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Logitech Squeezebox Boom all-in-one network music player

If you are one who wishes to be ahead of the game in your music system and home and want impress your friends with the latest technology, then put the Logitech Squeezebox Boom all-in-one network music player on your list of “I want one of those”. This cute little system has an integrated amplifier, speakers and is said to be very easy to set up.

Logitech have designed this system so you can listen to your digital music in any room in your house, this can be done without the need to attached external speakers, you just need to plug the network music player into a power outlet, then, just use your existing home network, you can then listen to music from the internet radio stations, computer as well as subscribing to services such as Sirius, Pandora, Slaker, Last.FM and Rhapsody.

Vice president and general manager of Logitech’s Streaming media business unit, Robin Selden said that “The squeezebox Boom is the first player in its class to deliver -quality audio in a compact, all-in-one design”.

This nifty little network music player offers an integrated, all-digital 30-watt class D amplifier accompanied by two ¾-inch, long-throw woofers, high-power and high-definition.

The Logitech Squeezebox Boom all-in-one network music player remote control, headphone jack plus it has six presents and can be set as an alarm clock.

This Squeezebox Boom is said to be available in the Europe and the United States at the beginning of September, and it’s suggested it will set you back around £199 or $299.99 which we think is really reasonable for such a fabulous system.

Source: pocket-lint

Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro: Includes MX1100 Mouse

Logitech is now offering you its highest level of comfort with the introduction of the Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro keyboard-and-mouse combination. The second-generation Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro combines the field- and laboratory-tested comfort of the Logitech Wave Keyboard with the exceptionally comfortable, rechargeable Logitech MX 1100 Cordless Laser Mouse. If you’re looking to upgrade your mouse only, a battery-powered version of the MX1100 mouse will be sold separately Read more

Logitech V550 Nano: clip and go mouse

Many people prefer a mouse to a touchpad but often leave the mouse behind when moving from room to room. Logitech is about to change all that with the introduction of the Logitech® V550 Nano cordless laser mouse for notebooks, featuring the Clip-and-Go dock. The unobtrusive dock lets you conveniently clip the V550 mouse to your laptop – and go Read more

Logitech Rechargeable diNovo Edge Keyboard, Mac Edition

Logitech today announced the perfect keyboard to complement your Mac computer. The Logitech diNovo Edge, Mac Edition is the newest addition to Logitech’s line of award-winning diNovo keyboards and the first diNovo keyboard specially designed for the Mac.

“We’re truly delighted to offer discerning Mac enthusiasts our highest quality in keyboard design and performance,” said Denis Pavillard, vice president of product marketing for Logitech’s keyboards and desktops Read more

Finally a Logitech diNovo Edge Mac Version

There is no denying that one of the sexiest Bluetooth keyboards has to be the Logitech diNovo Edge. This however has only been available for Windows users that is until now. There is now a Mac version.

Now Mac users will be able to get their hands on this keyboard that has a smooth circular-scrolling track pad, with its orange-backlit keys along with its slick dock / charging cradle.

There is nothing new on the Mac version of the Logitech diNovo Edge, although the price is now a little lower, but $159 is still a lot to pay.

I have always had one problem with this keyboard though, the Caps Lock key. Logitech go through all the trouble of designing the diNovo to look as sleek as possible and then they go make a mistake like this.

With standard keyboards you have a gap between the Caps Lock and the A; this stops you from accidental presses. On the Logitech diNovo Edge there is no such gap, so you might put the Caps Lock on by mistake.

