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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
And how are they supposed to charge the devices?
Most places in Africa have very limited electricity.
They have greater needs than sending them used stuff they really can't use.
No internet, limited electricity.
They need food not electronics.
And how many Native African e-books are there?
How are you going to do math on an ereader?
There are poor children in the US too.
Why don't you donate to your local community on the electronics?
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Most do have access to electricity, even if only a few hours a day or week and aresurprisingly inventive!
Take their 12v car battery downtown for charging, and take them home during the week for radio or light.
An e-ink device is Africa's only hope! Forget computers, or even low powered ones. Even laptops are largely unused over there, as they won't even last a day on a battery.
But Africa, with the strong sun, needs e-ink!
Lcds are only useable indoors, and even then, have to be put at maximum brightness to compensate for the light reflection!
Also current water proof devices are highly needed in the rainy season, as nothing remains dry when a monsoon passes by.
An e-ink device will allow them access to offline documents for a whole week, while they can spend their weekends charging the device, and downloading free stuff on it.
But to tell the truth,
Current eink devices are too complex in most cases to be used over there.
Most don't spend enough time browsing the web to know where to find the right files for free.
I would love to see an e-ink device with separate keyboard converted to a pc, that will work weeks on a charge.