SHANGHAI: At a Shanghai mall, rows of "man pods" equipped with video games are proving a big hit, providing a refuge for hundreds of weary husbands and boyfriends as their other halves shop until they drop. The first pods were introduced at the Global Harbor shopping mall in Shanghai in June, and since then more than 1,000 men have used the facilities, according to Ruwo Smart Technology, the company behind the scheme. "Man pod" users can recline in a chair with a large screen and play video games while enclosed behind clear glass walls that shut out the bustle of other shoppers. "We found in most malls men and women go shopping together but men cannot accept spending a long time shopping," said Zhao Wei, an operator of one of the pods. So we think in this situation, we can have a product that gives a man something to do and the girls can go shopping at ease."

Source: Bangkok Post July 29, 2017 06:45 UTC