Razer’s new mousepad wirelessly charges mice with a Logitech-style puck

The HyperFlux V2 is cheaper than Razer’s original, but doesn’t travel bundled with a wireless mouse. | Image: Razer

Razer has announced a caller mentation of its HyperFlux rodent pad, which archetypal launched successful 2018. The caller HyperFlux V2 carries guardant the same wireless charging functionality arsenic the original, but alternatively of lone being compatible with a azygous circumstantial mouse, it works with respective models successful Razer’s existent lineup, charging their batteries continuously utilizing an included adapter.

The HyperFlux V2 Wireless Charging System comes successful 2 versions for $119.99. One with a hard aboveground that’s disposable now, and 1 with a softer cloth surface, which is expected to motorboat aboriginal this year. The archetypal Razer HyperFlux was sold arsenic portion of a $249.99 bundle that included the Mamba HyperFlux mouse. The V2 exemplary doesn’t travel with a mouse, but is compatible with the Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K, Basilisk V3 Pro, Cobra Pro, and Naga V2 Pro mice, which scope successful terms from $129.99 to $179.99.

The Mamba HyperFlux rodent that worked with the archetypal mentation of the HyperFlux pad featured a ace capacitor wrong that retained powerfulness for astir 5 to 10 seconds erstwhile it was lifted disconnected the pad. That was capable clip to let you to reposition the rodent without it dying, but to usage it anyplace other required a USB cable.

The caller HyperFlux V2 alternatively uses a puck inserted into the bottommost of the supported rodent models that charges their batteries wirelessly portion they’re connected the pad. An LED indicator astatine the apical of the pad indicates the battery’s complaint level by changing colors.

Like the archetypal version, the caller HyperFlux V2 rodent pad besides serves arsenic a receiver, allowing Razer’s mice and keyboards to wirelessly link to a PC (through the pad, which connects to a machine implicit USB) utilizing its proprietary HyperSpeed exertion that’s faster and much reliable than Bluetooth. The rodent pad is besides compatible with Razer’s wireless keyboards, including the BlackWidow V3 Pro and DeathStalker V2 Pro, but it can’t complaint them wirelessly.

The functionality of the HyperFlux V2 Wireless Charging System appears akin to Logitech’s patented Powerplay Wireless Charging System. The Verge has reached retired to Logitech for remark and to Razer to clarify if its caller wirelessly charging rodent pad is utilizing a antithetic attack than the Powerplay system. We volition update this communicative if they respond.