Logitech Mice Deliver Revolution in Personal Computing Navigation; The Wheel, Reinvented: Revolution Mice Speed Mac and PC Users Through Digital Content with Hyper-Fast Scrolling

Already an indispensable tool for PC navigation, the computermouse can now meet the advanced demands of people who need to movequickly and intuitively through multiple Web pages, large spreadsheetfiles, digital photos, playlists or any of the other rich, abundantdigital content available today. The Logitech(R) MX(TM) Revolutioncordless laser mouse and the Logitech(R) VX Revolution(TM) cordlesslaser mouse for notebooks mark a radical change in navigating thiscontent -- from which few people will turn back once they haveexperienced it.

Both mice feature hyper-fast scrolling with a revolutionary alloywheel -- the MicroGear(TM) Precision Scroll Wheel -- that spins freelyfor up to seven seconds, spanning hundreds of pages with a singleflick of the finger and setting a new benchmark in scrollingefficiency. Computer navigation with these mice is also enhanced withan innovative One-Touch(TM) Search feature that allows people toselect a word or phrase on a Web page or in a document and, with asingle click, view Internet search results on that subject. And withtheir ergonomic designs, the new mice offer a level of comfort that isalmost forgettable -- they become a nearly imperceptible extension ofthe hand.

A recent Logitech study revealed that people, on average, have sixapplications open on their computer at any one time, and the activewindow switches or a new window opens every 50 seconds. To navigatethe vast content at their disposal, people spin their mouse's scrollwheel approximately 26 feet in an eight-hour day.

The Wheel, Reinvented

The MicroGear Precision Scroll Wheel helps ease this navigationalchallenge in two different ways. Its breakthrough free-spin mode takespeople through long documents as quickly as they want. A single flickof the finger yields as many as 10,000 lines of a Microsoft Excel(R)document in seven seconds -- with a traditional scroll wheel, it wouldtake 500 spins and seven minutes to cover the same territory. The newwheel also offers an improved click-to-click scrolling option thatresults in familiar tactile feedback for each small unit of distancescrolled, allowing people to precisely navigate lists, slides andindividual images.

"By giving people the option of using a free-spinning scrollwheel, Logitech has addressed a source of pain for computer users, whopreviously had to continuously move their index finger to scrollthrough long documents," said Ashish Arora, Logitech's vice presidentof product marketing for retail pointing devices. "Every applicationlends itself to different kinds of navigation -- and with itssophisticated technology, the wheel can elegantly switch between thefree-spin and click-to-click scrolling modes. People who try the newwheel say that they can't go back."

One-Touch Search

Marking another breakthrough in navigation, the One-Touch Searchfeature can be married to a user's search application, such asYahoo!(R) or Google(R). When a word or phrase is highlighted in adocument or on a Web page, a click of the One-Touch Search button,located just beneath the scroll wheel, automatically begins a searchof the Web or computer system.

Designed for Comfort

Ergonomics has become increasingly important as people continue tospend more time immersed in their digital content. Sculpted contourson Logitech's new mice create natural resting points for fingers, andrubber thumb grips make it easy to grab and move the mice withoutsqueezing too hard. Both mice feature low-resistancepolytetrafluoroethylene feet, enabling them to glide smoothly across asurface with minimal exertion on the part of the user. And theMicroGear wheel includes an inset rubber belt that makes it easier forthe index finger to grab and flick the finely tuned wheel.

The Logitech MX Revolution Mouse

The world's most advanced mouse, the Logitech MX Revolution mouseincludes an intelligent twist to the MicroGear Precision Scroll Wheel:The motorized wheel automatically switches between free-spin mode andclick-to-click mode, with Logitech's SmartShift(TM) technology, basedon the best setting for the application being used. In someapplications, such as Microsoft Excel, Logitech's technology alsosenses the speed at which people spin the wheel -- if spun rapidly,the wheel goes into free-spin mode; if spun slowly, the wheel shiftsinto click-to-click mode. People can also toggle manually betweenmodes -- by pushing down and clicking the wheel. And settings for thewheel and for all of the mouse's seven buttons can be customized forindividual preferences within the included Logitech SetPoint(R)software or with Logitech Control Center software for Mac(R),available via download.

The MX Revolution also features a second wheel near the thumb thatcan either be used to zoom in and out of photos and documents, or toquickly switch between applications, furthering people's navigationalefficiency.

The Logitech MX Revolution mouse has a suggested retail price of$99.99 in the U.S. It is now available in the U.S. and in Europe.

The Logitech VX Revolution Mouse

Designed for notebook PC users who want the very best in a mouse,the Logitech VX Revolution mouse balances portability and comfort.It's smaller in size than the MX Revolution mouse and includes a slotto store the 2.4 GHz micro-receiver, making it more portable. And itsergonomic design, rubber-lined thumb grip and slightly concave keyplates make it highly comfortable to use.

The base of the mouse features a switch that can shift theMicroGear Precision Scroll Wheel from free-spin mode to click-to-clickmode. The mouse also includes a zoom slider that makes it easy to zoomin and out of open documents and photos. The Logitech VX Revolutionmouse has a suggested retail price of $79.99 in the U.S. It is nowavailable in the U.S. and in Europe.

More information about the MX Revolution and VX Revolution mice isavailable at www.logitech.com/revolution.

About Logitech

Founded in 1981, Logitech designs, manufactures and marketspersonal peripherals that enable people to effectively work, play, andcommunicate in the digital world. Logitech International is a Swisspublic company traded on the SWX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and in the U.S.on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI).

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