IR extenders – which can be used to remotely-control A/V components tucked inside closed-up equipment racks or in other rooms – aren’t new, but Logitech probably have the brand-name recognition (and bricks-and-mortar shelf space) to soon dominate the market. The Logitech Harmony IR Extender System works with your existing remotes, and comes with a compact IR receiver and an IR blaster with various tethered mini-blasters.
Logitech have announced their latest QWERTY ‘board, the Logitech Gaming Keyboard G110, complete with custom key backlighting and an integrated USB soundcard for directly connecting a headset and microphone. The Gaming Keyboard G110 has both blue and red LEDs, which can also be mixed together for purple shades, as well as a cluster of gaming shortcuts and macro buttons.
Logitech has announced a new notebook kit called the MK605 that bundles three things that most notebook users will want into one kit. The kit is timed well too since there are probably many notebook users out there with their eyes on October 22 ready to run out and buy a new notebook computer.
Fans of the rock band queen who are also looking for a new streaming music player will want to check out the new Logitehc Squeezebox Radio that we talked about early this month. Logitech has announced that buyers of the device will get early access to the new Queen Absolute Greatest Hits album before it can be purchased in stores.
One of the good things about working from home is that you can work on the couch in your underwear if that is what you want to do. The downside is that working with your laptop actually in your lap can be uncomfortable. Logitech has a new Lapdesk called the N315 that may make working from your couch more comfortable.
Logitech have unwrapped their latest wireless music controllers, joining up the dots on a range which now serves PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. The new Logitech Wireless Drum Controller and Guitar Controller for Nintendo Wii, and Wireless Drum Controller for Xbox 360, are each intended to be used with Guitar Hero.
Did’t I just finish writing a week in review? That time again already? Ok, so here we go! Asus’ Eee netbook roadmap leaked this week showing us some of the new machines Asus has up its sleeves and tipping us off on the netbooks already on the market that will be going extinct soon. SanDisk got all official and stuff with a new low-end MP3 player called the Sansa Clip+. The thing gains a microSD card slot to accommodate that big bag of fail known as slotMusic.
I have been using and reviewing Logitech Harmony remotes for years and so far, I have found them to be some of the best universal remotes on the market. The only real downside to most of the Harmony remotes is that they are expensive devices.
Logitech have finally officially announced the Squeezebox Touch, first tipped back in June, along with the Squeezebox Radio, a new portable media streamer with a full-color display. Both link into the company’s Squeezebox streaming music system, as well as offering support for internet-based services such as Pandora.
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One of the cool technologies that is available now and just hasn’t really caught on is video calling. You can place video calls from your computer today using a webcam, but most users still prefer to just text or IM.
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