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Posts: 226 | Thanked: 47 times | Joined on Jan 2008 @ Poland / Bialystok
#7
The right term is "power harvesting".
Unfortunately rf-collection is very inefficient.
Buttons - just forget it since You'd have to make Your keys harder than usuall and let's face it - browsing the web equals very low keyboard usage.
The most efficient way theese days is thermal harvesting - it can power a watch for example - but it requires carrying device "on skin" with top not covered - to achieve maximum temperature difference.
The easiest solution is solar panel on the back.
Unfortunately it's quite rare in production devices - I don't know why (I use solar powered FM radio and it works ok).