African Gadgets: What “Hi-Tech” Means in Africa
June 15, 2009 by James Bent - 2 Comments
 
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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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.
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