For those of you who have been waiting to Nvidia to enter catch up to the Direct X 11 market, you will be pleased to know Nvidia is launching their first GF100 based graphics cards probably by the end of Q1 2010.  The first two cards have been named the GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470, completely skipping over the 300’s.  Nvidia’s GeForce 300 series GPU’s are currently marketed to the less demanding consumer/gamer.  We can’t wait to get our hands on the GTX  480 and see how it holds up to the competition from ATI.  [Source]

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Today while I was talking with a couple of developers from Bioware, I asked about digital distribution on the PC.  They told me that they recently secured a deal with Steam for Mass Effect 2.  A quick search in the Steam Store reveals that Mass Effect 2 will be available on Steam in time for the January 26 release date.  The only thing missing is a price and whether or not a preload will be available for the next installment of the sci-fi saga.

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After Microsoft announced Game Room at their keynote address at CES, it was only a matter of time before we would get our hands on it.  Contrary to some beliefs, Game Room is nothing like Playstation Home, nope not at all.  In fact, you never take control of your Avatar and navigate the room.  Instead, the camera just goes over each arcade machine as you browse the different classics.  Its actually very nice to use because every arcade machine is organized by platform and every platform has its own little alcove in the Game Room.  I played Centipede and am glad to report that the port to the Xbox platform was very good.  The game appeared to be upscaled so lines and text appeared to be sharp on the HDTV connected to the Xbox 360.  Each game in the Game Room can be played for free before you choose to buy it.  Each game can then be played like classic arcade machines by costing 50 Microsoft Points per game.  If you want to buy a game for the Xbox 360, each will cost approximately 240 Microsoft Points.  Since Game Room is also available on Windows, each game can be bought for 400 Microsoft Points, granting access for Xbox 360 Game Room and Game Room on Windows.  Game Room is expected to launch on the Xbox Live this Spring 2010.

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Thats all for now, we will be reporting on more stuff as we encounter it on the show floor.

Just checked under my seat if I was a winner.  Not today.  300 people got FloTV’s with 6 months free service.  Theres still a chance that we will get a review unit.

James Brown is praising FLOTV as something that sports fans will be able to enjoy.

James Brown from CBS is on the stage.

FLOTV average user spends 25-30 minutes watching per day.  A whole lot of new sports content is coming.

FLOTV will also be in devices like in-car TV.

Flo-TV will be available on new devices including iPhone and iPod touch!

D-Link Rush technology will allow you to stream multiple HD content to multiple locations simultaneously.  He’s streaming to three seperate HDTV’s from a single router source.  It will be available Q2 2010.

A whole bunch of press just left, is something going on?

One such ultrasound of a pregnant woman is being streamed to the doctor’s iPhone.

One of GE’s echo scanners is on the stage.  It’s showing an image of the doctors heart on the screen.  You can see it beating.  People can do this themselves and send the scans to their doctors and maybe even send it through their phones.

Pixx device is actually monitoring the doctor right now.  It is showing his heart rate, fluid levels, respiration, and even current posture.

They are monitoring a real patient from Texas.  All of his vitals are being displayed on an iPhone.

Zeo sleep monitor is being shown now.  It will record how well you slept. And display your “Zeo score”.

The device monitors all of the patient’s vital signs.

Gary and Mary West Wireless Health Institute has been working to use wireless devices for the healthcare industry.

Healthcare time.

Qualcomm Mirasol creates colors through interference.  It is eInk with full color and full motion video.

Oh boy, I sense an eBook reader coming up.

Qualcomm is is supporting Project K-nect to students in North Carolina.  Most of the students did not have internet access at home.  Grades improved by 30%.

All of these Smartbooks are boasting all-day battery life.

HP’s smartbook has as a touchscreen.  It’s got a custom coverflow style image viewer for the touchscreen.

HP is showing their own Snapdragon Netbook or Smartbook.

One of HP’s VPs is now on stage.

Dr. Paul Jacobs just tweeted on the Skylight.

It’s on AT&T’s network!

