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by Powerful Digits: Remote Control Powered by Your Fingers
If your household is like most others, you’ve probably got a handful
of remote controls wandering around. They may not be as guilty of
battery-hoggery as, say, digital cameras, but when they do run out it’s
always at the most inconvenient moment (like when you’ve just sat down
with a beer and a bowl of chips, planning to switch back and forth
between two important games). Maybe in the future, you won’t have to
worry about batteries for your remote controls at all.
NEC and Soundpower are developing a battery-free remote
that works with piezoelectric sensors to power all of your
channel-surfing needs. The movement and pressure of your fingers will
provide enough of a charge for the device to perform rudimentary
functions: channel changing, volume up/down, and turning the TV off and
on. The two companies are working together on the remote and plan to
have it ready for manufacturers by 2011.
If your household is like most others, you’ve probably got a handful
of remote controls wandering around. They may not be as guilty of
battery-hoggery as, say, digital cameras, but when they do run out it’s
always at the most inconvenient moment (like when you’ve just sat down
with a beer and a bowl of chips, planning to switch back and forth
between two important games). Maybe in the future, you won’t have to
worry about batteries for your remote controls at all.
NEC and Soundpower are developing a battery-free remote
that works with piezoelectric sensors to power all of your
channel-surfing needs. The movement and pressure of your fingers will
provide enough of a charge for the device to perform rudimentary
functions: channel changing, volume up/down, and turning the TV off and
on. The two companies are working together on the remote and plan to
have it ready for manufacturers by 2011.
