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CES 2009: Logitech Believes Advertisements Can Reduce Hardware Costs

Parts of hardware product costs could be reduced through the savvy use of advertisements, said a Logitech marketing executive. During Digital Hollywood's "Innovation in Games, Game Networks and Social Gaming" panel, Ruben Mookerjee, director of product marketing for gaming, said devices that have small screens could show ads to users, one way to get prices of [...]

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CES 2009: Logitech Lineup

The great thing about attending industry trade shows is getting to sample the kind of high-end gear that's not yet available or is too specialized to appear in stores. Take, for example, the Logitech Wireless Guitar, Premiere Edition. Sure, there several third-party peripherals for Guitar Hero. But how many of them are made with actual [...]

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Wii’d for Speed — EA’s Tim Fields Talks Wiimotes and Wheels in Need for Speed: Undercover

History has not been kind to the Need for Speed series on Wii. A quick glance at Metacritic can tell you that the first two attempts to build a motion-controlled racer resulted in games that were solidly average at best. So why has Logitech, who builds force feedback wheels for the likes of racing icon Gran Turismo, decided to stake a $100 peripheral entirely on the performance of game No.3? Perhaps because there's more under the hood of EA's new Wii racer than you might expect.

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