The technology is pretty cool.
What Is a Self-Charging Remote?
It’s essentially a remote with technology that allows it to maintain a charge without traditional charging methods.
The first self-charging remotes appeared on the market in 2021.
We should only see more in the future.
However, these aren’t thesolar panelsyou’re used to.
Samsung
Ambient Photonicsis a manufacturer of solar cells used in some self-charging remotes.
As the company name implies, these cells are able to harvest low light for energy.
They can gather enough light from just being in a room with some ambient light.
Exeger
Notice I didn’t specify which kind of light.
In other words, you don’t need to put the remote in a window to charge up.
That’s pretty amazing.
But wait, there’s more.
It actually “collects” 2.4GHz radio waves from yourWi-Fi router.
In the case of the Samsung remote, it uses both forms of self-charging technology.
However, more devices are on the horizon.
AtCES 2023, TW Electronics andExeger announced a remotethat works withGoogle TV.
It’s clear that this technology is going to be something we see more often.
Is it a big deal to charge your remote or replace the batteries a couple of times per year?
Not really, but why wouldn’t you use completely free energy to do it if you could?