It’s running Flash 10 on an ARM based processor!

Lenovo Skylight smartbook announced.  It’s powered by snapdragon.

Yang is holding a Lenovo LePhone.

Two big mobile categories are merging, the smartbook and the smartphone.

“The traditional notebook can no longer satisfy people’s mobile needs.”

Another partner to come on stage.   Lenovo’s Yuanqing Yang!

Snapdragon represents mobility without compromise.

Jacobs mentions Kindle eBook sales.

Qualcomm’s Swagg will be available for next holiday season and will become a mobile transaction platform.

Jacobs is stressing changing the internet from a sit down experience to a carry along experience.

HTC Smart will be on Brew Mobile Platform and AT&T is supporting it.

HTC Smart will run a version of Sense UI.

HTC Smart officially announced.

HTC’s Peter Chou is on the stage holding a Nexus One and a HTC HD2.

Qualcomm will be supporting Chrome OS.

Qualcomm is supporting a while bunch of OS’s.

Dr. Paul Jacobs is on the stage.

Video playing.

I’m sitting down, were about to get started.

Standard CES Keynote intro video is playing.  Tonight is Going to Be a Good Night…

Expecting Gary Shapiro to come out of nowhere again.

Oooh, no Its jason Oxman fron CEA.

Wireless technology is changing our lives…  I think everyone has said that same thing at every keynote.

Paul Jacobs has 35 patents to his name.

Qualcomm is defining the future of wireless.

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Yup, it was today, the first transatlantic telephone call.

Edmunds will announce that the 2010 Ford Taurus has won the technology award for usability and affordability.

CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro is praising 2010 and Ford’s rebound in the consumer market.

Gary Shapiro has exited the stage in a red Taurus and Alan Mulally has taken the stage.

Ford hit one million cars sold with Microsoft Sync last May 2009.

63% of Sync customers now use voice commands.

Derrick Kuzak has taken the stage to discuss Ford technology.

Ecoboost awarded Breakthrough award from Popular Mechanics.

New Ford Taurus and Taurus SHO have all of Ford’s latest technology.

Selecting a new song on an iPod takes 30.3 seconds average, with Sync, its done in 4.9, without eyes leaving the road.

Ford opening new alliances with over 40 educational institutions.

Sync allowing users to launch and use iPhone apps using Ford’s Sync API.

Sounds like Ford is using student outsourcing.

App: a car turning on headlamps will warn cars around it to expect rain.

“Customers wan the equivalent of a swiss army knife” in terms of technology.

My Ford experience allows users personalization of information that is most relevant to the driver.

Jim Buckowski, Director of Electrical and Electronics Systems Engineering has taken the stage.

Ford influenced by game interfaces, devices with great screens, and movies.

Ford thinks people love 5-way controllers with their thumbs.

One shot destinations allow people to enter addresses in one line.

Within three voice commands, Sync will begin to learn the user’s unique voice and accent.

intrgrated Graphics UI, Touch UI, and Voice UI.

My Lincoln touch- a special version for Lincoln, will be unveiled next week. Standard all new Lincoln vehicles starting with the 2011 MKX

THX Sound coming to Lincoln vehicles.

Were getting a look at a demo Lincoln touch UI. Even on the physical inputs, there are no actual buttons, everything is touch sensitive.

Ford already has an app store for their vehicles.

Ford uses your phone’s data connection to send and receive data from the cloud.

2 ways to get navigation assist, turn by turn, free for first three years, or standard maps and GPS. 14 million custom points of interest now available.

Ford forging alliance with Mapquest.  You can send maps and directions to points of interest.

My Ford connect will use built-in WiFi.

Sync browser can only be used while the car is parked.

In car WiFi for up to 5 people in the car.

HD Radio available with in-car song tagging.  Record up to 45 minutes of radio.

Sync will alert you that you have a text message and will read it to you via bluetooth.

Mobile Application Connectivity Package allows people to access phone applications through their cars for all major phone OS’s.

