Ushahidi Made-for-Africa Modem Unveiled at TED

'If it works in Africa, it will work anywhere.'

Kenya Tech Firm, Ushahidi unveiled its new modem that is designed for Africa at the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh, Scotland.

BRCK, a small, lightweight box about the size of a real brick, supports up to 20 devices, with Wi-fi powerful enough to cover multiple rooms.

The modem works just like a mobile phone switching between Ethernet, Wi-fi Bridge, and 3/4G connection whenever the user’s preferred network is down.

Richard Turere: The Inspirational 13 Year Old

Outsmarting Lions 

 A 13-year-old boy from Kitengela, Richard Turere presented his innovative solution that keeps Lions away from Humans and livestock to over a thousand people at the TED 2013 Summit in Long Beach, California.

Dubbed 'Lion Lights' the system is made out of LED bulbs, solar panel and a car battery. Turere has installed about 75 systems in neighbouring enclosures to combat the soaring human-wildlife conflict in which the Kenyan government spends over Sh70 million in compensation annually. 

A conference like no other

Nairobi auditions for TED2013

Ted.com has announced auditions are now open in Nairobi for TED2013. If you are wandering whom or what is TED, TED is a non-profit devoted to their mantra Ideas Worth Spreading. Read more..About TED

For the past conferences like no other, visit TEDx Nairobi .Click to sign up signups are open until March 15. One is only needed to fill out a form and send a one-minute video. See you there.