A connectivity blackout means people cannot contact friends, family or even ambulances to help the injured.

  • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    You can already get crank, solar, battery chargers, although they aren’t too common. I have one, it’s pretty neat. The solar is probably the best… it takes a lot or cranking to retain a stable charge.

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      8 months ago

      @Corkyskog the solar ones are readily available in my country (priced at about 2-3 hours’ worth of minimum wage).

      But we need to roll these out to places that might need them more.

      Crank ones sound interesting. I’ve only seen radios and torches.