The decidedly low-tech gadgets aren't flashy, and serve mainly as educational and health tools. More importantly, they aren't expensive to make and can be easily put together with low-cost components. UNICEF is also discovering ways to use a variety of gadgets for data collection, which helps the organization quickly respond to the needs of a community.
Some gadgets were on display at an event held by UNICEF, chip designer ARM and the New York Academy of Sciences in New York City last week. Here are a few that stood out.
Agam Shah covers PCs, tablets, servers, chips and semiconductors for IDG News Service. Follow Agam on Twitter at @agamsh. Agam's e-mail address is agam_shah@idg.com
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