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The Indian Info-Rickshaws

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the internet-to-go dept.

DoomDoom writes "CNN is running a story on how the Indian government is delivering health and educational services on a WiFi equipped rickshaw to the poorest of its citizens. It's a poetical union of a typical third world product with high-tech! Do you still think computing is unnecssary for the poorest of the poor?"

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  1. Perfect for unemployed techworkers ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I could use a few ex-dotcommers to pull my rickshaw around. They'd be getting a pittence, I'd get transportation and it's clean for the environment. Win Win situation ... who wants to sign up?!