Tag archive: Martin Reynolds

Combining laser with Logitech's powerful MX processing engine and Fast RF wireless technology, the Logitech MX 1000 Laser Cordless Mouse sets a new performance benchmark for responsiveness andaccuracy. Laser is the latest in a long list of mouse firsts for Logitech, a roster that includes the first commercially available mouse in 1982, the first cordless mouse in 1984, and the first cordless optical mouse in 2001. Now, Logitech… Read More

Hewlett-Packard Co. filed a patent infringement lawsuit Thursday against Gateway Inc., alleging its rival refused to pay licensing fees on six HP patented designs. Alleged culprits included laptop hinges, keyboards that require passwords–even the cursor that points to icons on a computer's video display. According to HP attorneys who filed in San Diego federal court, Poway-based Gateway paid licensing fees from 1994 to 1999 to… Read More

Combining industry-leading performance, comfort and style — including longer battery life for improved ease of use — these new devices offer a unique side-to-side spin on innovation and are unlikeany peripherals on the market. The new product versions introduced today are Microsoft® Wireless IntelliMouse® Explorer, IntelliMouse Explorer, Wireless Optical Mouse, Wireless Optical Desktop Elite, Wireless Optical Desktop Pro,… Read More

But the technology comes with another, less appealing feature: a confusing format war, in which customers have to choose between competing, incompatible standards. To add to the confusion, the namesof the two leading formats — DVD+R and DVD-R — are similar. So far, it's an even fight. Of the 7.5 million blank DVDs sold last year — compared with 1.6 billion blank CDs — the research firm NPD Group estimated that… Read More