Solar Powered Computer Mouse
This solar powered keyboard makes battery hassles a thing of the past.
Solar powered computer mouse. A solar powered wireless computer mouse spm was chosen to serve as a case study for the evaluation and optimization of industrial design processes of photovoltaic pv powered consumer systems. One reason could be a. The sole mio is being developed by the netherlands organization for scientific research. So you can say goodbye to battery changes and charging cables all with a.
Although we featured the world s first exclusively solar powered computer mouse as long ago as 2007 i think it s fair to say that such solutions haven t exactly taken off. This modification includes a a mouse a step down voltage regulator a rechargeable battery and a flexible solar panel. It runs off of a combination of natural and artificial light. As the design process requires expert knowledge in various technical fields we assessed and compared the following.
Amazonbasics wireless computer keyboard and mouse combo full size us layout qwerty 4 1 out of 5 stars 613. Logitech m510 wireless laser mouse review. Plug the wireless solar keyboard and laser mouse set receiver into a usb port on your computer and use the 2 4 ghz connection from up to 33 feet away. This is a relatively simple modification to any wireless mouse.
It is adjustable via the elan pointing device software on my laptop. Setup takes seconds you simply plug the wireless receiver into a usb port on your computer and start using your keyboard right away without software. The keyboard charges itself with any light including the one on your desk. The sole mio is the world s first solar powered mouse.
This mouse has 1000 dpi for precise movement and a fast scroll wheel so you can quickly and effortlessly scroll through websites. You can easily add a compatible wireless mouse or keyboard without the hassle of multiple usb receivers. Appropriate selection of. In this case it has been estimated that hundreds of millions of batteries could be saved.
Even though i often forget to turn the mouse off my bad. I have a long cpu bench and the mouse is often 2 3 feet away from the receiver without any signal problem. As with anything solar powered man made energy is conserved. Learn more about the unifying receiver.
The basic concept behind this is a solar powered trickle charger. The mouse is currently being tested in the netherlands.