London Red Phone Booths

Even the most British of icons are constantly evolving. BMW redesigned the Mini; the classic double-decker bus fell out of favor, then came back into fashion; the black London taxi will soon go electric. With the mobile phone effectively wiping out everyday use of public telephone booths, what will become of the beloved scarlet-red kiosks that once...

London's iconic red phone boxes, which have long made virtually obsolete by cell phones, are going green literally and being transformed as free solar- powered charging stations for mobiles.

London's famous red telephone boxes are turning green thanks to a new phone booth unveiled on Wednesday that runs on solar power and allows people to charge up their mobile devices.

Even the most British of icons are constantly evolving. BMW redesigned the Mini; the classic double-decker bus fell out of favor, then came back into fashion; the black London taxi will soon go electric. With the mobile phone effectively wiping out everyday use of public telephone booths, what will become of the beloved scarlet-red kiosks that once...

London's iconic red phone boxes, which have long made virtually obsolete by cell phones, are going green literally and being transformed as free solar- powered charging stations for mobiles.

London's famous red telephone boxes are turning green thanks to a new phone booth unveiled on Wednesday that runs on solar power and allows people to charge up their mobile devices.