The product adds to a series of Logitech solar products that include the K750 wireless solar keyboard that was launched last autumn and the Solar Keyboard Folio for the iPad. The eco-friendly keyboard is available from June in America and Europe at a suggested in-store price of $79.99 (£51). Logitech's new K760 solar keyboard is wireless, has Bluetooth and is compatible with Mac computers, iPhones and iPads. Really Logitech? Still, it's a step up considering the K750 has no caps lock light at all.Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K760 (Photo: Business Wire)Ī new solar-powered keyboard has been released for Apple products. I've lost count how many times I continued to type completely forgetting the caps lock is still on, but the light is actually turned off. But perhaps the most ridiculous battery saving feature is the fact that the green LED light that turns on when pressing the caps lock button turns off after just three seconds leaving you at a confusing stance as to whether or not you have the caps lock activated or not. It goes to sleep after only an hour of inactivity, and needs a few seconds to connect when brought back from sleep mode.

Of course this isn't anything new, there are other keyboards with the same type of noisy keys, so if that bothers you this isn't the right keyboard for you.Īnd if that wasn't annoying enough, the K760's battery saving mode is completely unnecessary considering it runs off of light very easily with rechargeable batteries as a backup. Just lightly tapping on the keys makes an annoying sound as if they were assembled to pop out any second. In fact they're so noisy you might think this is a mechanical keyboard. The keys rattle quite a bit and aren't at all as silent as Logitech described them to be, nor do they feel as good to type on as the K750.

But there is a downside to the new springy key layout. The keys are very springy and tactile, more so than the Apple Wireless Keyboard and the K750 combined. Typing on the K760 feels pretty great and undeniably comfortable. There are no back and forward skip buttons, but there is a play/pause button along with all the familiar brightness, volume, eject/keyboard-hide, Mission Control and Launchpad/Home Button buttons to complete the Mac and iOS keyboard layout. Besides the sparkling, shiny silver finish surrounding the white chiclet style keys, the K760 will disappoint you if you like controlling your music playback with your keyboard.

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