Last week, Logitech completed testing of its iPod and iPhone speakers docks with the new iPhone OS 3.0, including the new iPhone 3G S. We are pleased to let you know that Logitech’s iPod / iPhone Speaker Dock products produced during the past four years all are compatible with the new iPhone OS 3.0. These products include: Pure-Fi Anywhere, Pure-Fi Anywhere 2, Pure-Fi Anytime, Pure-Fi Elite, Pure-Fi Dream, Pure-Fi Express Plus, Pure-Fi Mobile, AudioStation, AudioStation Express, and mm50.

We are also pleased to say that the voice control on the new iPhone 3G S works great on any Ultimate Ears ‘vi’ models including the new MetroFi 220vi and MetroFi 170vi earphones.

Now that you’ve had a little time to experience Logitech Vid (our new video-calling software), I’d like to share a few tips that should make Vidding an even better experience.

Can You Hear Me?

Although Vid is designed to set up your video and audio settings automatically, variables such as operating systems or the act of plugging in or unplugging a webcam, headset or speakers can sometime change those settings. The easiest way to be sure your call will be perfect is to make a Vid Practice Call. This feature was designed to let you quickly test your settings before you get on a call.

Making a Practice Call:

Once you’ve downloaded the software, simply click on the Practice Call icon and record a few seconds of video and audio. It will play back automatically so you can be sure that everything is working fine.

If the recording did not have video or audio then go to your settings and make sure that they show the webcam and audio device you want to use.

You can try the practice call again to be sure that everything is working. Your other option is to get into the habit of checking your settings before you get on the call.
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Last week’s announcements are still generating coverage. Pocket Lint posted some great images of our new Wireless Guitar Controller for Xbox 360 and Geek.com covers our new Bluetooth Mouse M555b. Also, Gina Clark appeared on ABC’s “Ahead of the Curve” to talk about our new Logitech Vid.

Be sure to check our Twitter account the next couple weeks - we’ll be tweeting some Logitech coupons. If you aren’t following us already, please do so!

• Lausanne’s Innovation House underway: Logitech firstcomer - genevalunch.com
• Review of fitness gear, Logitech FreePulse Wireless Headphones - Examiner
• Logitech V220 aka M305 Wireless Optical Notebook Mice Get a Coat of New Trendy Paint - Chip Chick
• PHOTOS: Logitech Guitar Hero wireless guitar - Pocket Lint
• Wireless Guitar Controller for Xbox 360 Revealed by Logitech - Gaming Guru
• Logitech launches Bluetooth mouse with hyper-scrolling – Geek.com

Denver, CO: A town I find scary to fly into. The plane has to dive down into this valley and I just don’t like it. However, Denver does have a pretty interesting music scene, including this month’s Artist to Watch, Meese. The brothers Meese, along with Ben and Mike, have a new album launching next week (June 30). I must confess that after just a few listens to their song “Next in Line,” I was singing it around the office. Unfortunately for those in the office, my singing skills aren’t that great. Fortunately for Meese, any song that gets stuck in my head this easily tends to be pretty good.

Meese has shared a stage with other great bands like The Fray and Paramore. If you don’t think that Ultimate Ears has good experience in spotting brothers who know how to kick out the jams, I’d remind you that we got our start with two brothers named Van Halen. They’ve seemed to do pretty well.

Meese will be out on tour this summer so go check them out – I’m sure you’ll be able to sing their songs better than I can.

Over the years, we’ve received many customer stories describing how our cameras have helped to solve a mystery. What happened to the package at the front door? Who forgot to close or lock the front door? Why is the cash drawer short today? Which neighbor’s dog is leaving his calling card on my front lawn? The list goes on and on. This latest story is pretty incredible. Without the watchful eye of a Logitech security camera, this customer most likely never would have found out why his backyard umbrella was found in the front street more than a 100 feet away. Here is the story in his words, as well as the amazing video:

My wife and I purchased the WiLife camera system for peace of mind. We do not have any major issues in our neighborhood. We have a bus stop across the street, however, and we want to make sure the kids don’t cause too much of a ruckus. Since we have two cameras, we pointed one facing the front yard and the other one facing the back yard.

Recently, we had a very bad storm. When my wife arrived home from work that day, she noticed a large umbrella lying in the street and thought it looked like our umbrella from the patio in the back yard. Sure enough, when she checked the back yard patio, the umbrella was gone! How did the umbrella end up in the street, about 100 feet from the front of our house? More fascinating: How did the umbrella get over our two-story house and a tall fence?

Did someone jump the fence, steal it, and then dump it in the street? We were befuddled. Then, I remembered that we have the Logitech camera monitoring the back yard. So we went to our computer and started playing back the recorded footage from the day. Finally, we thought we saw something. Did we just see what we thought we saw? Did our umbrella fly over our two-story house? We played it over and again several times, even in slow motion.

High winds and rain are normally not conditions that will launch something into space. But on this day, there was an exception. Unfortunately, we had to buy a new umbrella since this one got dinged up on reentry.

