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Kent Morris lends his insight to uncover and evaluate the latest technological products and developments you need to know.
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atterson is an energetic, resourceful audio tech based in Ivory Coast. We met when I was in his country to set up and run a large outdoor sound
system for the government, and he was assigned as my assistant. As with most things in Africa, the sheer size of the continent meant challenges came into play at every turn from logistics to power, equipment to labor. For anyone accustomed to first-world efficiency,
Reaching Out to a Disillusioned World
Africa offers a blunt reminder of the privilege afforded to a select portion of the tech industry working in relative splendor, while most of the world has to achieve success with far fewer resources at hand. For his part, Patterson was, as is common in Ivory Coast, congenial and eager to move the project forward despite the obstacles we faced. To him,
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