Gadgets

Building the BRCK: A backup generator for the internet

Why do we rely on equipment made for the Berlin, Orlando and Tokyo when the conditions we have in Nairobi, Lagos or New Delhi are completely different?

Maker Faire Africa 2012: Lagos, in Pictures

As one of the founding organizers for Maker Faire Africa, I’ve had the privilege to be a part of this unfolding maker movement in Africa. To be honest, it’s been going on for a while, so I guess what we’re really doing is just aggregating it in a country, and shining a spotlight on some of the great practical innovation on the continent.

Urine Powered Generator by 4 Nigerian Teenage Girls

[Note: I originally wrote this post for Maker Faire Africa in Lagos this week, cross-posting it here]
A urine powered generator

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