How to build an Emergency Internet Relief Kit

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If you've ever wondered what you'd take into a disaster zone to help bring back network connectivity, then Make's Internet Relief Kit is just the ticket.

Just to make it clear, we're not talking about a relief kit for first-world dilemmas like "Twitter is Down" (if you're wondering, that kit typically contains tequila, triple sec, with lemon or lime juice) - oh no - we're talking about relief kits for massive humanitarian disasters, the sort that destroy telephone and data infrastructure such as hurricanes or floods.

The package in question here is (unsurprisingly) a satellite-based system that, when connected to a laptop, allows emergency responders to use email, voice chat, video calling and the Internet on disaster sites.

As satellite systems go it's highly portable (fitting into a backpack) and costs around $3,500 - though you'll want to activate that satellite subscription before the world as we know it ends....

[Via Boing Boing]

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