Satechi’s new Slim EX keyboards have a replaceable battery

Satechi is launching a brand new pair of wi-fi keyboards with a chargeable battery designed for simple substitute. Regardless of their ultrathin profiles, the compact Slim EX1 and full-size Slim EX3 each stow the detachable battery in a compartment on their undersides.

A wi-fi keyboard with an simply replaceable and rechargeable battery is difficult to come back by, particularly one as skinny because the Slim EX1 and Slim EX3. Satechi says you may entry the lithium battery by eradicating the Phillips head screw on the battery compartment on the again of the gadget after which sliding off the entry door. Lithium batteries don’t final perpetually, and this design change ought to make the keyboard’s battery pack easy to swap out when it degrades down the street.

Along with this enchancment, each units routinely remap keys to be used on Mac or Home windows and also can hook up with as much as 4 units, together with these working on Android or iPadOS.

The 2 keyboards include quiet scissor-switch keys, cost by way of USB-C, and supply as much as 5 weeks of battery life. Satechi’s Slim EX3 Wi-fi Keyboard, which comes with a numeric keypad and navigation keys, prices $69.99, whereas the smaller Slim EX1 prices $49.99. Satechi can also be launching a Slim EX Wi-fi Mouse with a replaceable battery for $29.99. Satechi says the battery on these units shall be coated underneath guarantee, including that clients can contact the corporate for a substitute.

The Slim EX keyboards and mouse are available in black or silver. They’re accessible for buy right this moment on Satechi’s web site and by way of Amazon.