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Logitech Driving Force Wireless Racing Wheel for PlayStation 3

No need to rearrange your living room – now you can add force feedback realism to your driving-game experience in seconds. Logitech (SWX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI), a world leader in force feedback technology, today announced the one-piece Logitech® Driving Force Wireless™ force feedback racing wheel for PLAYSTATION®3. Quick to set up and easy to store, Logitech’s one-piece design includes an expandable lap rest so you don’t need to mount your wheel to a table. You can conveniently experience the exceptional realism of force feedback driving anywhere you want – on the couch, the arm chair or the floor. Read more

Logitech Pandora Internet Radio: Free for Squeezebox Owners

Today, Logitech (SWX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) and Pandora®, the most popular Internet radio service in the United States, announced that Pandora is now free of charge for owners of Logitech® Squeezebox™ Duet, Logitech® Squeezebox™ and Logitech® Transporter® network music players. Logitech is the first network music player manufacturer to offer Pandora at no extra charge. In the fall this platform will be supported by advertising, providing the opportunity for marketers to reach a discriminating and influential consumer. Read more

Nintendo DS Lite: New Logitech PlayGear Pocket Lite Case

Whether you’re gaming with your Nintendo DS Lite at home or on the go, the new Logitech PlayGear Pocket Lite hard case offers superior protection while you’re in transit and while you play.

With its polycarbonate construction, the PlayGear Pocket Lite case will protect your DS Lite with a shell of armor while the play-in-case design provides access to your DS Lite controls and connections. The case also allows you to carry and protect up to four DS Lite games.

Add your own personal style to the case by creating custom skins – simply use the included template to trace around your favorite artwork, and then cut and insert inside the translucent exterior case.

The Logitech PlayGear Pocket Lite hard case (MSRP $19.99 U.S.) is expected to be available in the U.S. and Europe beginning in August.

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Logitech International will ask shareholders to elect Richard Laube

Logitech International (SWX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) today announced that its board of directors will ask shareholders to approve the election of Richard Laube, executive vice president of Nestlé S.A. and chief executive officer of Nestlé Nutrition, at the company’s annual general meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland on Sept. 10, 2008.

At the meeting, Logitech shareholders will also be asked to re-elect Matthew Bousquette, chairman of Enesco LLC, and to elect Gerald P. Quindlen, Logitech president and chief executive officer Read more

Hands on with Logitech Quickcam Vision Pro

This is the Logitech Quickcam Vision Pro and it’s the companies’ latest webcam that is said to be “Apple Mac ready with ease”, although it will work with almost any OS.

There are some nice features about the Quickcam Vision Pro that include a 6 foot USB cable for that extra distance, a Universal monitor clip, an Integrated microphone, RightLight 2 technology that will adjust intelligently, HD video resolution, a premium autofocus and Carl Zeiss optics.

ASE Labs have given the Logitech Quickcam Vision Pro a hands-on review and in their conclusion they said:

What can I say? I love the Quickcam Vision Pro. It uses a proper standard so all operating systems support it out of the box and has great clarity and resolution to boot.

The fact that the unit auto focuses is one of those features that makes you wonder why it isn’t done all the time. The Logitech Quickcam Vision Pro retails for $130 and it is great purchase if you’re looking for a webcam. I highly recommend it.

Read the full review on ASE Labs, watch the video review below or view other webcam news.

A close look at the Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote

How many times have you picked your remote up to find that you have the wrong one in your hand, well the answer is an All-In-One Remote but boy some of them look ugly and do not offer the full controls needed for your many devices. Well that is until now as Logitech has the cool and slick looking Harmony One Universal Remote which can control many devices from DVD’s, TV’s, Blu-Ray Players as well as PC’s and games consoles, such as an Xbox 360 and a Sony PS3.

Tweaktown decide to test the Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote just to put the device through its paces, just to see how well it performs, here is their final thought on the product “We tested the defaulted macro settings next, and we found that they worked extremely well. They did exactly as expected; turning on the TV, changing channels, selecting different AV modes and working the Xbox 360. We even found we were able to control the Air Conditioning unit as well, so that if you wanted a single button to press in the morning to turn the TV on to CNN and the Air Conditioner to cool the room, you could (if we had some remote control blinds I’m sure it would have done them too).

After playing around with all the defaults and making sure the remote worked as it should with each piece of equipment, we started to mess around and create our own macros and start to use Windows MCE and the Xbox 360 interface.

