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How many times were you left frustrated trying to change the channel on the TV just to realize that the batteries are dead. Of course there are no more batteries in the house so you are forced to steal the batteries from a lesser used remote. Even more frustrating is when you need to use the remote that had the batteries robbed out of them. This problem may be a thing of the past, there is finally a remote control that is charged by picking it up and using it! Motion is what charges this cool unit. Via: OhGizmo "Sound power generation and NEC Electronics Corporation (President: Kohei Hayamizu, Location: Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, following the sound power generation) today announced that power generation in vibration that occurs when you press the button on the remote control with your fingers, "Vibration power generation, "The combination of power control techniques and proprietary technology, a prototype remote control without batteries for consumer electronics." |
November 18th, 2009
This is one of those things that is so simple you cant belive it didnt come about 5 years earlier.
November 18th, 2009
Hi Jaxx,
Exactly, I can see this technology being licensed by every company that uses remotes.
November 18th, 2009
Hmm was hoping for a more shake light sort of approach
November 19th, 2009
first TV remotes was battery less too, they use ultrasound and mechanical vibrator
November 19th, 2009
Even first ultrasonic remotes used batteries. If not, where did the power come from?
November 19th, 2009
i can see the applications on remotes, but i can really see the application used on wireless computer mice. would be pretty nice to never change a battery again in either of them.
November 19th, 2009
Back in the 60’s Zenith made a tv with an acoustic(was not ultrasonic) remote without batteries. Pushing the buttons mechanically plucked a set of tuning forks. The TV picked up the sound and mechanically rotated the channel selector. three commands, as I recall - up, down, on/off. It worked.
December 2nd, 2009
Wow…
December 2nd, 2009
Great post, I’d Digg this.
January 28th, 2010
I remember a friend had a TV with a battery less remote.
How was it working ? The remote wasn’t wireless
January 28th, 2010
Hi Oliver,
LOL, I used to hate those early VCRs with the long trip cable!