 1.2 square meters (13sq feet), the soundproof Telecube will have a seat, desk and power outlets. Mitsubishi Estate Co, together with office furniture maker Okamura Corp, video-conferencing software vendor V-Cube Inc, and Telecube Inc plan to install 1,000 of the boxes by 2023.
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