"The G32 is a Google TV reference remote built by Ohsung Electronics and powered by Swedish startup Epishine's indoor solar cells. This isn't a one-off concept, but a template TV makers can adopt for their own Google TV devices. The goal is a self-charging, maintenance-free remote that never needs disposable batteries and quietly reduces waste in the background while sitting on your coffee table between Netflix binges."
"Epishine's technology is tuned specifically for indoor conditions. Thin, flexible, bifacial solar cells made from organic materials are printed at industrial scale and designed to harvest the light already in your living room from lamps and windows. They turn it into a slow, steady trickle of power rather than relying on bright sunshine. Because they are bifacial, they capture light from both sides, no matter how the remote is resting on the couch."
"This changes the remote's design in subtle but meaningful ways. There is no battery door on the back, no need to stock AAAs, and no reason to open the shell once it leaves the factory. The solar window at the bottom of the front face is integrated like a dark glass panel, keeping the silhouette clean. As long as you use the remote in a reasonably lit room, it quietly tops itself up and stays ready."
The G32 is a Google TV reference remote built by Ohsung Electronics that uses Epishine's indoor solar cells to run without disposable batteries. The remote serves as a template for TV makers to adopt a self-charging, maintenance-free controller that reduces battery waste while sitting on a coffee table. Epishine's thin, flexible, bifacial organic solar cells are printed at industrial scale and harvest indoor light from lamps and windows, generating a slow, steady trickle of power. The bifacial design captures light from both sides regardless of how the remote rests. The remote retains Google TV layout while integrating a dark glass solar window and eliminating a battery door.
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