- Logitech has launched a new solar energy keyboard
- The Logitech Signature Slim Solar + K980 sells at $ 99.99
- It is loaded by sunlight or artificial light and is delivered with a swapable battery
Logitech has published a new solar keyboard which is only loaded by light – either sunlight, or artificial variety – and can last a surprising time when justified.
The Logitech Signature Slim Solar + K980 sells $ 99.99 in the United States, as reported, and it does not offer a USB port for a load alternative. You can either feed it in the sun, or using interior lighting (if it is at least 200 lux), but once it is completely loaded, the K980 will last four months quite incredible before seeing the light again.
The battery is supposed to be good for (up to) 10 years, and even if it fails, this device has a power pack which can be exchanged for a new one.
Logitech spokesperson Melvin Dilanchian clearly indicated that the battery is in a plastic case to make it “in complete safety-reapplisional” with a spare part (which is supplied by Ifixit).
The K980 is a full -size wireless keyboard with a load panel that runs along the above, and a full set of function keys below, plus a complete digital block to the right.
You also get multimedia keys and keys for video chat (Mic mute, camera off), and there is a dedicated AI key that will work respectively like a co -pilot or a gemini Summon in Windows or Chromeos – or you can customize it (and other keys) to do something else.
You can associate the K980 with up to three different devices via Bluetooth and switch between them all with the press.
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The K980 is an intelligent idea for several reasons. It offers a lot of longevity when loaded, and being able to exchange the battery for a new one when it is spent is clearly a good ecological idea. There are also many options in terms of keys and personalization, which is good to see.
The keyboard design seems a little basic, and there are no folding feet (to adjust the angle and the tilt of the device) – but always, it looks quite clever overall. And there are certainly people who have missed the solar energy keyboards of Logitech – there have been not a long time (more than a decade) – who demand the company to make another model. It is therefore good to see that the manufacturer has duly forced.
Lenovo also recently launched his self-proclaimed Bluetooth keyboard at the same price in the United States, and Logitech efforts seem a little more pleasant and rationalized in my eye. In addition, Lenovo’s effort only lasts a month on a full load, which makes the capacity of the Rival Logitech keyboard (claimed) all the more impressive. However, you get a USB-C port to load the Lenovo system (in the absence of any sufficiently strong light).
