Logitech Earns 2 Popular Science Best of What's New Awards.Honorees: Logitech MX Revolution The Logitech MX Revolution is a wireless, laser mouse manufactured by Logitech and released in 2006. The MX Revolution is the first mouse to feature a free-spinning scroll wheel, which allows continuous scrolling for several seconds with a single user action. Cordless Laser Mouse, Logitech Wireless DJ Music System FREMONT, Calif. -- Logitech (SWX SWX Swiss Exchange (trademark of SWX Swiss Exchange) SWX SolidWorks (3D solid modeling CAD software) SWX Splitter / Wave Division Multiplexer :LOGN) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :LOGI LOGI Logitech Intl. (stock symbol) ) today announced that its Logitech[R] MX[TM] Revolution cordless laser mouse and Logitech[R] Wireless DJ[TM] Music System have received the Popular Science Magazine Best of What's New award. Named among the Popular Science Magazine's top 100 tech innovations of 2006, the winners of this award are "breakthrough products and technologies that represent a significant leap in their categories." "Best of What's New is the ultimate Popular Science accolade, representing a year's worth of work evaluating thousands of products," said Popular Science Editor Mark Jannot. "These awards honor innovations that not only impact the way we live today, but change the way we think about the future." The Logitech MX Revolution Mouse Named a winner in Popular Science's Computing category, the Logitech MX Revolution mouse marks a radical change in navigating complex and abundant digital content. It features hyper-fast scrolling with a revolutionary alloy wheel Alloy wheels are automobile wheels which are made from aluminum or magnesium metal alloy. Alloy wheels differ from normal steel wheels, because of their lighter weight, which improves performance. -- the MicroGear[TM] Precision Scroll Wheel -- that spins freely for up to seven seconds, spanning hundreds of pages with a single flick of the finger and setting a new benchmark in scrolling efficiency. An innovative One-Touch[TM] Search feature allows people to select a word or phrase on a Web page or in a document and, with a single click, view Internet search results on that subject. The stylish design is rooted in ergonomic principles, with a dramatic thumb scoop, a rubber thumb grip and a contoured right-hand shape that make gripping and moving the mouse more comfortable -- it becomes a nearly imperceptible extension of the hand. The Logitech MX Revolution mouse is available worldwide and has a suggested retail price of $99.99 in the U.S. The Logitech Wireless DJ Music System Honored in Popular Science's Home Entertainment category, the Logitech Wireless DJ Music System enables people to stream digital music from their PC to any stereo in their home and control it all from the palm of their hand. The three-piece system quickly connects the PC to a home-entertainment center or speaker system using Logitech's Music Anywhere[TM] wireless technology, which combines plug-and-play simplicity with the clarity of digital audio. The system plays any PC audio format, including MP3, iTunes[R] (AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. AAC, especially MPEG-4 AAC, provides greater compression and better sound quality than MP3, which also came out of the MPEG standard. ), WMA (Windows Media Audio) An audio compression method from Microsoft. Known originally as MSAudio, this proprietary format competes with the MP3 and AAC methods. WMA encodes rapidly and is known to be especially effective at low bit rates. , Internet radio Listening to audio broadcasts via the Internet. There are more than 4,000 broadcasts available on the Internet that can be streamed and played by a software media player in the computer or in a stand-alone Internet radio with the software built in. , and podcasts. And the stylish, long-range Wireless DJ remote, with its display and scroll wheel, makes it easy to navigate an entire music collection from the couch, the dining-room table Noun 1. dining-room table - dining-room furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be served dining room, dining-room - a room used for dining dining-room furniture - furniture intended for use in a dining room , the bedroom -- anywhere. The Wireless DJ remote also includes an active playlist A file that contains an index to a selected group of music files on the computer. Using digital jukebox software such as iTunes and Winamp, playlists are created by the user by dragging and dropping titles from a master index. The software may be able to create a playlist automatically. feature, called the DJ List, which allows people to add songs or albums to the queue without stopping the music. The Logitech Wireless DJ Music System, with a suggested retail price of $249.99 in the U.S., is currently available in the U.S. and Europe. About Best of What's New Each year, the editors of Popular Science review thousands of products in search of the top 100 tech innovations of the year; breakthrough products and technologies that represent a significant leap in their categories. The winners -- the Best of What's New -- are awarded inclusion in the much-anticipated December issue of Popular Science, the most widely read issue of the year since the debut of Best of What's New in 1987. Best of What's New awards are presented to 100 new products and technologies in 10 categories: Automotive, Aviation & Space, Computing, Engineering, Gadgets, General Innovation, Home Entertainment, Home Tech, Personal Health and Recreation. About Popular Science Founded in 1872, Popular Science is the world's largest science and technology magazine; with a circulation of 1.45 million and 6.5 million monthly readers. Each month, Popular Science reports on the intersection of science and everyday life, with an eye toward what's new and why it matters. Popular Science is published by Time4 Media, a subsidiary of Time Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Time Warner Inc. About Logitech Founded in 1981, Logitech designs, manufactures and markets personal peripherals that enable people to effectively work, play, and communicate in the digital world. Logitech International is a Swiss public company traded on the SWX Swiss Exchange SWX Swiss Exchange An all-electronic securities exchange formed from the 1995 merger of exchanges in Geneva, Basel, and Zurich. The exchange offers trading in equity securities, investment funds, exchange-traded funds, bonds, Eurobonds, and options. (LOGN) and in the U.S. on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI). Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are owned by Logitech and may be registered. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For more information about Logitech and its products, visit the Company's Web site at www.logitech.com. |
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