Customers will not have to pay any additional fees for Mobile Application connectivity.

Support for Twitter, Pandora, and Twitter coming to Ford’s touch experience.

Over 8 million Pandora users listen to Pandora while in the car.

People are starting to leave for the show floor.

Pandora can be completely controlled by voice alone, thumb up/down, select station etc…

The Twitter app for Ford experience was developed less than 10 days. Twitter timelines and direct messages can be read to the user.

Alan Mulally is back to wrap things up.

Ford has pursued Ecoboost and hybrid technologies to meet market tastes and demands.

That’s the keynote.  We will be updating as we discover new products on the show floor.

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To no ones surprise, Halo has been a great success for Microsoft and Bungie.  In case you didn’t already know this, Microsoft’s President of Entertainment and Devices Robert J. Bach listed some statistics that show how well Halo has done as a franchise.

30 Million Units Sold

5 Million Books Sold

5 Million Action Figures Sold

500,000 Games Played Every Weekend

Oh, and he mentioned a ton of soundtracks sold too.

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During Microsoft’s keynote address, Entertainment and Devices President Robert Bach revealed Game Room, a service that will allow people to enjoy classic arcade games on their Xbox360 in their native form: the arcade.  Bach introduced Game Room by filling the convention hall with 8-bit sounds from old classics including Centipede, Tempest and Asteroids.  In Game Room, Xbox Live avatars will play in a virtual private arcade filled with classic arcade machines.  Avatars appeared to react to the arcade machines in different ways depending on your scores; a video showed a Avatar kicking the bottom of the an arcade machine.  Game Room will allow Live players experience classic arcade games with new leader boards and other forms of competitive play.  There was no direct word on pricing.  Game Room should be available sometime in 2010 for Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live.  More images after the jump.

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It’s been almost 2 months since the first Android 2.0 device hit the market, the Motorola Droid on Verizon Wireless.  Since launch in November, I made the switch to Verizon because the release of the Motorola Droid has finally brought a device to Verizon which has a chance at competing with the iPhone currently available exclusively with AT&T Wireless.  This a comparison of my experiences on both mobile platforms.

I switched back to Verizon mainly because of the solid network Verizon has established across North America.  I spend a good amount of time up north in Canada and AT&T so far doesn’t have a good plan for extended stays.  The best you can do is have your roaming rate reduced.  When you have a device like an iPhone a data plan is a must to keep your sanity.  Fortunately, Verizon offers a North American plan which is easy to switch to when spending a week or two in Canada.  While CDMA Verizon phones are generally useless outside of North America, Verizon has their stuff together when staying within the continent.

Pricing of smartphones with contracts is really not a big issue.  When you are already spending $70+ per month for two years for an unlimited data plan in the US, device pricing with new contracts are insignificant in the long run.  The Motorola Droid is currently priced at $200 with a two year contract on Verizon so it is comparable to a 16GB iPhone 3GS.

OS:

The iPhone OS and Android appeal to different people for different reasons.  The iPhone maintains its speed mainly from only running one app at a time.  Sure there are push notifications and some processes running in the background, but the system is usually focusing on one task at a time.  iPhone OS is dead simple and can be mastered within minutes, you touch an app to start and press the home button when you are done.  Everything is separated, quick, and easy to do on the go.  Android on the other hand puts a lot more control into the consumer’s hands.  Android multitasking especially appealed to me when I discovered I could listen to online radio  like Pandora while browsing the web, all over 3G.  The Android OS manages notifications a lot better than iPhone.  In iPhone OS, when you get a notification, you read it, press ok, and its gone… forever.  And you can only read one notification at a time.  Android manages multiple notifications in a pull down menu and lets you address them one at a time.  IE you can see that you have a new email, Twitter update, and IM reply all at the same time.  So far, Android is a great alternative to iPhone OS.

