Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

Ushahidi was a NetSquared Mashup Challenge winner in the fabled 2008 Netsquared conference in Santa Clara, California. It has eight hours of battery life to keep it going when the power runs out. Image: BRCK in action ( Ushahidi ). I first heard about this from Marnie Webb, who co-founded NetSquared.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

We got to know Ushahidi's work when it entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May of 2008. It is a $250 Wi-Fi router and mobile modem that has eight hours of battery life to keep it going when the electricity is out. Image 1 : afromusing / CC BY. So much innovation.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 19, 2016

Ushahidi entered our legendary third NetSquared Mashup Challenge in Santa Clara, California in May 2008. It is a $250 Wi-Fi router and mobile modem with eight hours of battery life; it addresses the problem of frequent Internet service and electricity outages in much of the developing world. Image : Olga Berrios / CC BY.

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