You may be surprised to know but the Swiss postal service has used technology to deliver traditional post. Not everybody will agree with this method entirely, but the Swiss Post-box system will open, scan and email subscriber’s letters to their computers, smartphones or other digital device, meaning they can view their post wherever they are in the world.

The Swiss Post box aims to work as a secure electronic complement to your physical letterbox. It’s certainly a good way of saving costs on postage, but many people will argue that email and traditional mail should remain separate.

Not many people will like the idea of allowing an individual open their mail to have a scanned copy sent over, and they may want to open their post first. It is, whoever, a good tool for those who receive large amounts of junk mail, and it can mean you don’t have to fill up your garbage bin, instead you can just simply press delete.