Abstract: In order to reduce carbon emissions, Samsung Electronics is upgrading new products in 2022 and improving the solar-powered environmental remote control launched in 2021. In addition to retaining solar charging, the latest remote control , eco remote " , also collects energy via home Wi-Fi or other radio waves.
To reduce carbon emissions, Samsung Electronics is upgrading its new 2022 products and improving the solar-powered eco-friendly remote control launched in 2021. In addition to retaining solar charging, the latest remote control , eco remote " , also collects energy via home Wi-Fi or other radio waves.
According to reports, Samsung's new remote control adds an RF harvesting function, allowing the remote control to collect electromagnetic energy from Wi-Fi or other radio waves and convert it to DC power for charging. Although the technology is quite mature, many electrical appliances are not adopted, because this type of technology is mainly suitable for low-power equipment, and remote controls belong to this type of equipment. In addition to RF acquisition, the "Eco Remote" can also be charged in outdoor and indoor light or via USB-C.
Samsung said the new eco-friendly remote control aims to abandon AAA batteries. Samsung estimates that switching to the new remote control could reduce 99 million waste batteries over seven years. Samsung also continues to study ways to charge the battery itself, such as shaking the remote control to generate kinetic energy, and using the vibration energy of the microphone to receive sound.
Editor: Xin ZhiXun - Lin Zi
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