Wednesday, June 5th 2024
i-Rocks Wireless Mouse Powered by Supercapacitors: Charge for 3 Minutes, Play for a Week
Capacitors take an infinitesimally lower amount of time to gather charge than batteries and tend to be generally lighter, i-Rocks is putting this fact to good use with its Quick Charging Wireless Mouse prototype showcased at the 2024 Computex. The device charges up to full in 5 minutes for 4-30 days of use, depending on the current. If you're in a hurry, just plug it in for a minute, and you can get through the day. Also, the capacitor is rated for 100,000 recharge cycles, compared to the 1,000 cycles that the lithium-ion batteries powering contemporary wireless gaming mice come with. The capacitor is lighter than batteries, and is exempt from the kind of travel and transport restrictions lithium-ion batteries have to deal with—you don't need to put this mouse in your carry-on, and can check it in at the airport. i-Rocks said that they plan to launch this mouse later this year. The company is also working on wireless keyboards based on capacitors.
9 Comments on i-Rocks Wireless Mouse Powered by Supercapacitors: Charge for 3 Minutes, Play for a Week
I already use lithium AA battery in my mouse (Logitech G604, 1000Hz polling) that lasts about 3 months before i have to swap it and swapping takes ten seconds.
So 7 days of use after five minutes of charging is not that appealing to me. The longer durability in terms of charge cycles is very welcome tho.
I wouldn't mind an EV I can charge in 20 minutes. Seems like we are heading that way.
They sound dangerous.