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Posts Tagged ‘radio’

  • May 20, 2010
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Genius strikes again: kids in village build radio from scrap parts

It is one thing to drool over the coming digital age in Africa just by studying the numbers, charts and info-graphics. It is a whole other experience to encounter the early signs of all of those numbers and projections in … Read more →

  • Posted in: Gadgets, Ingenuity, Recycle & Reuse, Toys
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  • December 8, 2009
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Recycling car batteries in Rural Kenya

Maina, Rhoda and little Winnie are  a typical Kenyan family who live on the outskirts of Nairobi in an area that has no electricity. But they have solved the problem of getting the daily news When I visited their home … Read more →

  • Posted in: AfriGadget, Energy, Recycle & Reuse
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  • August 16, 2009
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A Locally Fabricated Radio Station at MFA

I’m a sucker for radios and antennas, and was just so excited to see the guys from Accra Polytechnic at Maker Faire Africa. Hayford Bempong, David Celestin and Michael Amankwanor are three members of the National Society of Black Engineers … Read more →

  • Posted in: AfriGadget, Communication, Energy, Maker Faire Africa, Metal
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  • July 4, 2008
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Video: Ultra-Customized Rwandan Bicycle Taxi

Not all inventiveness is utilitarian (or, business can be fun and fun can mean more business…). Such is the case with this video by Eric Kabera – the maker of the genocide film “100 days” and inventor of Hillywood – … Read more →

  • Posted in: Ingenuity, Metal, Transportation
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  • March 17, 2008
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AfriGadget on the BBC/PRI “The World”

AfriGadget’s second monthly BBC/PRI interview with The World is now live. Juliana, one of the editors who also blogs at Afromusing, was interviewed this month. You’ll hear her start talking at about 17:15 in the podcast. (I took this shot … Read more →

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