Subj : Your next Google TV device could come with a remote powered by in
To   : All
From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Nov 20 2025 14:15:09

Your next Google TV device could come with a remote powered by indoor light  
and I'm definitely a fan

Date:
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:58:33 +0000

Description:
Ohsung Electronics and Epishine have partnered up to bring us a Google TV 
remote that doesn't need a battery.

FULL STORY
======================================================================A new 
reference remote for Google TV has appeared It's the work of Ohsung 
Electronics and Epishine The remote is powered completely from indoor light 

Besides televisions with Google TV built in, we're seeing a growing number of 
Google TV devices appear, both from Google and third parties  and now one of 
Google's partners has made a Google TV remote that gets its power from indoor 
light. 

This comes from Ohsung Electronics in South Korea (via 9to5Google ), and it's 
what's called a reference device: something that you can't go out and buy 
yet, but which may well inform the design and features of future products. 

 According to Swedish company Epishine , which supplied the solar cell, the 
remote "never runs out of power" thanks to the indoor solar tech  assuming, 
presumably, that you're not watching movies and shows in the dark all the 
time. 

There are solar cells on either side of the remote to capture whatever light 
is available, which means the device is still getting power even when it's 
lying face down flat. There's actually no battery inside  the remote works 
solely from indoor light. Good for users and the environment The remote 
design could be adopted by other manufacturers (Image credit: Epishine) 

The way that the Google TV remotes of today are powered depends on the 
device, but both the Google TV Streamer and the older Chromecast with Google 
TV have batteries inside the remotes that need to be replaced every so often. 

That can lead to a frustrating hunt through drawers and cupboards for spare 
batteries if your remote dies mid-watch  though, pro tip, you can also 
control Google TV devices using the Google TV app for Android or iOS . 

A remote like this would do away with that frustration, and of course it's 
also much better for the environment, as you don't have any used batteries to 
dispose of. Epishine says these remotes can be lighter and cheaper as well. 

In fact, there's nothing bad to say about this idea, and I'm all for it  so 
let's hope we start seeing remotes like this appearing sooner rather than 
later. Eventually, you might even be able to buy it separately from your 
streaming device of choice. 

 Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our 
expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the 
Follow button! 

 And of course you can also follow TechRadar on TikTok for news, reviews, 
unboxings in video form, and get regular updates from us on WhatsApp too.



======================================================================
Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/televisions/streaming-devices/your-next-google-tv-de
vice-could-come-with-a-remote-powered-by-indoor-light-and-im-definitely-a-fan


--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100)

.