Lenovo shows off its hand-powered mouse and keyboard combo at CES 2024 - and I’m in love
Take my money Lenovo!
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Computer peripherals are a great space for manufacturers to get creative - theKiiBOOM Phantom 81looks like a glowing candy bar,Razeris consistently putting out funky and fresh keyboards, and there’s no better place to showcase cool peripheral designs thanCES 2024.
Lenovohas so far stolen the show (in my opinion) by debuting a new mouse and keyboard combo design called the Mechanical Energy Harvesting Combo - a product that would use mechanical typing movement and solar energy to power both the mouse and keyboard!
This is only a proof of concept, so it’s probably nowhere near ready for consumers to purchase and use, but it’s an incredibly exciting development when it comes to environmentally friendly built-to-last technology.
According to Lenovo, the mouse has a small hand crank at the bottom of it that you can turn a few times and boom! The wireless device has enough power to be used for around 30 minutes, more depending on how much time you dedicate to ‘charging’ it up.
PC Worldgoes into more detail as to how the keyboard is powered, stating that it has two alternate power sources; one being a bank of solar panels that can help charge it and a dial on the top left corner of the keyboard that you use similarly to the crank on the mouse. Spin the little dial for a few minutes and power the keyboard for 30 minutes.
CES may have only just started, and we’re bound to see so much more cool and crazy technology at the event in Las Vegas, but this is probably one of my favourite tech drops (even in concept) ever!
Not only does the Mechanical Energy Harvesting Combo act as the anti-planned obsolescence device, but it maintains a fun – but simple – design while pioneering built-to-last technology. Depending on how Lenovo follows through on the concept you could potentially buy this combo and never have to buy another mouse and keyboard - ever. You’re never going to have to worry about battery replacements or broken and missing cables.
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I could easily see the Mechanical Energy Harvesting combo sitting in ourbest keyboardslist just on its longevity alone. Sustainable technology will be a big theme at CES 2024 and I hope we see more products and companies go down the same route and showcase the commitment Lenovo is showing to thinking not just about the consumer experience, but the long-term environmental impact of its products and their impacts on the planet.
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