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Posts in Category ‘How-To’

  • November 17, 2008
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The Swahili Bed

The Swahili bed was in a recent article on MAKE Magazine (a publication that inspired AfriGadget’s creation). In it they discuss why this style of bed is so useful on the hot and humid East African coast. “In Kenya, the … Read more →

  • Posted in: How-To, Materials, Wood
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  • October 15, 2008
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GSM/GPS based elephant tracking at The Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya

Katharine Houreld has filed an AP story describing how the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, a private game reserve ranch in Kenya and Save the Elephants, an NGO dedicated to the survival of the species are using the combination of a GSM/GPS … Read more →

  • Posted in: AfriGadget, Gadgets, How-To, Ingenuity, Wildlife
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  • September 18, 2008
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Philip’s Model Plane at International ArtBots Show (Video)

“I feel good when I do these things.” One of my favorite stories on AfriGadget has been of Philip Isohe and his hobby of making very detailed (and working) model airplanes and buses made from scratch. Earlier this year, the … Read more →

  • Posted in: AfriGadget, How-To, Materials, Toys, video
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  • August 22, 2008
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Evapocooler invention for cooling camels milk in Somalia

Or How to get your camel milk to market in 40 degree C climate. My brother Dominic Wanjihia invented this gadget which he calls Fine Lined Evaporative Cooler, for rural application in Somalia – the cooling of camels milk for … Read more →

  • Posted in: Energy, Gadgets, How-To, Ingenuity, Jua Kali
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  • July 16, 2008
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18 year old self-taught electronics “genius” invents mobile phone-based vehicle anti-theft system.

Morris Mbetsa, an 18 year old self-taught inventor with no formal electronics training from the coastal tourist town of Mombasa on the Indian Ocean in Kenya, has invented the “Block & Track”, a mobile phone-based anti-theft device and vehicle tracking … Read more →

  • Posted in: AfriGadget, Communication, Gadgets, How-To, Ingenuity
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