News Lenovo readies self-charging Bluetooth keyboard with a solar panel, also preparing an AI travel kit for road warriors

[Admin]

Lenovo is expected to launch a self-charging keyboard along with a bunch of AI-backed accessories including a smartwatch, earbuds, a wearable camera, and more.

Lenovo readies self-charging Bluetooth keyboard with a solar panel, also preparing an AI travel kit for road warriors : Read more

 

[Notton]

Logitech used to sell solar charging keyboards. The K750 and K760.
IDK why they discontinued them because they worked well.

 

[Findecanor]

AI travel kit? I hope it helps AI travel away and never come back.

 

[thestryker]

I used to use wireless keyboards and the batteries on them lasted forever relatively speaking. So long as the battery in it can be easily replaced this seems like a decent enough idea. Personally speaking I'd rather the solar panel part to be a removable module than built in.

 

[BillyBuerger]

I used a couple of K750 keyboards in the past and they worked well while they worked. But eventually, the battery inside will die. And Logitech seemed to treat these as non-replaceable making them useless after this happens. I hope Lenovo will make the battery replaceable. Otherwise, I would prefer something that runs off of AAA batteries that I would have to swap out every few months than something that might last a couple years with the solar charging but then is useless after that. Or worse, might bulge or start on fire when it dies.

 

[Geef]

So long as the battery in it can be easily replaced this seems like a decent enough idea.

Lenovo is known for doing horrible things with their gear to NOT allow it to last. Most Lenovo notebooks solder in the memory even when there is plenty of space for two slots.
I would be surprised if they did what you are thinking for the battery. Higher chance Lenovo of making it so it can't be opened or battery replaced.

 

[wr3zzz]

I am still using the old Logitech K750. The rechargeable button battery needs replacement every 2-3 years but it work as intended and it's fun to pop up the lux app to see it charges. However I will never get another one because modern wireless keyboards can last 18+ months on a single charge whereas ~30 days was the norm when K750 was released. Backlit wireless gaming keyboards still only last days but solar can't help with those anyway.

 

[nitrium]

Yeah hotel rooms and cars have no power access points. And fortunately this keyboard can be used without a mobile phone or laptop or desktop PC to connect it too, all of which are also solar powered already. Oh wait, no it can't and they aren't. This is a classic example of a solution waiting for the non-problem it is trying to solve.

 

[Amdlova]

Got one logitech keyboard here with two AA almost four years with out change the batteries mouse work almost a year with one AA. Why some one need a sun cheager lol.