Solar-powered Laptop Keyboard Saves 20% Power

[sockso]

I wonder if it could absorb the light from its own screen... Woah...

 

[arfrxz]

i need one.

 

[ivaroeines]

Not sure, but i believe that most( if not all ) battery technology have some memory which limits how many times they can be recharged, having a solar panel can limit the lifspan of the batteries. But having a solar panel that have a miniusb plug could be an idea, if that dont excist someone should make it.

 

[cosmie]

i would love to visit "CHIBA!!!" im just pulling your tail Jane I never catch the misspellings so im excited to finally get one still got love for ya!

She really was talking about Chiba, Japan.
http://goo.gl/FOd8V

 

[distanted]

[citation][nom]sockso[/nom]I wonder if it could absorb the light from its own screen... Woah...[/citation]
Yes it could. But, the light read off the monitor would be just fractions of a second behind the actual data on the screen. This would be unnoticable to the human eye, but over time, the lag could build upon itself until you suddenly find yourself back in the Seventies, trying to get your teen-aged dad to hook up with your slutty mom.

 

[youssef 2010]

INCREDIBLE

 

[MasterM40]

[citation][nom]cosmie[/nom]She really was talking about Chiba, Japan.http://goo.gl/FOd8V[/citation]
haha damn "bow head down and exits room"

 

[jacobdrj]

This will make keyboard/bezel replacement of broken parts much more expensive, and potentially much more difficult. Also, if they do not use plastic/malleable cells, this could increase the delicateness of the computers in the 1st place.

 

[eddieroolz]

Cool and futuristic, but I think we should start with smaller devices first and perfect it there. Such as cellphones, PMPs and such.

Also I like having actual keys.

 

[ChromeTusk]

With no tactile feedback(click or even having a button to push), I think I will never want to use that kind of keyboard. Put panels on the deck(bottom around the touchpad) and touchpad and everywhere else, but the keyboard it self. NO...please no....

I was interested up until I read "touch keyboard". If they made an actual keyboard in which every key was a solar cell, I would pay a reasonable price for that, but a touch-keyboard is useless. Great idea though.

I totally agree that the design needs work. At least the Logitech solar keyboard had the panels away from the keyboard itself, but the downside was fewer cells in total.

Pixel-Qi & solar cells on the back of the screen seams more energy saving... ;-)

Another idea could be a detachable panel that connects behind the screen/top of the laptop. Make the attached cord long enough to place it closer to the light source while keeping the user in a comfortable spot. Less glare on the screen while providing more light for charging.