Genius DX-ECO Wireless Mouse Requires No Batteries [Genius' New Wireless Mouse Has Built-In Capacitor To Recharge Between Uses, No More Replacing Batteries]

Posted on TFTS by Steve Anderson on Wednesday, 18. January 2012 under: Computers & Computing, Mice/Trackballs

I’ll kick this one off with a bit of due disclosure: I use both a wireless mouse and a wireless keyboard, and frankly, I love them. But I hate having to either replace or recharge–if you use rechargeable batteries–the batteries on them every few months or so. But the folks out at Genius dropped me a line about a product they may be ready to replace your wireless mouse of choice with, specifically, the DX-ECO.

We haven’t heard much out of Genius lately–it was back last August, in fact–but it turns out it was worth the wait. See, their new DX-ECO wireless mouse contains a small gold capacitor that can be recharged up to 100,000 times according to Genius’s press releases, such that when your mouse loses power, you can just recharge the mouse itself via a USB connection and included microUSB charging cable. Better yet, the charge only takes minutes to go from dead to fully charged, so you won’t have to stop operating for long.

But that’s not all the mouse offers; the DX-ECO also offers up their BlueEye sensor technology that allows for smooth operation on most any surface you care to name, and they specifically named not only dusted glass but thick carpet as well, plus extra buttons, a scroll wheel, and DPI adjustable from 800 to 1600 with the press of a button. It works on items fully 15 meters–roughly 45 feet for those of you who favor the imperial–away, and comes with a USB pico receiver that can be stored inside the DX-ECO for travel.

Sure, it’s a little on the pricey side at $39.99, but when you consider the savings in batteries, this sucker should pay for itself in a couple years and then start saving you some serious coin.

Personally, I’ve been waiting for something like this for some time now. Why on earth not have a mouse and keyboard and the like that are wireless but recharge via USB cable? We’ve seen some attempts at this before with the Magic Trackpad, but this was strictly an Apple concept and didn’t get very far. Seeing it branch out into PC peripherals is a welcome treat indeed.

But what do you guys think? Does $40 sound too much for a mouse that can recharge and run without batteries? Or would you rather feed a much cheaper mouse with AAs? No matter what your take on this, we definitely want to hear from you, so hit the comments section below and tell us what’s on your mind!