The Pedal-Powered Internet
For many people in the world, talk of globalization and new telecommunications technology is irrelevant; the world’s poorest don’t have enough to eat, let alone access to the Internet. But in Laos, an American nonprofit organization is working with Laotian farmers to set up a computer that they can use to check weather patterns and rice pricing. The farmers have no electricity or phone service, so they pedal a bicycle to generate power for the computer and connect to the world. – YaleGlobal
The Pedal-Powered Internet
Sunday, December 15, 2002
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