Logitech Slim Solar+ K980 review: the wireless keyboard that never needs charging
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Logitech’s Slim Solar+ K980 is a wireless keyboard powered entirely by light – even artificial light – meaning you may never have to charge it again
If you were to examine the new Logitech Slim Solar+ K980 without having had its features explained, you might be a bit flummoxed. Because it doesn't have a USB socket.
That's right, it's a wireless keyboard that you can't charge up. You might then wonder how long the battery will last. How about 10 years? Would that be enough?
The trick is in a solar panel mounted above the top row of keys. And solar panels aren't unusual in keyboards, even for Logitech, but they're so confident this new solar technology is capable of charging your keyboard in any lighting conditions that they haven't bothered to fit a charger.
The real magic behind this keyboard, the reason it's making waves at the moment, is the fact it can charge up from artificial light.