14 DAY TRIAL // Many of us have dreamt of a world where batteries last so long you simply forget to recharge them. We’re probably not even close to getting there, but the DX-ECO BlueEyes Wireless Mouse is a step forward, no doubt.
The blue-eyed rodent is the work of Genius, one of the world’s leading makers of computer peripherals. This week, the company has announced the world's first battery-free wireless mouse that is recharged within minutes.
You may ask: what goes to charge if there’s no battery inside? And you’d be entitled to ask that, because not everyone knows what a capacitor is, or does. The simplest way to describe it is “a thing that stores energy in an electric field.”
The DX-ECO has one made of gold, and it holds up for a whole day after just three minutes of charging.
“Ready for a full day's use after only a three-minute charge, the Genius DX-ECO uses a built-in gold capacitor with a long life of 100,000 recharges instead of outdated, environmentally unfriendly disposable batteries,” says Genius.
Magic Mouse owners who are disappointed by the rapid battery drain of their Apple peripheral now have an extra reason to renew their point-and-click device.
The BlueEye sensor technology allows for uninterrupted tracking on virtually any surface, says Genius. The company offers such examples as dusted glass, marble, and even thick carpets.
It picks up signals from a distance of up to 15 meters thanks to its 2.4GHz USB pico receiver, and features 4-way scrolling, adjustable dpi (800/1600 dpi), as well as page hot keys for web navigation.
The design is pretty cool too, and it does seem to match the silver & black chromatics of Apple’s iMacs. It’s also plug-and-play, meaning there’s not drivers to install before you can use it to full extent.