DtM Design Process: Kinkajou® Microfilm Projector

Through DtM's collaborative design process, engineering and business students at MIT, Worcester Polytechnic, Babson College and Cambridge University in the UK collaborated in the design of a rugged, lightweight, low-power projection system, which uses a microfilm cassette to store up to 10,000 images at a fraction of the cost of paper books. The system also employs low-cost plastic optics adapted from Fisher-Price toys and state-of-the-art LED lighting to project an image large enough for the entire classroom to read. In 2004, with funding from USAID, World Education implemented Kinkajou Projectors in literacy centers in 45 Malian villages. After four years of use, over 5,000 adults have learned to read using these projectors.

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[janitabhandari]

i've been trying to locate a kinkajou in India and cannot seem to be able to find out how much it would cost me.... can someone please help