Piezoelectric elements inside its recycled cork shell harvest energy from its movements, its clicks and its scroll wheel. The electricity produced is used to power a wireless link to the computer.
(Image: Greener Gadgets/Adele Peters)
Saturday 10 April 2010
Corky the eco-mouse
Piezoelectric elements inside its recycled cork shell harvest energy from its movements, its clicks and its scroll wheel. The electricity produced is used to power a wireless link to the computer.
(Image: Greener Gadgets/Adele Peters)
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We used to have cork tiles in our kitchen (I know, rank) and ever since then I have slightly detested the material, but this mouse looks pretty good to me. Apparently Piezoelectric elements have been around for over a century now and like a lot of our advances were fully tested and applied during a World War.
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