TECHNOLOGY: A cost effective $23 stove

Wall Street Journal
Tuesday 20 Oct 09
Page A1 and A18

(behind a paywall)

Has an article about selling things to the poor at prices they can afford.

Here’s two of the products.  

http://www.instructables.com/community/Oorja-Stove-taking-off-in-India/ $28

http://www.naaptol.com/brands/WO-Brands-W77O-Brands-shopping-W139O/Godrej/Refrigerators.html $70

“Marketing ice to eskimos”?

Here are companies making stuff for poor people.

Since we in the good old US of A are poor, (just look at the dollar), maybe someone should be doing this here?

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