A CORKY Kinetic Mouse Concept
One of stuff that may have some eco-friendly shortcomings would be the one you are holding on to right now… your PC Mouse. Take a look at it and for sure you will agree that it is made of plastic, surely not recycled. But while we are at it, the idea of making use of alternative materials such as wood (something that has already been seen around the web) and now cork would certainly be something different. And that is just one part of it!
A finalist in the Greener Gadgets Design Competition, it has an element within the body to harvest energy from movement, a similar setup is fitted to the scroll wheel and a piezoelectric element stores energy from each click of the left and right buttons. The outer shell is made from waterproofed recycled cork and all the plastics are from recycled stock too. Regional material sourcing and assembly and end of life recycling add more green points to its credentials.
(Source) Gizmag
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