NEC and Soundpower recently debuted a prototype remote that operates without batteries. The power necessary to run the device comes from energy captured when the user pushes buttons on the remote. The two companies are hoping to start shipping the remote within the next two years. This is yet another example of simple innovation that stands the potential to cause large-scale change and greatly impact the environment. One can only imagine how many AA and AAA batteries users go through each year to power their remote controls.
[via Engadget]
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If I remember correctly (and, unfortunately in this case, that’s a big “if”), when I was a young kid our family had a TV with a remote control that did not require batteries. The “clicker” really lived up to its name (very loud and mechanical-feeling), and I think that’s because it was powered using piezoelectricity.
November 19th, 2009 at 5:07 pm