Logitech Enhances Mid-Range Harmony Remote With Easy-to-Use Harmony 670.New Harmony New Harmony, town (1990 pop. 846), Posey co., SW Ind., on the Wabash River; founded 1814 by the Harmony Society under George Rapp. In 1825 the Harmonists sold their holdings to Robert Owen and moved to Economy, Pa., where their sect survived into the early 1900s. Remote Includes Large, Color-Coded Activity Buttons, Optimized Button Layout, Enhanced Software Setup 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 introduced the mid-range Harmony[R] 670 advanced universal remote, which builds on the features of the company's popular Harmony[R] 659 remote, with enhancements that make controlling today's complex home-entertainment systems even easier. The new remote features improved one-touch activity buttons and a button layout optimized to control digital video recorders See DVR. (DVRs) such as TiVo[R]. It's also the company's first remote to include the new Harmony 7.0 software, which makes setting up the remote and fine-tuning it on the PC easier than ever. And like all of Logitech's award-winning family of Harmony remotes, the Harmony 670 remote can completely control an entertainment system - it's the only remote people will need. "When we designed our new remote, we paid close attention to the success of the Harmony 659 and the features that made it popular," said Bryan McLeod, vice president of Logitech's remote control products. "We enhanced those features, such as making the color-coded one-touch activity buttons slightly larger, and updated the button layout to reflect the trends in today's living room. In the end, we expect the affordably priced Harmony 670 remote to exceed the popularity of its predecessor, which helped establish the Harmony brand." The Harmony 670 remote's color-coded activity, backlighted buttons make it easy for any member of the family to launch an entertainment activity. Pressing one of these clearly labeled buttons - such as Watch TV, Listen to Music, and Watch Movie - can put an entire entertainment system and all of its components in the right state for these activities. Switching between activities is child's play child's play n. 1. Something very easy to do. 2. A trivial matter. child's play Noun Informal something that is easy to do Noun 1. with the Harmony 670 remote. When a new activity is selected, the remote changes all the inputs and powers on the devices needed for that activity. Because of the growing popularity of DVRs, Logitech improved upon the Harmony 659 remote's button layout by putting important DVR (1) (Digital Video Recorder) A device that records video onto a hard disk from one or more ceiling mounted video cameras. Part of a security system, the DVR typically supports 4, 8 or 16 separate camera channels. buttons in a central location. The new remote features a high-quality directional pad, with a design and premium materials similar to those used for the award-winning Harmony[R] 880 remote, offering intuitive navigation through television menus. And essential buttons such as record, play, pause, advance, rewind re·wind tr.v. re·wound , re·wind·ing, re·winds 1. To wind again or anew. 2. To reverse the winding of (recording tape or camera film). n. 1. The act or process of rewinding. , skip forward, and skip back surround the directional pad. The stylish Harmony 670 remote features Logitech's popular and comfortable peanut-shaped design. It also includes a fully backlighted keypad A small keyboard or supplementary keyboard keys; for example, the keys on a calculator or the number/cursor cluster on a computer keyboard. See programmable keypad. , for easy use when the lights are dimmed, and a liquid-crystal display (LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) A display technology that uses rod-shaped molecules (liquid crystals) that flow like liquid and bend light. Unenergized, the crystals direct light through two polarizing filters, allowing a natural background color to show. ), offering people the ability to add custom activities and additional controls. The new Harmony software reduces the Internet setup process to four easy steps. An intuitive wizard guides people through this online setup, using easy-to-understand language, offering tips and providing easy access to help menus along the way. The setup includes the automated download of infrared codes from the world's largest online audio/visual control database, featuring information about more than 175,000 devices from more than 5,000 manufacturers. Pricing and Availability The Harmony 670 remote is now available in the U.S. for a suggested price of $149.99. 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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