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You know, I'm all for saving the planet as much as the next guy...
#252052 - 04/18/11 12:54 AM Attachment: solarkb.jpg 190 KB (2 downloads)
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But I can see myself beating a wannahippie to death with this thing. (Although I'm sure I'd have to use the edge, unlike my good old Model M here which I could just drop on someone.)
Am I jaded? 
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Re: You know, I'm all for saving the planet as much as the next guy...
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#252054 - 04/18/11 01:10 AM
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> But I can see myself beating a wannahippie to death with this thing. (Although I'm
> sure I'd have to use the edge, unlike my good old Model M here which I could just
> drop on someone.)
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> Am I jaded?
I think its more about the batteries in your wireless keyboard not running out in the middle of a death match or whatever, the eco-friendly thing is just tacked on because, y'know you could just use a regular wired keyboard and not be hurting Gaia any more
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could be worse
[Re: aavada]
#252059 - 04/18/11 01:58 AM
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> But I can see myself beating a wannahippie to death with this thing. (Although I'm
> sure I'd have to use the edge, unlike my good old Model M here which I could just
> drop on someone.)
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> Am I jaded?
I'm not that much of a hippie and I think that's pretty cool.
I think I'd want to kill somebody if it came with its own windmill instead of solar cells.
I'd like to see it working in the dark for three months like the blurb says. How did they test that? Did they place one in a dark room for three months and had some dude walk in and type something every once in a while?
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Re: could be worse
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#252072 - 04/18/11 03:21 AM
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> I'd like to see it working in the dark for three months like the blurb says. How did
> they test that? Did they place one in a dark room for three months and had some dude
> walk in and type something every once in a while?
Yeah, it sounds as practical as a solar panel only flashlight. There's a reason they come additionally with a crank.
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Re: You know, I'm all for saving the planet as much as the next guy...
[Re: aavada]
#252075 - 04/18/11 03:53 AM
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> But I can see myself beating a wannahippie to death with this thing. (Although I'm
> sure I'd have to use the edge, unlike my good old Model M here which I could just
> drop on someone.)
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> Am I jaded?
The whole "green" angle seems pretty lame, since you could use a wired keyboard which doesn't require any external power.
I've also never quite understood the whole wireless keyboard thing, anyway. I guess it makes sense for a living room PC. Other than that, though, when are you ever more than a couple of feet away from your tower?
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Re: You know, I'm all for saving the planet as much as the next guy...
[Re: DMala]
#252082 - 04/18/11 05:42 AM
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> > But I can see myself beating a wannahippie to death with this thing. (Although I'm
> > sure I'd have to use the edge, unlike my good old Model M here which I could just
> > drop on someone.)
> >
> > Am I jaded?
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> The whole "green" angle seems pretty lame, since you could use a wired keyboard which
> doesn't require any external power.
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> I've also never quite understood the whole wireless keyboard thing, anyway. I guess
> it makes sense for a living room PC. Other than that, though, when are you ever more
> than a couple of feet away from your tower?
The 3-month thing would never get tested since you've got it lit by your LCD.
Probably as "3-month" as Creative's first 24-bit sound cards were "24-bit" (that is, "not," for those who've forgotten the first Audigy).
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Re: You know, I'm all for saving the planet as much as the next guy...
[Re: DMala]
#252090 - 04/18/11 09:41 AM
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A wired kayboard uses power too. I never read up on it but it's probably not too much less than a wireless one.
So the green part comes from not having to buy (and dispose of) batteries all the time, while also using the Sun's energy instead of paying the electric company that .025 cents a month for the power your wired keyboard uses) Multiply that by hoever many million keyboards are in use in the US alone and it actually does add up to quite a bit.
Why wireless? Less messy. The back of my computer desk is a freaking spiderweb because I've given up on tying and wrapping cables. Speaking of... I think it would be cool if they had a mouse that went with it as well. The solar cells could be placed around the base and it could be a pretty cool look.
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Re: You know, I'm all for saving the planet as much as the next guy...
[Re: URherenow]
#252149 - 04/19/11 04:35 AM
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> So the green part comes from not having to buy (and dispose
> of) batteries all the time
That's what really annoys me about this stuff. They say crap like, "no need for batteries make a big difference for mother Earth" but there IS a battery in there. What is that called... Oh yeah, LYING.
The k750 will not work without the battery installed. The solar panels charge the ML2032, which in turn powers the keyboard.
It's all "look at me I'm saving Mother Earth!" bullshit. You want to save mother earth, rescue a keyboard that someone is throwing away. Oh wait, that's not sexy.
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