Archive for December, 2008

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Day 8: Billie’s Travels Continue After A Visit with Doug Engelbart

Filed: Events and Culture

Q: What is the name of the historic site I’m visiting, which is near the site of Logitech’s manufacturing plant from 1988 to 1995? Q: Come si chiama la località storica che sto visitando, situata nelle vicinanze dello stabilimento di produzione Logitech dal 1988 al 1995? Q: Wie heißt die historische Sehenswürdigkeit, die ich gerade

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Logitech’s New G13 Advanced Gameboard

Filed: PC Gaming, Product

Hello, I’m Vincent Tucker. I’m a global product marketing manager in the Gaming business unit here at Logitech. I have been with Logitech for four years and in the gaming industry for more than eleven years. I work out of Logitech’s Fremont office in the Bay Area. It seems I’ve been around the world, though

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The Mouse Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary

Filed: Events and Culture, Product

Last week we celebrated the shipment of our one-billionth mouse. Today, we celebrate another important mouse milestone – the 40th anniversary of the first public demonstration of the mouse– and honor the mouse’s creator, Dr. Douglas C. Engelbart, and the team that presented at what is called “the mother of all demos.” On December 9,

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Day 7: Billie Meets Jerry Quindlen, Logitech CEO, and Daniel Borel, Logitech co-founder

Filed: Events and Culture

Q: Who invented the mouse and when was it first demonstrated in public? Q: Chi ha inventato il mouse e quando? Q: Wer hat die Maus erfunden – und wann? Q: ¿Quién inventó el ratón? ¿Cuándo? Q: Qui a inventé la souris et en quelle année? Today’s prize is: Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro The

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Day 6: Billie Meets His Maker

Filed: Events and Culture

Today, I visited Logitech in Fremont, California and met the team that created me. We had some meetings so they could tell me about the history of the computer mouse and I was able to share some ideas for future mouse features with them. We all got along really well. Q: What is the name

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Logitech’s New Comfort Lapdesk

Filed: News and Announcements, Product

Hi, I’m Simone Chevalley and I’ve been with Logitech for almost 3 years as Global Product Marketing Manager within the Notebook Accessories team in Switzerland, I am a huge fan of cinema, I love to travel (been around quite a lot), I try to do some outdoor sports like running or playing tennis when it’s

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Day 5: Billie’s World Tour Begins!

Filed: Events and Culture

Over the course of the next 24 hours I will reveal more pieces of the photo. Hint: If you follow my Twitter account, you’ll be notified when I add more pieces. Q: Where am I? Q: Dove sono? Q: Wo bin ich? Q: ¿Dónde estoy? Q: Où suis-je? Prize: Logitech ClearChat PC Wireless The answer

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Day 4: Billie Leaves the Factory!

Filed: Events and Culture

Some other mice threw me a going away party. Q: What are the model names of the mice who attended my sendoff? Q: Quali sono i nomi dei modelli dei mouse che hanno partecipato alla festa mia festa di addio? Q: Wie lauten die Modellnamen der Mäuse, die an meiner Abschiedsparty teilgenommen haben? Q: ¿Cuáles

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Billie’s Journey Continues, Plus The Winner of Day One

Filed: Events and Culture

Q: Fill in the blank: Logitech mice that go through testing have their mouse buttons clicked X to X million times. Q: I pulsanti della maggior parte dei mouse Logitech vengono testati da X a X milioni di volte. Q: Die Tasten der meisten Mäuse von Logitech werden X bis X Millionen mal getestet. Q:

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New Logitech G9 Customized Grips

Filed: PC Peripherals, Product

I’m intrigued by the various mods I’ve seen gamers make to their gaming machines. There is some really amazing stuff out there – great lighting, cool paint jobs, amazing water-cooling systems, and then there amazing total-system mods like the ones I saw at this year’s Maker Faire in San Mateo, California. So, as you can

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