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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. Re:the real question is... by wambaugh · · Score: 3, Informative

    English is a very common language in India. The Times of India, for instance, is an English-language newspaper.

  2. Re:Perfect for unemployed techworkers ... by Coneasfast · · Score: 3, Informative

    I could use a few ex-dotcommers to pull my rickshaw around.

    unlike chinese rickshaws, indian rickshaws are not pulled, they are driven

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