Phone Charger Keeps the Bar Tab Running

New York phone charging stations set to go global?

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You’re out drinking, texting furiously and your smartphone dies. Panic? No! Cue the Juicebox—the pay-per-charge station coming soon to a watering hole near you.

The product’s launch is still in its early stages, with only three units placed at venues around New York. But its creators say a recent press rollout has sparked inquiries from locales as far-flung as Germany, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore—not to mention, they said, a couple of unnamed Fortune 500 brands looking to house the device in less-boozy settings, like fast-food restaurants and supermarkets.

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