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Mad Max Motorcycle Built from Car that Broke Down in the Desert
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For most of us, if our car broke down in the desert, we would have no choice but to just walk or pray for rescue. Most of are not so technically inclined to take our cars and build something else out of the parts. Well, Emile Leray is far more… |
May 23rd, 2012
African Entrerpreneur Making Wooden Outlet Strips
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Here in the U.S. and in much of the Western world, we take many of the little things for granted. For instance, if you want a power strip, you just head down to your local Best Buy or other mega-chain store and buy one. But in some parts of the… |
January 27th, 2012
Robot Built From Used Television Parts Inspires People, Old Tvs
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A young Togolese man named Sam Todo made a humanoid robot “almost entirely from old television sets.”… Todo built the robot as a way of encouraging his fellow Africans to become more interested in science and technology. The hearts of hundreds of millions of dusty, unused and ignored TVs from |
April 15th, 2010
Cherrypal Africa $99 Netbook: Too Cheap to be True?
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Cherrypal specializes in selling cheap computers, and their latest product is testament to that. The Africa is a 7-inch netbook equipped with a 400 MHz processor, 256 MB of RAM and 2 GB flash memory, and runs either a Linux OS or Windows CE. Yes, I said CE. Depressing specs,… |
December 17th, 2009
Playpump Helps Quench Thirst the Fun and Simple Way
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According to Playpumps International, more than one billion people in the world do not have access to clean water. Water-related diseases are responsible for 80% of sicknesses and are the leading cause of death worldwide. In response to this urgent problem, Playpumps International are helping many communities in Third World… |
January 30th, 2009