Apps

Phone’s App Store is both an advantage and a disadvantage.  The iPhone has the best app support around on a mobile platform, period.  If someone is making an app for whatever reason, you can be sure it will be on iPhone.  Skype for example has created a solid mobile (WiFi only albeit ) client for the iPhone which is great VoIP.  Android is still has no official true VoIP clieerent on Android.  The App Store also leads in pure numbers; there are over 100,000 iPhone Apps out there while the Android Market has about 16,000.  But hopefully Android will catch on as more people are buying Android devices on many different carriers.  The disadvantage to the App Store is Apple’s notorious screening process.  PDAnet, an app that allowed internet connection tethering was quickly pulled from the App Store after it was released.  PDAnet along with console emulators and other great software reside peacefully on the Android Market.  iPhone’s App Store has better support, but the Android Market lets you get away with things that would make Apple cry.  One area that is so far lacking on Android is gaming.  Because Android developers are producing for a wide range of devices, most games are dumbed down so that they have very basic hardware requirements.  The iPhone has a rich library of fun games that render very well across iPhone and iPod touch devices.  For basic tools and utilities, the Android market is more than sufficient and Google has many interesting apps that will keep you occupied.  Stay tuned for specific App reviews for iPhone and Android.

The Hardware

At first glance, the Apple iPhone and the Motorola Droid are pretty similar in size.  The iPhone is little thinner and wider and they both have the same over all height.   The Droid makes up for it’s pudginess by packing a full physical qwerty keyboard once the screen is slid to to the side.  The keyboard doesn’t have actual 0-9 keys and relies on an alt button which can thankfully be alt locked.  Other physical differences include a multicolored notification LED in the upper right corner,  a dedicated camera button on lower right side, and four home buttons for the Android OS on the bottom of the screen.  The home buttons are part of the capacitive touch screen and cannot be used with gloves.  Also, the only way to wake up the device is to press the lock button on top or slide the phone open.  The home button placement on the iPhone feels better and is more convenient when whipping it out as everything can be accessed with the thumb of either hand while the four other fingers cradle the device. Pressing the lock button can get awkward for single hand use.  The iPhone 3GS and the Droid share the same ARM processor and it serves both devices very well.

Screen

The screen on the Droid is the best I have seen on a mobile device (people who have used the Nexus One disagree).  The 3.7 inch 854×480 screen makes text look sharp and images crisp.  I struggle to see the individual pixels with the naked eye.  After using the Droid and looking at the iPhone, text on the iPhone actually looks blurrier, and I find myself zooming in on text much more often.  The screen of the Droid multitouch support, however Motorola and Google decided to leave multitouch out of the OS (read keyboard and browser) for reasons unknown. Palm did it with the Pre and hasn’t gotten yelled at.  Anyway, multitouch Android apps in the Market work fine.  For people like me who need multitouch, the Dolphin Browser and Picsay image viewer are decent substitutes for the real thing in the OS.  However, you are stuck with zoom buttons in Google Maps.  Videos encoded at the native screen resolution render beautifully on the screen with the Android Gallery app.  The only complaint I have about video viewing is the four home buttons are backit in the dark and you are forced to stare at them on the side as you watch your movie.  Not a big issue, but a minor inconvenience.

Camera

The camera on the Droid isn’t good for photos but handles videos exceptionally well.  The 5MP camera was plagued with a buggy autofocus until Android 2.0.1.  While the autofocus has since been fixed, the image quality is poor and the colors seem off.  Video on the other hand is great.  It can record at 720×480 at 24fps.  The dual led flash is useful for taking pictures in the dark but honestly you are asking for a nosiefest for using a cell phone camera in the dark to begin with.  The button on the side of the Droid is nice because it allows you to half-press for focus and full-press to take the shot.

Keyboards

The onscreen keyboard takes a bit of getting used to.  The lack of multitouch really begins to become evident when using the onscreen keyboard.  Sometimes I feel like I must slow down my typing because without multitouch, the keyboard cannot keep up with my fingers.  After a week, I adapted.  In my opinion, the iPhone has the best keyboard on a mobile device out of both physical an virtual keyboards.  For people seeking some tactile feedback, there is an app in the Android Market called BetterKeyboard which allows you to use a Blackberry Storm-esque keyboard with a vibration after each click.  Its worth a buy if the Android keyboard really bothers you.

