Dear readers, we, or more precisely, I, have made a mistake. When I wrote my article about Lenovo's solar and mechanical energy harvesting keeb and mouse combo, I assumed that these devices must somehow gather its mechanical energy charge by the power of typing or the movement of daily use, as this would make some degree of sense. No-one, least of all me, could have predicted that these prototype peripherals harvest energy by using what are essentially integrated fidget spinners.
Oh no, I'm not joking. PCMag UK went hands on with the pairing at CES and it turns out Lenovo's new proof of concept peripherals charge with the power of your nervous energy. See that dial in the top left corner of the keeb? We all assumed it was a volume wheel or media control. Turns out it's actually the way Lenovo's engineers envision you topping up the charge of your device, by spinning it round and round with your finger.
