AUO shows off 14-inch laptop with solar-powered touch keyboard

Posted on Thursday, November 04 2010 @ 12:40 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

AU Optronics (AUO) presented a 14" solar-powered touch keyboard notebook solution. The product is equipped with a 2.1mm thin solar module but it's more of a gimmick as it's only powerful enough to take care of about 20 percent of the laptop's energy requirements.

The thickness of the solar module used in the solution is reduced to 2.1mm. The solar module is built within the notebook's cover and keyboard panel to absorb both sunlight and electric light, and lowered the use of electric power by 20%.

The specially designed transparent touch keyboard enables users to readily move about their fingers and control the images for the enjoyment of trendy technology, the company said.

Source: DigiTimes

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