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Listen, if you're going to name your company "Genius," you better back up that braggadocios title with a product or service that reflects your choice of name. There actually is a company called Genius, a Taiwanese outfit that's making available its DX-ECO BlueEye Mouse in North America. The twist on this one is that it's supposedly the world's first battery-free wireless mouse, and the rodent recharges within minutes.
A three-minute charge is all that's needed for a full day's use, the company says. Its guts are made up of a built-in gold capacitor capable of 100,000 recharges, which Genius touts as a superior option to "outdated, environmentally unfriendly disposable batteries."
The wireless mouse picks up a signal via a 2.4GHz USB pico receiver up to 15 meters away. It features 4-way scrolling, an adjustable DPI (800/1600), next/previous hot keys, and a sensor that "allows for smooth, uninterrupted pointing and clicking on virtually any surface including dusted glass, marble, or thick carpet," just in case you're allergic to an old-fashioned computer desk.
You can purchase the DX-ECO BlueEye Mouse now for $40, provided you can find one.
Image Credit: Genius
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ZayLay
January 18, 2012 at 10:05am
What happened to Kinetic Energy, recharging the mouse with the actual use of the mouse, everytime you move the mouse it charges it's self back up? I also like the wired mousepad idea too, but yeah that's just a touchpad and pointer LOL.
Fecal Face
January 18, 2012 at 10:22am
I don't think the small movements of a mouse would be enough to charge it
Danno25002
January 18, 2012 at 2:04pm
They may be small, but they are many. It doesn't take much energy to transmit RF. If it runs out of "juice" just rub is vigorously on your thigh for a few seconds.
firefox91
January 18, 2012 at 9:23am
I'm not really impressed by this. Even if it only takes 3 minutes to charge, you still have to remember to charge the mouse. And what if you are traveling and have no place to plug in? The wireless mice I have now last forever on a single cheap AA battery. I don't see the need for this.
Shalbatana
January 18, 2012 at 8:11am
Am I really the only one who has the idea for a wireless mouse that recharges through the mousepad through conductive charging? Then there would be no downtime at all.
For that matter, drop the RF transmitter (and thus the interference) and send the mouse commands through the pad as well.
That's right designers, no one cares if there's a wire on their mousepad. Dumb the mouse, smarten the pad (and make it come in various sizes).
Just build it and we'll buy it.
(ps. if I really AM the only one with this idea, I want royalties).
jason2393
January 18, 2012 at 9:20am
Wacom already thought of something like that, just look at their previous generation Intuos line. Their tablet includes a mouse that is battery-free, operating from an electromagnetic field generated from the tablet (if I remember correctly).
