Do not practice: How do you like the idea of ​​"leave work"? I do not mean to change an activity for another, but not physically leave the place, choosing to sleep there. Apparently, the traffic in the city of London, which by its very nature is chaos, will have one of the biggest nightmares of mobility during the month of July, courtesy of the Olympic Games. It is encouraging employers to implement various mechanisms to enable people to work from home, but there are examples as in the case of data center managers, who will have access to personal capsules for the night in them, literally "sleeping on the job."



In Japan, there are the so-called "hotels-capsule," low-cost facilities in which executives with a couple of drinks too many can stay overnight, but are also widely used by the unemployed or temporary work that need a place inexpensive and "excesses" to sleep. Although the first hotel in Japan capsule opened in 1979, the concept would be at least thirty years old. After all, you need a place too wide to support the head and fall asleep, and in most cases, luxury is not really something to consider. There are similar examples outside the Nippon, and one of the most recent leads directly to London, where he will be holding the Summer Olympics this year.

An English company name Podtime capsules reported sales off to different companies in London, including several data centers. Although not disclosed the names of all buyers (Interxion has been one), the reasons seem to be in all logic. Data centers require a minimum number of staff in place, and therefore the difficulties in the general transport travel times will increase dramatically, not only during the time in which to conduct the Games, but also several days before and after them.


Each capsule has doors that can be locked from the inside, LED lights, a magazine rack, and connections that should solve all the energy demands of the user, but the company says that capsules can be manufactured according to customer specifications. On average, the price of one of these capsules is 1,600 €, but we imagine that the company should also offer some form of rental service. The Olympic Games will spread over two weeks, and although the traffic problems will not disappear, the capsules seem suitable for those who prefer to access a temporary solution.

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