Logitech have announced availability for their Harmony Adapter for the PS3, the adapter which links the company’s Harmony universal remotes with the Sony console. Priced at $59.99, the Harmony Adapter will be available “in the next few weeks” in North America, together with a European launch in July and an imminent arrival in Australia.
Update: It’s available to order at Amazon
Logitech announced a new set of high-end earbuds today called the Ultimate Ears 700 and this set really does stand out from the pack. And though you will pay the price for these buds, it might just be worth it for high quality sound and comfort.
If you’ve always wished you could use your Logitech Harmony remote for just about everything, your wish might just come true. Or close to it, anyway. Logitech just announced this weekend that they have an adapter in the works that allows the Harmony remote to control the PS3.
I’m all for added laptop gadgets, and there’s probably none so useful as the cooling pad. Logitech is known for making pretty good accessories, so my interest was piqued when I learned the company released their Cooling Pad N100 today.
The Logitech G19 LCD Gaming Keyboard has gone up for pre-order on Amazon, promising macros, switchable key backlighting and a 320 x 240 mini-display. A panel of twelve programmable macro keys – each storing three macros – runs down the left-hand side, and there’s a real-time macro recording button to quickly add keypresses.
Logitech’s Harmony 1100 universal remote has finally gone on sale at Newegg, offering a 3.5-inch touchscreen, both infrared and RF capabilities, customizable icons, layouts and macros, and the ability to set it all up via a PC. The Harmony 1100 has access to Logitech’s 225,000 device-strong A/V control database, including models from 5,000 brands.
We kicked off the week with our review of the Sony VAIO P, the company’s “don’t call it a netbook” companion ultraportable. It’s interesting to contrast it with Acer’s just-confirmed 10-inch Aspire One, which will likely offer greater performance at less than half the price. Elsewhere, Sanyo took the wraps off of their 2009 Xacti camcorder range, including a very tempting 1080p 60fps model, and HTC announced the Touch Cruise smartphone with an integrated GPS-tagged memory app. In other smartphone news, everyone got surprisingly agitated about President Obama’s super-secret messaging phone.
Logitech have become the latest company to announce cost-saving measures, as it faces a 63-percent drop in net income over the past quarter. In response, between 550 and 600 jobs will be cut, predominantly in Q4, costing Logitech an estimated $16m to $18m during that period. According to the company’s CEO, Gerald Quindlen, a combination of reduced customer orders, retailer failures in the market sector, and the strengthening dollar have all resulted in a 16 percent drop in third quarter revenues to $627 million, versus the same quarter the previous year.
Logitech is known for their many computer mouses and gaming peripherals, but now they’re offering up something additional for their G9 Laser Mouse that’s sure to make more than a few heads turn. It’s called the ID Grip, and this item can be customized to fit your individual gamer personality.
The ID Grip, located on the palm area of the mouse, can be adorned with artwork from a specific game or from other images Logitech created. You can even jazz it up with an image you send in for use.
Logitech says the introduction of this customization option is a logical move for a product intended for gamers who, more often than not, like to mod their hardware. Any image you select is custom printed on the grip for you and it won’t fade or rub away with time. You can get the Logitech G9 Laser Mouse ID Grip now for $19.99.
Wednesday Logitech announced that they have shipped their billionth mouse. They are now proposing a contest inviting people to track its billionth mouse shipped. Logitech has been delivering high quality products ranging from webcams, to several different versions of the computer mouse for over 20 years.
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