Battery Free wireless mouse

[Helevitia]

Very Interesting! It has some flaws but this looks good for the future when they can implement this in a desk. Hmmm, a mod comes to mind

http://www.datafuse.net/batfreemouse.php

[dshumake]

This is like the drawing pads from Wacom. Their mice don't have batteries, but the cost is much more.Especially if you step up to the Intuos 3 where the cheapest is ~$219.00.

dshumake

[Jammrock]

Jammrock wants a Wacom Intuous @ 6" x 8"

Jammrock

[VJ]

Seems like the same technology as the SplashPad. Splashpower is said to release a wireless charger (the SplashPad) for a number of devices:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2861987.stm

First products are expected this year:

http://www.splashpower.com/solution/overview.html

(site doesn't work with Opera)
For charging other devices (mobiles, ...), it would require a small modification to the device itself.


Jörg

[RichL]

Wireless mouse, wired mousepad.

Now a solar powered mouse otoh, that would be cool.

Totally useless, but cool

[Fluff]

Bah, not what i was thinking.

I was thinking it got the energy from either the heat or movement of your hand. And required no big energy store at all.

e.g. to start it you roll the mouse wheel to get it going, then the movement left or right would charge it.

[RichL]

Bah, not what i was thinking.

I was thinking it got the energy from either the heat or movement of your hand. And required no big energy store at all.

e.g. to start it you roll the mouse wheel to get it going, then the movement left or right would charge it.

Might be a tad hard on the wrist, but it could potentially alleiviate the 'mismatched biceps' problem suffered by people who surf pr0n sites...

[az]

There is a solar powered wireless keyboard from Cherry, CyMotion Master Solar, btw The mouse is powered by batteries, though.

AZ

[VJ]

Didn't Compaq once introduced a (prototype) laptop, where the keypresses actually generated power which was fed back to the battery?
I seem to remember something in that direction
(not that it generated a lot of power though)


Jörg

[Nowhere]

I wonder why nobody introduces the idea from some wrist-watches, with dynamo powered by rotating (because of your movements) mass...

[Wombat]

I wonder why nobody introduces the idea from some wrist-watches, with dynamo powered by rotating (because of your movements) mass...

Because a watch can run off a watch battery for 5 years, and a mouse can run off a large set of batteries for only a few hours.

Much higher power consumption.

[Nowhere]

Because a watch can run off a watch battery for 5 years, and a mouse can run off a large set of batteries for only a few hours.

Much higher power consumption.

Somehow I'm still not convinced it can't be done

[RichL]

Somehow I'm still not convinced it can't be done

It might be doable, if you had a very small mouse and used a wireless receiver the size of Arecibo Observatory.

[VJ]

I wonder why nobody introduces the idea from some wrist-watches, with dynamo powered by rotating (because of your movements) mass...

Don't forget that a mouse sees much less movement than a wristwatch, then add to that the above mentioned fact that it consumes more power.


Jörg