Bluetooth Keyboards With a 10-Year Charge Promised 270
angry tapir writes "Broadcom is working on a Bluetooth chipset that will give wireless keyboards a battery life of up to 10 years. If they had a battery life of as long as 10 years, that Bluetooth-based accessories could potentially never need new batteries, the chip maker said. A set of two AA batteries would be enough to power a keyboard using the BCM20730 Bluetooth chip to connect with a computer for its entire lifetime, Broadcom said."
Ha! (Score:5, Funny)
Now tell me we're gonna have flying cars 'within the next 15-30 years'.
Re:Ha! (Score:3, Funny)
We're gonna have flying cars 'within the next 15-30 years'
Aww shucks (Score:5, Funny)
I just built a kernel specifically without the bluetooth modules in an attempt to save power on my laptop. Damn you progress.
Re:doubt it (Score:5, Funny)
Couple the keyboard with a battery charger (powered by its own batteries)
Just as long... (Score:5, Funny)
Just as long as you don't leave the capslock LED on.
Re:Battery Shelf Life? (Score:5, Funny)
IBM Model M, a keyboard that you can use to kill a man, then use to type his obituary.
Re:Sounds good to me. (Score:5, Funny)
Schrodingers Keyboard. If you don't press a key for 10 years the keyboard is both alive and dead.