Message-ID: <vines.0pY7+X5,bka@avalon.usaid.gov> Date: Sat, 4 Nov 1995 09:50:04 GMT From: Information Systems Manager <mailto:clowe@USAID.GOV> Subject: Re: Wind Up Radio...ideal for 3rd World? To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
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Comments by: Chris mailto:Lowe@BHR.OFDA@AIDW
Comments:
There was a piece on this on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition"
earlier this week (I believe it was Monday morning, but I'm not certain.).
the wind up articles were developed by an inventor in Great Britain, and
there was a production shop being set up in S. Africa. I would suggest that
you check out the NPR web site (you can get there via www.realaudio.com, and
pick up the software to play the sound archive); they keep all their stories
on file there.
Its a very exciting idea, and like most great inventions, obvious once you
consider it. These power sources could be used to power a wide range of
things, from radios to laptops to gameboys. Might be time to sell your stock
in the battery companies...
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Sir:
With regard to wind-up radios..I have seen a small, very effective model
for sale in Haiti, manufactured (or at least imported)somewhere in the
U.S. It actually doubled as afairly large torch and batteries could be used
optionally. Not much information to go on, but someone is thinking. The
owner of the shop told us that he had not been able to get hold of any more.
Since I will be returning to Haiti shortly I will try to discover which
American distributor was selling the radios.
Wendy Lowe
Concordia University
Montreal
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