Just think that Linux-based PC is running on car battery and solar power. Creating a Wi-Fi antenna from a water bottle, wire mesh and a motorcycle tire valve sounds great.



Geekcorps volunteers are giving training to people in countries like Lebanon, Mali, Ghana and Nigeria, to use Wi-Fi technology in creating network.



A student of Mali, Moussa Keita created Wi-Fi antenna by water bottle. He is working for the local Geekcorps effort. The cost of this Wi-Fi antenna is $1.



The group uses the low power chips donated by VIA Technologies in PCs capable of operating on low power in hot and dusty conditions. They are using Linux for downloading the constant flow of Windows patches.



It is almost impossible for them to establish the Wi-Fi antenna in sporadic areas. Another challenge they are facing is to create an interface that works for literate people.



Via: PC World