Logitech's New Keyboard Can Be Recharged By Any Kind Of Light

Logitech has launched nan Signature Slim Solar+ K980, a caller solar-powered keyboard that you don't request to put nether nan sun whenever it runs debased connected battery. The institution says it tin usage "light from immoderate ray root to enactment charged and fresh to use" and that you tin usage it successful complete acheronian for up to 4 months erstwhile it's afloat charged. As agelong arsenic nan ray root reaches 200 lux successful brightness, which is considered dim lighting during daytime, it tin complaint nan keyboard. "Even nan request to deliberation astir charging tin beryllium a distraction, truthful we designed Signature Slim Solar+ to return that disconnected your sheet completely," said Art O'Gnimh, nan General Manager of Core Products Group astatine Logitech.

You don't person to deliberation astir plugging nan keyboard successful aliases changing its battery: It's powered by a rechargeable artillery that Logitech says tin past up to 10 years. But if it does malfunction, nan institution told The Verge that you tin switch it connected your own, because it's encased successful integrative and is sold by iFixit. The keyboard absorbs ray done a portion supra nan keys themselves, which usage a scissor-switch system and are successful a full-size layout pinch a abstracted number pad. It's compatible pinch aggregate operating systems, and you tin nexus it pinch up to 3 multi-OS devices and jump from 1 to nan different pinch its Easy-Switch keys. If you usage nan Logi Options+ app, you tin programme its action cardinal to automate elemental tasks and to customize its AI motorboat cardinal to instantly occurrence up nan AI chatbot of your choice.

The Signature Slim Solar+ K980 is now disposable for $100. Logitech is besides trading a business variant pinch a USB-C receiver for $110 and a North America-exclusive exemplary pinch a layout specifically for Mac for $110.