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•Digital Pen. The Logitech io™Digital Pen establishes a new category of input devices. The Logitech io
pen, based on the Anoto digital pen and paper functionality, lets people easily store, organize, and
retrieve their handwritten information by simply writing with ink on paper. While using the special
Anoto grid paper, an optical sensor embedded in the pen captures the handwritten images, storing up to
40 pages in memory. This captured digital information can then be transferred into the PC by synching
the pen via a USB cradle. The Logitech io solution offers total mobility because all the user needs to
carry is the pen and a digital paper notebook.
•Web Cameras. Logitech’s QuickCam®family of PC webcams features easy installation and powerful
software for enhanced visual communication over the Internet. QuickCam cameras can be used to send
images or video clips through email or to complement Instant Messenger applications with real-time
video. Logitech’s new QuickCam Orbit™features mechanical pan and tilt, as well as automatic face-
tracking. The Logitech QuickCam Orbit, QuickCam Pro™, Quick Cam Messenger™and QuickCam
Zoom™lines include a built-in microphone to enhance the Internet video experience.
•PC Game Controllers. Logitech offers a full range of controllers for PC gamers. The products address
key game genres: joysticks for flying, steering wheels for driving, and gamepads for sports, action, and
adventure games. Though the products are very different in nature due to their different target
applications, they are united by Logitech’s attention to quality and excellence of design. They also share
some core Logitech technologies, such as cordlessness, force feedback, and optical sensing. Logitech
consistently breaks new ground in PC game controllers with award-winning products such as the
Logitech MOMO®Force steering wheel and the Logitech Freedom 2.4 cordless joystick.
•Console Game Controllers and Accessories. Since entering the console market three years ago,
Logitech has consistently broadened its line with popular products in strategic segments. Logitech is
now offering products for all three of the top platforms (PlayStation®2, Xbox™, and GameCube™)and
is working closely with those platform providers and game developers throughout the world to develop
new applications and technologies for this market. With its expertise in force and vibration feedback,
cordlessness, voice input, and video input, Logitech is enabling a broad range of new gaming
experiences. Logitech provides retail hardware, such as the Logitech Driving Force™wheel and
Logitech Cordless Controllers, and OEM hardware including the USB headset and the Sony EyeToy™
camera. To enable this hardware and ensure high-quality support within games, Logitech also provides
state-of-the-art software drivers and tools to game developers.
•Multimedia Speakers. The Company’s multimedia speakers are designed for three different user
groups: Basic PC Users listening for the sounds of audio affirmation from multimedia software such as
email and educational or basic music applications; Audio Enthusiasts wanting full fidelity music from
CDs, MP3s, and DVD programs; and Gamers/Desktop Theater Users desiring the most involved
surround sound experience. The Company offers a range of models from its flagship multi-platform,
500-watt Logitech®Z-680 speakers (which work with PCs, game consoles, televisions and DVD
players), featuring THX approval, and 5.1 channels, to high-volume, entry-level 2-piece speaker
systems. The flagship models consistently garner multiple best-in-class awards, affirming the Logitech
brand in the speaker market.
•PC and Game Console Headsets and Microphones. Logitech offers a complete line of voice access
headsets and microphones. This line is designed to provide the best performance from many PC and
game console applications, including voice-over-Internet communication, speech recognition, and video
game voice command. Logitech is the world’s largest producer of USB headsets for PCs and game
consoles.
•Mobile Phone Headsets. Logitech’s family of innovative corded and cordless mobile phone headsets
addresses the active lifestyle of users. In this area, the Company continues to incorporate advanced
technologies, such as Bluetooth, as well as thoughtful industrial design to produce a superior user
experience. While they provide an enhanced user experience, the headsets are extremely price
competitive.
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