Maps

Android 2.0 introduces voice-to-text functionality and Google’s Navigation Beta for use within the United States.  For finding a way from point A to B is extremely easy.  You just speak the name or address into the device and let Google find it for you and guide you with navigation.  The speech recognition is frighteningly accurate.  Google also supports contextual searching so you could specify the name of a painting, and Google will find the museum with the painting.  The maps application allows the control of map layers so you can see which roads use to avoid traffic or information about your surroundings on Wikipedia.  As mentioned earlier, there is no multitouch for the Maps app, you are stuck with zoom buttons.

Bottom Line:

If you find yourself playing games more often than using tools and utilities on an iPhone, you should probably stay with iPhone.  However, if you want to the ability to micromanage and control everything on your phone, Android may be best for you.

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Oh, there is one thing. Please let Peter Jackson’s Halo movie go into production!

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I’m sure all of you avid Modern Warfare fans know all of this already, so without further delay, check out the stunning video below, featured in full HD glory. Be sure to watch until the end to satisfy your inner geek.

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Yeah, we know.

Just when it seemed like Duke Nukem Forever was on a slow road to nowhere thanks to Take-Two’s lawsuit against Apogee Software, the DN facebook page dropped a fresh batch of screenies for hopeful gamers to gawk at. This tease gives us a glimpse of a few new enemies, but there isn’t much of real substance to be had here.

But please don’t be bashful; there is plenty of visual candy to be had at the unofficial Duke Nukem Facebook fan page. Just try not to get too excited, okay?

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As they do every year, Electronic Arts ran a simulation of the Superbowl between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers in an attempt to predict the Superbowl. The Steelers won in their simulation. The funny thing is that the simulation is usually correct except for last year when the Giants won. The score of the simulation game was 28-24, a close game. We’ll see if its right or there is another upset. After the jump, the predictions and results of the last few Superbowls.

CONFIRMED: Steelers win Superbowl XLIII

• 2004 – Madden: Patriots ; Superbowl: Patriots
• 2005 – Madden: Patriots ; Superbowl: Patriots
• 2006 – Madden: Steelers ; Superbowl: Steelers
• 2007 – Madden: Colts ; Superbowl: Colts
• 2008 – Madden: Patriots ; Superbowl: Giants

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Earlier today, Valve released a new patch for the PC version of Left 4 Dead. If you play this game as much I do, then you know there were some issues that had to be fixed. Well, put those thoughts to rest because the patch addresses most of the issues, glitches and bugs that previously plagued this game. *cough* Smoker *cough* However, it still didn’t fix the fast melee exploit or unlock Dead Air and Death Toll for play in Versus mode.

via Steam

General

* Fixed Survivors being able to climb surfaces marked for versus infected only
* Fixed a class of SurvivorBot bugs dealing with rescuing downed players
* Players can no longer grab ladders while flying through the air after a Tank punch
* Shooting near a car with an alarm that has already fired the alarm will no longer make chirping noises
* Improved loading time
* Fixed mini-gun physics exploit
* Fixed propane tanks (and other physics objects) causing players to fall through elevators
* Fixed rare achievement bug issues
* Fixed several map exploits
* Fixed various match making issues
* Fixed NAT traversal issues

Versus Changes

* Added HUD elements to show status of other infected players
* Changed color of infected player name in chat to red
* Fixed exploit where players could spawn infected bots
* Fixed instance where a Survivor changing to the infected team would be attacked by infected bots
* Normalized special infected melee damage
* Made the following client commands cheat protected: “Kill” and “explode”
* Fixed exploit where infected players could run away and teleport back to gain health
* Players can only change teams once per map
* Players can’t change teams while other players are still loading
* Tank spawns at the same % through the map for both teams in versus mode
* Made the Tank and Witch spawn directly on the escape route
* Increased chance of getting the Tank or Witch
* Fixed team swap issue

