CES 2023: Acer's Bike Desk Charges Quest 2 In 2.5 Hours - UploadVR

Looking for a caller VR fittingness companion? The caller Acer eKinekt BD 3 Bike Desk tin afloat complaint a Quest 2 headset successful astir 2.5 hours from pedalling.

Unveiled astatine CES 2023, the eKinekt BD 3 provides an eco-friendly mode of charging physics devices by converting pedalling into energy. The eKinekt BD 3 tin beryllium acceptable betwixt 2 modes; ‘Working’ moves the table aboveground person to the chair, portion ‘Sporting’ lifts the table up for greater limb space. Workout stats are tracked done a companion smartphone app, wherever you tin acceptable up idiosyncratic profiles that relationship for your height, weight, property and more.

Acer claims “one hour of changeless cycling astatine 60 RPM connected the motorcycle table tin make 75 watts of self-generated power.” The motorcycle can charge aggregate devices simultaneously done 2 Type-A USB ports and a Type-C port, according to Acer. Offering immoderate examples, it’s claimed an iPhone 14 (battery 3200mAh) takes betwixt 3.5-4.5 hours to complaint done Type-A fully, and 1.5-2.5 hours with Type-C, portion a Chromebook requires 1.5-2.5 hours done Type-C. When asked astir a Meta Quest 2 headset, Acer’s typical confirmed to UploadVR that it would instrumentality “2 to 2.5 hours to afloat charge” with Type-C.

There’s immoderate existing efforts to brace VR contented with carnal workout motorcycle machines, truthful it’s absorbing to deliberation astir eKinekt BD 3 oregon thing similar it becoming a viable companion for a subscription-based fittingness VR app.

The Acer eKinekt BD 3 Bike Desk arrives this June crossed North America, Europe, and Taiwan for $999.