Verone Mankou Invents First African-Designed Tablet & Smartphone

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Verone Mankou Tailors Affordable Smartphone and Tablet to African Market

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(Image: VMK)
(Image: VMK)

Tech startup VMK is offering sleek mobile devices at an affordable price. Founder and CEO  Verone Mankou is dedicated to providing the latest technology to his community.

VMK makes a tablet called Way-C, which means “the light of the stars,” and a smartphone called Elikia, which means “hope.”  The $300 tablet is roughly the size of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, while the Android-based smartphone costs $170 (without a contract).

To learn more about Mankou and his mobile inventions, watch the video below:

At the time the AFP video was produced, the smartphone had not been released.

With a focus on news and the under 35 crowd, Martinez develops engaging, daily reports for BlackEnterprise.com. She also pens the blog, After School Daze: Life After Undergrad, where she delves into the day-to-day issues and concerns of recent graduates trying to adapt to life off campus. Prior to Black Enterprise, the Bronx, N.Y. native contributed to Latina, Latina.com, Honeymag.com, Syracuse Record and The Post-Standard. When she's not writing articles, the self-proclaimed travelista is on the prowl for her next excursion.   Martinez holds a bachelor's degree in magazine journalism and sociology from Syracuse University.

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