GeekCorps has a story about a Mali radio station that is using wifi to stream video content to TVs run on car batteries in the village of Bourem Inaly in Mali. What is particularly cool about this project is that the wi-fi antennae are all made locally by recycling local materials including cans. The only imported part is the audio/video receiver that is imported from Canada. The radio station currently has 15 subscriptions to the service that make it $45 a month.
For DIYer’s who may want to try this project, here is a copy of the project guide.
You can watch the video on the making of one the antennae here on YouTube
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a phone. The culture of repair also increases the lifetime of products lowering their environmental impact (though this could be offset by other factors such as inefficiency of using old batteries). Aah, it warms me cockles. Original article CanTV - TV over wi-fi in rural Mali from Afrigadget This is a very clever idea. With the help of the folks at Geekcorps, a radio station in Mali is using Wi-fi to stream video content to TVs running on 12 volt car batteries and sporting a handy cantenna (antennae made from cans).
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26 November 2006 - 3:56 pm - :
a phone. The culture of repair also increases the lifetime of products lowering their environmental impact (though this could be offset by other factors such as inefficiency of using old batteries). Aah, it warms me cockles. Original article CanTV - TV over wi-fi in rural Mali from Afrigadget This is a very clever idea. With the help of the folks at Geekcorps, a radio station in Mali is using Wi-fi to stream video content to TVs running on 12 volt car batteries and sporting a handy cantenna (antennae made from cans).