Decentralized power generation from cow dung and a somewhat mysterious water purification system, both created by Segway-inventor Dean Kamen.

http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/16/technology/busines s2_futureboy0216/index.htm

(If the link's split into two, you may need to piece it together...)

It seems like there's been some attempt to address appropriate technology concerns (the units will be made in Bangladesh as opposed to the US) but there's not much discussion of cultural factors.

Any thoughts?