Logitech

Aug. 22, 2006 — Logitech today unveiled a new game controller with an innovative built-in fan-based cooling system, designed to keep the hands of gamers cool and dry – even during intense competition. The Logitech ChillStream controller for PC is the only new game controller to offer this exclusive, patented technology.

“We’re always evaluating the different kinds of materials and technologies that can help make the gaming experience more comfortable,” said Ruben Mookerjee, Logitech’s director of product marketing for gaming. “But for intense action-games, there is nothing that can substitute for moving air – it’s the best way to keep hands cool and dry. This new controller offers Logitech’s unique ChillStream hand-cooling technology without compromising on the size and design of the controller. And the fan is extremely quiet – you’ll know it’s on only because you can feel the air cooling your hands.” Read more

Aug. 14, 2006--Logitech today unveiled three new audio products that make calling friends and family over the Internet easier -- and more like using a traditional phone.

The Logitech QuickCall USB Speakerphone delivers crystal-clear and echo-free PC calls. The Logitech Cordless Internet Handset offers the familiarity of a traditional phone handset and can be used to make Internet-based calls from anywhere in the home with the push of a button. And the Logitech Cordless Headset for PC and Mobile Phones fits comfortably on one ear, enabling people to enjoy a PC call as they roam freely around the home; it also works as a mobile-phone headset for phones enabled with Bluetooth wireless technology. Read more

Aug. 7, 2006--Logitech today unveiled the latest additions in its growing family of portable peripherals, designed to help people get the most out of their notebook PCs.

The new Logitech Premium Notebook Headset, the Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Pro and Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Deluxe webcams make it easy to participate in Internet phone or video calls. The enhanced webcams now feature Logitech RightLight 2 Technology, which offers superior image quality, even in the harsh lighting people may encounter as they use their notebook PCs in different places. The new Logitech V450 Laser Cordless Mouse for Notebooks offers Logitech's laser-precision tracking technology and alleviates the frustration of trying to navigate complex digital content when using only a touchpad. Read more

July 13, 2006--Logitech today announced a co-marketing agreement with YouTube, Inc., a consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos through a Web experience, that will make it easier for people using Logitech QuickCam webcams to upload their videos to the largest video entertainment site on the Internet. Logitech plans to provide an integrated link to YouTube.com within the next-generation Logitech QuickCam software. In return, YouTube will promote Logitech as its official webcam partner. Read more

May 9, 2006--Today at the Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3), Logitech unveiled its most advanced gaming wheel ever, the Logitech G25 Racing Wheel, enabling people to bring the most lifelike racing experience into the home. But amateurs beware: The limited-edition G25 wheel's uncanny realism could lead to moments of extreme exhilaration and fear.

A member of the company's extreme-performance G-series family of peripherals for PC gamers, the Logitech G25 wheel offers advanced features which, until now, could be found only in specialized or custom-made racing simulators that sometimes cost thousands of dollars to assemble. These features include a six-speed gated shifter and clutch pedal; two high-torque force-feedback motors; an 11-inch wheel; and a full 900 degrees of rotation. The wheel, shifter and pedals are made with premium materials such as stainless steel and leather, delivering the look and feel of parts from a race car cockpit. "We're helping people bring the race car into their home," said Ruben Mookerjee, Logitech's director of product marketing for interactive entertainment. "The G25 wheel will take expert gamers to places they've never been. It will make people forget they are in front of their PC, and it will put them in the pole position at Indianapolis, Monza or Brands Hatch race tracks." Read more

May 9, 2006--Today at the Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3), Logitech announced that it has extended its award-winning family of G-series peripherals to offer high-performance gaming features to a broader range of gamers. The Logitech G3 Laser Mouse offers Logitech's gaming-grade, extreme-performance mouse engine in a compact, ambidextrous design, and is priced more affordably than the company's higher-end Logitech G5 and Logitech G7 gaming mice. The Logitech G11 keyboard is offered without the built-in display of the acclaimed Logitech G15 keyboard, but with all the other gaming features, including 18 fully programmable keys that make it easy for gamers to replace complex button sequences with custom one-touch commands, and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that provide backlighting for translucent characters on the keys. Read more

Approximately 10% of the world’s population is left-handed, but the options for tools for the left-handed are surprisingly limited. Even everyday products are hard to find. Adapting to right-handed products has always been a challenge—but now, left-handed PC users don’t have to. Logitech has just introduced the MX 610 Left-Hand Laser Cordless Mouse. Read more

March 8, 2006--Today at a CeBIT press conference, Logitech kicked off the European celebration of the company's 25th anniversary, with Logitech executives highlighting the key consumer trends that are driving the company's growth -- the pervasiveness of broadband Internet, the increasing use of the Internet for voice and video communications, the popularity of digital audio, and the growing need for easier control over home-entertainment systems.

Feb. 23, 2006 — Logitech and Adobe Systems today announced the results of a collaboration to provide creative professionals and design enthusiasts new levels of control when using Adobe Creative Suite 2 (CS2) and standalone CS2 applications: the NuLOOQ Professional Series. The new Logitech product line comprises the NuLOOQ navigator, an innovative device used in conjunction with a mouse and a keyboard to manipulate images and documents, and the NuLOOQ tooldial, customizable on-demand interface software that provides quick access to design tools. Both are designed for use with the Mac versions of Adobe Creative Suite 2, Adobe Illustrator CS2, Adobe InDesign CS2, and Adobe Photoshop CS2.

Jan. 3, 2006--At the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show, Logitech will showcase its seven recent CES Innovations award-winners and the latest in the company's comprehensive product portfolio of innovative personal peripherals for the digital lifestyle. Among the featured products at Logitech's booth (No. 35513, South Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center) will be the extreme-performance Logitech G5 Laser Mouse, which won the prestigious Best of CES Innovations award in the Computer Components category, and the Harmony 890 Advanced Universal Remote Control, which uses both infrared (IR) and radio frequency (RF) signals to control the most advanced home-theater setups. Logitech will also unveil new wireless mobile stereo headsets that allow people to both listen to digital stereo music and conduct phone calls on the next-generation of mobile music phones.