Filed under: Peripherals

Apparently, Logitech isn’t content with pretty much “pwning” the entire PC peripheral industry — they want to dip into the Wii‘s pool as well. According to an industry site, Logitech has plans to unveil a new controller which combines motion sensing and rumble features into one fierce, unstoppable Wiimote-killer. Or so we’re thinking. In an interview with Chris Spearing — head of the UK and Ireland divisions of the company — both controller features were complimented, and then Spearing went on to say, “Hopefully we’ll be at the forefront of pushing that further, combining some of the two.” In addition, Spearing discussed his admiration for Nintendo and its business models, though he seemed to feel that Logitech could best the Japanese company’s Wii-work, saying, “If you couldn’t improve on it, we wouldn’t be in business, and that’s the same for all products.” Want to hear more of this kind of talk? Check the read link for the first part of the two-part interview.

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Filed under: Displays

Philips sure seems to be confident in the new line of LCD monitors it’s introduced at IFA, with the company boasting that they deliver the “sharpest-ever images.” Apparently helping the monitors meet that dubious claim are their PerfecTune and SmartImage features, the former of which supposedly ensures that each monitor boasts “laboratory-quality display performance,” while the latter apparently analyzes the content on the screen and “dynamically enhances the contrast, color saturation and sharpness of images or video” to meet a selected scenario. What’s more, Philips is also claiming that the monitors boast the lowest power consumption in the industry, using “up to 30 percent less power” that their competitors. Each model also comes equipped with Philip’s SmartAcessory feature, which’ll let you use multifunction clips to keep webcams and other gear off your desk. While complete specs are still a bit light, you’ll get your choice of 17 or 19-inch standard aspect ratio monitors or 19, 20, or 22-inch widescreen models, although it seems that only some of them come will come with the aforementioned do-it-all PerfecTune and SmartImage features.

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Filed under: Storage

Piddly and pathetic compared to the mammoth 32GB found in Toshiba’s forthcoming SDHC cards, but we still wouldn’t kick Panny’s new 16GB class 6 (20MBps) media out of bed. It’s out in November, and it’ll run you $320.

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Filed under: Portable Audio

Personally, we’ve no qualms with simply tweaking the EQ when the bass seems a bit light or the treble is making us cringe, but Sleek Audio’s SA6 earphones purportedly don’t need any fancy equalization to tune your tunes. Reportedly, these in-ear monitors utilize an “ultra wide band balanced armature driver with custom porting,” which apparently allows the user to adjust the sound with the included treble / bass tuning ports. Additionally, the firm throws in a variety of tips and enables wearers to rock them “in three different ways.” The SA6 is currently available for pre-ordering, and while these aren’t slated to ship until Q3, you can save $20 off the normal $249.99 price tag by slipping your order in now.

[Via Audio Junkies]

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Media PCs

They may have taken a bit longer than the company initially claimed, but S1Digital’s new CableCARD-enabled Media Centers are apparently now finally shipping. That desirable option is available on the company’s ProLine Quad Server and FX Editions, and its Home Series Platinum Edition, each of which boast a pair of CableCARD slots to let you watch and record two channels at the same time. It looks like you’ll also be able to keep plenty of those recordings on deck, with up to 3.75 terabytes of storage on the Server Edition and 2.25 terabytes on the Platinum Edition. Otherwise, you can expect Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad processors depending on the model, along with optional HD DVD or Blu-ray drives, and NVIDIA PureVideo HD video processors, with Windows Vista running the show. From the looks of it, S1Digital is only selling the Home Series Media Center directly to customers, with the higher-end options reserved for dealers and custom installers.

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!