Freeing you from the shackles of using a cable or wireless charging pad
So you need two of them, one in use, and one charging in the garden.
Solar-powered Logitech keyboard appears on Amazon Mexico — MX Keys S look-alike promises up to 10 years of power
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AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
muad_dibber@lemmygrad.ml 28 minutes ago
Not really. I have a logitech mini pop keys bluetooth keyboard, and it has a year-long battery life with 2 AAA’s. The Pro ones with key backlights have week-long battery life.
This is easily doable.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 18 hours ago
Solar calculators can run off ambient lighting and BLE is very efficient so you’ll get months of runtime from a few hours in the sun, and most people leave their house (or refrain from using the PC in the daytime) at least that much.
I wonder if the “battery lasts 10 years” claim refers to a single charge or its chemical lifetime, either is possible with BLE and the form factor.
swelter_spark@reddthat.com 23 hours ago
I have a solar-powered phone battery, but it charges very slowly. I wonder if this would charge fast enough to keep up with the use.
ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
These already exist and keyboards don’t use that must power. You’ll be fine except switching between devices daily on BT5.0+
swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 hours ago
Good to know. If I had Bluetooth and I still had rats, I could see a benefit to this for sure.
Aria@lemmygrad.ml 7 minutes ago
Pretty neat. Perfect for a HTPC in a sunny main lounge. It charges during the day while you’re at work, and you just never worry about it. I have to swap the AAA batteries on mine every few weeks. It’s barely a bother but still better if I didn’t have to.