Custom macros were no problem at all; it was fairly easy to set up the macros to do almost anything we could think of. The only problem we encountered was with our Air Conditioner unit which we are sure was due to the fact that the remote attempts to send all the signals, one after the other, and the air-con unit did not seem to recognise when it was receiving its command stringed with a bunch of others. You can offset this by adding delay to the commands to allow for a pause of up to a few seconds before the remote sends the command to the device. This still seemed not to work however, and we could not tell if it was our doing or a fault of the software in the remote control.

Working through Windows MCE on the other hand was an easy task as a lot of the hard buttons on the remote are setup for navigation, making it a complete doddle. Similarly for the Xbox 360 navigation; easy as pie! (Though I cannot see anyone playing any games with it any time soon.)

My last serious gripe about the remote is that there is a slight delay between pressing a button and the command registering on the piece of home theater equipment. Case in point: the volume control. Sometimes I wondered for a second if I had pressed the button, but then if I pressed it again the volume shot up louder than I was expecting. I’m not sure why it takes so long for a command to be sent/recognized, but it would be nice if Logitech could find a way to speed this up in their software (hint hint).”

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Hands On: Logitech MX Air Cordless Mouse: evolution in technology

Logitech as we know always seems to be at the forefront in mouse design technology, speaking from a personal experience it seems that no one comes close to their mouse designs. Tweaktown realize this which is why they have decided to do a hands on review of the new Logitech MX Air Cordless Mouse, which is being described as an evolution.

When you first take the Logitech MX Air Cordless Mouse from the box you know that you have purchased something special, and the black glossy finish mixed with hints of silver gives it a sexy sleek look. As you know when Logitech launch a new mouse you know that there will be a host of improvements over their previous model and the MX Air Cordless Mouse will no disappoint.

As our computers are a complete home entertainment system it seemed natural for Logitech to add a quick launch system for Windows Media Player or Media Center, all you need to do is give the mouse a quick shake, ingenious.

Tweaktown’s final thought on the Logitech MX Air Cordless Mouse are “As expected, this is a mouse with a lot to live up to. Logitech has a history of pumping out products that people buy en-mass, and the MX Air is another one that will be finding its way into living rooms thanks to the popularity of HTPCs.

Speaking of home theatres, this mouse has a few more surprises in store for us, such as the ability to open Windows Media Player or Media Center by shaking the mouse (also available is a customisable menu allowing you to add any files/folders/programs you want) or adjusting the volume by holding the Volume and moving the mouse side to side.

The only final gripe I have about the mouse is that it dims its on-board lights after several seconds, indicating that it has entered sleep mode to save power. While this is a really great power saving feature for a wireless mouse, its drawback comes when you disturb the rodent from its slumber; it takes almost a second to register movement on the screen. This can be annoying when it occurs repeatedly, like right now while I’m typing and editing this review.

There is one thing that will hold the mouse back from flying off the shelves in my opinion, and that is the price. Logitech has put this mouse in their luxury range, and with a suitable luxury price tag; a tad too rich from most people’s tastes, I can believe.

However, looking at the components present I think the price is justified to a degree; we have a pair of RF transceivers capable of up to 30m range, 3-axis accelerometers, lithium ion battery to save weight and add battery life, and finally the laser tracking module for the precision desk work. Combined with a sexy design and solid software/firmware, it’s easy to imagine how the cost adds up pretty fast.

The good points however far outweigh the bad here; this mouse is amazing once you get it house trained! - I’m always using it now on the sofa when I’m watching movies because it’s just so much fun to use every time I pick it up. If you have the money, or don’t have the money because you just built a HTPC, take a loan or borrow it from your friends, because this rodent is the perfect accessory to complete that sweet living room setup”

For a full review on the Logitech MX Air Cordless Mouse just visit: Tweaktown

Gran Turismo 5 Logitech Driving Force Wheel for Sony PS3

If you, like so many others have not yet purchased a Sony PS3, the much anticipated release of Gran Turismo 5 will be enough to make you rush to your local store to get your hands on one. It seems as if Read more

Logitech MX Revolution mouse on FCC showing it has Bluetooth

Now if you are like me computer peripherals with Bluetooth technology is a must, many of you may have been waiting for ages and so much so you have not bought yourself a mouse in Read more