LibraryBox 2.0: Small box for data exchange without government control

Jason Griffey has an independent power data from the internet with the name "LibraryBox 2.0" developed, which enables a public and decentralized data exchange. Possible applications include not only colleges and universities but also crisis areas where Internet and telephone are in state control.

The LibraryBox 2.0 is small but has it all

Jason Griffey is 39, likes Asian food, and in his free time listening to Nine Inch Nails. In his job, the family man goes on completely. As an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee and director of the Library IT Data are his world. He wrote two books about information technology in libraries and speaks at conferences on the benefits of new media in scientific work. Archiving and provision of information is a large core area of its working area. But an unrestricted exchange of data is not always as easy as you'd might imagine.And so the idea was to LibraryBox 2.0 .

With the size of a credit card LibraryBox 2.0 is universally

In some situations, access to certain data is consciously regulated. The censorship infrastructure in China, for example, can indeed handle, but it requires expert knowledge.This leads to a two-class society in which people just get the information that can overrule the state borders.

In crisis areas where riots will rage at least controlled governments of the Internet and the telephone network, if not shut down. Who wants to be with information, it must do so on the direct route.

Regardless of Stom and data network

The LibraryBox 2.0 for both applications would be a solution, because it does not depend on other networks. They created their own network, which you can join with his mobile device. Additionally, you can access the content and information on the Web browser. The LibraryBox 2.0 is loaded via USB, and can therefore be used regardless of the power supply system using a solar charger.

The self-proclaimed geek and recreational hackers Griffey had small goals on Kickstarter: $ 3,000 he wanted to collect in order to realize the data box. 5 days later he has already reached a total of over $ 16,000.

More Money - More Features

With an ever-increasing sum Jason Griffey would like to improve the hardware and add more features. The donation will be invested in eligible employees. The box itself has an intrinsic value of approximately $ 40 and is equipped with open source software. Via Kickstarter to get the LibraryBox 2.0 already from $ 150 donation.

The Kickstarter project is still less than a week. That Griffey has already collected so much money in a very short time, shows that there is a need to LibraryBox 2.0. The final sum, we learn at the end of the project on 28 July 2013. But now it is a success.