Archive for May, 2007
Intel Technology Helps Stop Blindness In India
Intel is providing equipment and funding to combat blindness and eye problems in rural India. They are doing this in coordination with UC Berkeley’s Intel Research Lab and India’s Aravind Eye Care System.
Intel is providing Aravind with high-speed wireless videoconferencing technology which will allow Aravind ophthalmologists located in vision center hubs to assess and diagnose [...]
Wi-Fi Over Long Distances Sounds Good To Me
According to Forbes article “60-Mile Wi-Fi”, Eric Brewer a professor of computer science at UC Berkeley has concocted a networking scheme that can send “Wi-Fi over long distances”, and has dubbed this concoction Wildnet.
Wildnet is cheap to deploy, using the publicly available radio spectrum and the free Linux operating system on an inexpensive Intel computer [...]
How I Became An International Banker In Four Easy Steps
1. Had an extra $25 in my bank account.
2. Located a computer with internet access and went to Kiva.org.
3. Browsed the entrepreneur bios until I found a man named Karimbayli who wants to expand his budding welding business in Azerbaijan.
4. Sent $25 via PayPal to Karimbayli which he will then fully repay in 12-18 months.
It [...]
$10 Laptops For Everyone
Imagine buying a new MacBook or Dell laptop for only $10.
Well, you can if you're one of two billion or so unadequately educated children growing up in developing countries.
According to Engadget, India's Ministry of Human Resource Development has a machine in the works that currently costs $47 but could cost $10 when manufactured in bulk [...]