Huge week in Logitech announcements, ranging from gaming to software! We announced out new Bluetooth Mouse M555b, Logitech Vid - our new video-calling software AND a Wireless Guitar Controller for Xbox 360. If you haven’t already, check out our Logitech Vid and Wireless Guitar Controller videos for more information.

Coverage came in from Gizmodo, I4U, Engadget and much more below:

• Logitech’s premium guitar controller hits in August - Joystiq
• Feel like a pro while you rock out on the 360 - Examiner
• Thieves, cons and scammers may be watching you online - USA TODAY
• Logitech Wireless Guitar Hero Controller For Xbox 360 - Ubergizmo
• Logitech Realistic Wireless Guitar Hero Controller Headed To Xbox 360 - Gizmodo
• Logitech unveils sexy and stylish Guitar Hero controller - Blast Magazine
• Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller for Xbox 360 announced [Video] - SlashGear
• Video: The Xbox 360 Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller - CrunchGear
• Logitech debuts wireless Guitar Hero controller for Xbox 360 - Engadget
• Logitech Vid: sometimes less is more - Examiner
• Logitech debuts M555b Bluetooth mouse - Engadget
• Logitech Launches (Very) Simplified Video Calling - NewTeeVee
• Logitech mouse features excellent hyper-fast scroll wheel - DVICE
• Logitech Debuts Vid Calling Software - TWICE
• Logitech Unveils Logitech Vid Video Conference Solution - I4U
• Easy Way to Log In Face Time - The Wall Street Journal
• Logitech announces the Bluetooth Mouse M555b - CrunchGear
• Logitech Bluetooth Mouse M555b Is Portable With Hyper-Fast Scrolling - Gizmodo
• Logitech M555b: New Bluetooth Mouse - Gearlog
• Logitech Portable Bluetooth Mouse M555b with “hyper-fast scroll” - SlashGear
• Logitech Announces New Hyper-fast Scrolling Mouse - I4U

Our new Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller for Xbox 360 was designed to make games like Guitar Hero World Tour even more enjoyable. Learn more about it by watching this video:

Related Reads:

• Logitech debuts wireless Guitar Hero controller for Xbox 360 (Engadget)
• Logitech Realistic Wireless Guitar Hero Controller Headed To Xbox 360 (Gizmodo)
• Video: The Xbox 360 Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller (CrunchGear)
• Logitech Wireless Guitar Hero Controller For Xbox 360 (Ubergizmo)
• Logitech unveils sexy and stylish Guitar Hero controller (Blast Magazine)
• Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller for Xbox 360 announced [Video] (SlashGear)
• Feel like a pro while you rock out on the 360 (Examiner)
• Logitech’s premium guitar controller hits in August (Joystiq)

Logitech Vid is a new, fast and easy way to make video calls. If you have a Logitech webcam, Vid is free for you and anyone you call. I’ve recorded a brief video to share more about Logitech Vid.

Related Reads:

• Easy Way to Log In Face Time (The Wall Street Journal)
• Logitech Vid: sometimes less is more (Examiner)
• Logitech Launches (Very) Simplified Video Calling (NewTeeVee)
• Logitech Unveils Logitech Vid Video Conference Solution (I4U)
• Logitech Debuts Vid Calling Software (TWICE)

A number of you have been asking for an updated Bluetooth mouse from Logitech, so I’m very excited to announce our newest mouse, the Logitech Bluetooth Mouse M555b. The M555b joins the V470 mouse in our lineup, so we now have two options for Bluetooth lovers. In addition to Bluetooth connectivity, the M555b mouse features hyper-fast scrolling, laser tracking and a low-battery indicator. It should be available in the next two weeks.

Related Reads:

• Logitech announces the Bluetooth Mouse M555b (CrunchGear)
• Logitech Bluetooth Mouse M555b Is Portable With Hyper-Fast Scrolling (Gizmodo)
• Logitech M555b: New Bluetooth Mouse (Gearlog)
• Logitech Portable Bluetooth Mouse M555b with “hyper-fast scroll” (SlashGear)
• Logitech Announces New Hyper-fast Scrolling Mouse (I4U)

This week, we announced our new V220 Mouse that’s now available in bright colors and patterns. Engadget says “these bad boys are outtasight!” Ars Technica included our Harmony Adapter for PS3 and the Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote on their “Father’s Day Gift Guide: Couch Potato Dad Edition.”

We also posted a behind-the-scenes look into the Ultimate Ears custom in-ear monitors lab, so check that out here!

• Review: Logitech G19 keyboard - CrunchGear
• Logitech Ultimate Ears 700 in-ear monitors - PC World
• Quite a handful for a gamer - Channel News Asia
• Logitech V220 Cordless Optical Mouse - Ubergizmo
• Logitech V220 notebook mice now features colors, patterns, psychedelia - Engadget
• Logitech V220 notebook mice now in colors and trippy patterns - Slippery Brick
• Logitech introduces “simulator-grade” flight controller - CNET (Asia)
• Ars Father’s Day Gift Guide: Couch Potato Dad Edition - Ars Technica