> It seems to be big business to sell "alternative" technologies to the
> third world, where the more popular technologies fail for reasons that
> don't apply in the first world. =A0(Bogolights being a good example.)
> It may not support the high profit margins and development costs
> needed to overtake popular technology in the first world, but there
> are an awful lot of potential customers, and it's got that whole "feel
> good" payback to it.
> Hopefully such attempts are legitimate. =A0Intentionally (and actively)
> defrauding the poor would be morally reprehensible (more so than the
> sort of casual exploitation that many would claim happens all to often
> already.)

Postscript - written last.
It's rubbish.
Indian rich "innovators" ripping off Indian BOP poor with help of US
expert in disrutibe innovation (possibly out of his depth
technically?)(you'd hope not). And a substantial devlopment grant from
a US benefactor.
Power supply is a "jazzed up" "laptop type supply". I wonder how mains
modulated much ripple it has on it? I wonder what the Peltier lifetime
is or if buyers are told?

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Here's an example that may be an example.
The gist of this article is that it is a fantastic new low cost, low
energy use high tech solution of the poor's (under $US5/day income)
refrigeration needs in India.

To me it looks like a dressed up overpriced Peltier based Cooler which
will almost certainly have a very low active element life, poor energy
efficiency, and low performance.


http://www.gizmag.com/refridgerator-rural-india-chotukool/13680/

$US69 for a Peltier cooler seems a bit steep in the context..

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Gargoyles ...

Looks as bad as one would expect, alas.

This moderately long discussion gives no indication that it is
anything other than a (POSSIBLY  well designed) Peltier coolbox.

http://innovation.hindustantimes.com/summit-news/the-new-cool-mass-market-g=
odrej.php

Yeah. Right

           http://chotucool.com/

Disheartening pictures here.
High end insulation [tm]

   http://chotucool.com/CoolingSolution/features.html

Specs
5A, 55 Watt basic
Current for 43 l unit is a typo - should be 5.3A.

 http://chotucool.com/ChotuProdcatalog.aspx?Cat=3Dchotu&subCat=3Dchotukool

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