3 year battery life gives Logitech keyboard & mouse supremacy

They may not be the most technologically savvy pieces of equipment on a computer, and they certainly are not the most glamorous (considering most hide in the shelter of a drawer or shelf until ready to be used), but the computer mouse and keyboard play an integral part in the total energy consumption of the computer. They are the brawn outside of the brain, and they, like all the other components of a computer, require energy.

Not every make and model of the wireless computer mouse and keyboard, however, can be treated the same when it comes to energy consumption. Some are energy hoarders while others are more apathetic. And still others, like the new Logitech mouse and keyboard, are environmentally designed to conserve as much energy as possible.

According to a Logitech press release, the Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 is "the first keyboard-and-mouse combination to feature up to three years of battery life for both the keyboard and mouse."

The 3 year estimate is based off a 2 million per year keystroke calculation (a realistic average in an office environment). Logitech does fail to mention what type of AA battery guarantees the 3 year life.

Essentially, Logitech has a wireless keyboard and mouse that will run and operate for years without ever having to think about replacing the battery.

The goal: take ordinary energy generators, like AA batteries, and make them extraordinary by improving the technology that transmits the information to the receiver while at the same time, conserving energy when the keyboard and mouse switches between idle mode and active mode.

While some look to improve the battery to make it more eco-friendly, Logitech has invested its time in improving the technology that surrounds the battery.

Additionally, Logitech has given the Wireless Desktop MK710 high end features like an LCD dashboard, Incurve keys, tiny receiver, and hyper-fast scrolling--all for the price of $99.99.

The move acknowledges not that Logitech has the next solid state hard drive, but that in its niche (wireless keyboards and mouse devices), energy consumption is just a click away.