<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><font color="#073763" face="garamond, serif" size="4">Whichever the device (laptop or kindle), I think the government should have targeted this to the schools not individual students. A modern computer lab per school is more manageable than one laptop/kindle per child</font></div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Agosta Liko <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:agostal@gmail.com" target="_blank">agostal@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Just give the kids the devices ...<br><br></div>am sure they will find a way to charge them, hack them, use them<br>
<br>remember - most of their parents have cell phones<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 9:44 AM, S.M. Muraya <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:murigi.muraya@gmail.com" target="_blank">murigi.muraya@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p>We may start by importing but Kenya has to produce 1 million solar chargers per year...</p>
<p>As school projects (including colleges) and commercially.</p>
<p><a href="http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/how-to-build-a-diy-solar-laptop-charger.htm" target="_blank">http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/how-to-build-a-diy-solar-laptop-charger.htm</a></p>
<p>Materials can be ordered in bulk by some government department for schools and colleges.</p>
<p>In fact, are many minerals used to create electronic components not available in the region (eg. DRC)?<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On May 19, 2013 1:53 AM, "Brian Ngure" <<a href="mailto:brian@pixie.co.ke" target="_blank">brian@pixie.co.ke</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Question: how would this help students whose nearest power source is 30 km or more away? Or are you only thinking of students in urban areas?</p>
<p>I think it should not be one or the other, but a mixture of both depending on certain factors, e.g power availability, etc. What say you?<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On May 19, 2013 1:14 AM, "Grace Githaiga" <<a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21.625px">Retailing for about Sh4,200 a piece, the Kindle 4 e-reader can carry thousands of books, lasts up to two weeks on a single charge and is relatively easy to use. The 2G/3G model costs Sh10,900.</span><div>
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21.625px"><br></span></div><div><a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Should-students-be-given-laptops-or-e-readers/-/1017288/1855670/-/91ruqdz/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Should-students-be-given-laptops-or-e-readers/-/1017288/1855670/-/91ruqdz/-/index.html</a></div>
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