African Gadgets: What “Hi-Tech” Means in Africa
April 25, 2011 by James Bent - 4 Comments
When two civilizations collide, very interesting realia can be born on the edge. Hardly can we imagine the way of life in other countries but here are some examples for you to try to picture how people live in Africa.
In the world where there are no iPods, not even CD-players, here is a good way-out for the music fans:
Either there is no network or this man just likes how this improvised earring looks:
This one just looks so real:
This one should be used on the banners advertising Sony laptops:
African kids are so creative:
The following construction obviously took much time to build but, boy, it works like a charm:
A home-made wheel chair: a white plastic garden chair, two big bicycle wheels and two children’s bike wheels.
This one is not quite a gadget but it so vividly demonstrates the people’s way of life: they seem to never have an emergency:
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Reader Comment
Modern Times (July 2nd, 2009, 07:58 pm)
You're a JERK!
Michal (July 10th, 2009, 07:52 am)
The picture with water heater was taken in Poland – so it’s not african. The construction was made by students in dormitory.
Pozdrawiamy wszystkich z Ustro!
Dagoberto (November 4th, 2010, 03:37 am)
É admirável a criatividade do ser humano quando ele se encontra numa situação de necessidade. Os africanos devem seer visto não como uma curiosidade, mas como seres humanos que procuram sobreviver as grandes tragédias a que foram expostos nos últimos séculos.
Gostaria de colaborar com alguns projetos de brinquedos e gadgets voltados para a educação na área do desenvolvimento científico – para crianças de 10 a 15 anos; e brinquedos específicos para crianças a partir dos 5.
Sou especialista em projetos e construção de brinquedos elaborados a partir de materiais descartáveis voltados para a educação.
Quero colaborar com as crianças da África e auxiliar os professores africanos. Se quisere podem fazer contato pelo meu e.mail.
Um abraço aos irmãos da África.
Dagoberto Mebius
Professor e Psicopedagogo Clínico
Sorocaba – São Paulo – Brasil
S. Eric Dossou (May 18th, 2011, 06:31 am)
This article show how little you know about Africa. You should not write anything about Africa. Creating content online do not mean insulting 53 nations or hundreds of millions of people without deep research. What compels you as a writer outside of Africa to make such statements about technology in the name of Africa? I am an African graphic designer and I think you should create relevant content instead of spreading ignorance among your readers out of respect for their intelligence.
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