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Can you charge your TV remote via Wi-Fi?

Answer: You can if it’s one of Samsung’s new remotes.

A hand holding up a remote control in the foreground pointing towards a television blurred in the background.
No need to hunt for spare batteries at the last minute so you can watch your TV shows — Samsung has a new remote that will never run out of power, so long as your Wi-Fi router is working.

Here’s how it works. The SolarCell Remote constantly sips energy from the RF signals emitted from your router on the 2.4GHz band. It works from up to 40 meters away and is the first time that this technique has been used in consumer electronics. It’s an upgrade to the solar-powered remote that Samsung first debuted last year at CES, so now there should be no excuse for it to run out of power.

“Whether it’s a bright and sunny day or the middle of the night, the battery stays fully charged by collecting routers’ radio waves and converting them to energy,” Samsung said.
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