Finally. The battery-free wireless solution we've been... not really demanding, but sort of half-hoping might arrive, has arrived.
Instead of worrying about docking stations, battery chargers and the like to keep your desk/workstation/lap wire free, Buffalo's BSKBW01SB has a small solar panel above its numeric keypad for capturing electric out of the sky. Swivel it so it points at the nearest window, and you're hopefully all set for free typing via the 2.4GHz wireless spectrum.
Only it's not that free - freedom from batteries requires the spending of around $120 on the thing first. Plus there's an AAA battery slot on it as well, which makes us worry that it's not going to work particularly well in a damp British basement flat for the months between September and May.
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OpenMoko, a Taiwan-based device manufacturer, is celebrating Independence Day by freeing smart phone users from the shackles of proprietary devices with its touch-screen Neo FreeRunner, an open source Linux handset to rival the coveted Apple iPhone.
Except that nobody cares, you freetard. Do you guys still not get it?
*sigh*