Hunter

* Easier to pounce a Survivor who is meleeing
* Increased Minimum damage a Hunter pounce does

Smoker

* Fixed Smoker tongue tolerance
* Smoker now has to be killed or the tongue destroyed for the tongue to break
* Survivor’s cannot bash someone off the tongue until the Survivor being pulled is paralyzed or hanging
* Tongue attacks that fail to paralyze or hang a Survivor will use the shorter ability delay timer
* Fixed cases where the ability timer was not using the correct time
* Fixed case where you could point at a Survivor but not register a tongue hit
* Fixed Smoker tongue not targeting and landing properly through PZ ghosts
* Smoker tongue does damage every second while dragging paralyzed Survivors

Tank

* Bashable objects now appear with a red glow
* Tanks hitting a car with an alarm disables the alarm permanently
* Tank frustration timer is only reset by hitting Survivors with rocks or fists
* Reduced autoshotgun damage against Tanks

Witch

* Witch spawns at the same % through the map for both teams
* Avoids spawning within a certain % of the tank
* Fixed an exploit where the Witch could be woken up and tricked into attacking Survivors

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Nielsen is now reporting for the months January-October of 2008, the Playstation 2 was the most played console. It took 31.7% of the minutes followed by the Xbox 360 with 17.2%. That is a pretty hefty gap, especially for a 8+ year-old console. Given that there are more Playstation 2’s around than Americans, it makes sense but still impressive. Sony seems to fair a little less well with the Playstation 3 which was behind the original Xbox and only ahead of the Nintendo Gamecube. The question still remains, when will a console dethrone the Playstation 2. I’d say that within the next year or so, the Nintendo Wii definitely will, but will it have the staying power of 8+ years that the Playstation 2 had? The entire list after the break: 

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All the RotPod team members would like to wish all of our readers a great New Year. We have a couple of resolutions, one of them being posting a lot more on the blog. Check back frequently for updates and have a great 2009.

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Just in case you missed it, Microsoft released Dash of Destruction their Live Marketplace yesterday. The game itself is laughably mundane, but it costs not a single penny. Of course, that’s mainly because the whole thing is just an advertisement for Doritos. The biggest thing about this racer is probably that it’s one of the few games in which you can unlock all the achievements in under half an hour. But free is free and gamerpoints are gamerpoints, so play away to your heart’s content. That is, if your heart can bear it.

[Xbox LIVE Marketplace] and [Extra flair by Rafi]

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Earlier today, EA rolled out the 1.06 patch for Red Alert 3. The patch is designed to fix the automatch system by giving it a little bit of a speed boost. EA also says this will fix the crane exploit, which allowed players to use the crane to build structures at no cost at all. All together, these fixes are relatively small when compared to the last patch, which introduces the world builder along with numersous in-game fixes. Unfortunately, after a few users described their experiences on the game forums, it seems as if the patch broke the game rather than fixing it. The Korean version was especially impaired by the new patch, but hopefully these are isolated issues, and EA will fix the new bugs.

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It’s official, as a follow up to the previous mysterious Metal Gear Announcement, Konami has revealed the next Metal Gear title, METAL GEAR SOLID TOUCH will be for the iPhone.  The story takes place during Metal Gear Solid 4 and consists of 8 stages according to Konami Productions.  Gameplay on these stages will also unlock special goodies for the iPhone, such as wallpapers.  From the title, it seems pretty safe to assume that the game will be controlled with the iPhone’s touch screen.  While the details on Konami’s official site are still lacking, Kotaku reports that the game will be available Spring 2009. I can’t wait!

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You can read the official Dev-Team post here.

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LOGITECH INTRODUCES GAME-CHANGING GAMEBOARD
Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard Features Naturally Contoured Design, Onboard Memory, Customizable Backlighting

FREMONT, Calif. — Dec. 10, 2008 — Whether you’re rescuing hostages, on a quest with your guild or saving humanity, you don’t want to worry about hand fatigue or hitting the wrong key. Today, Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) introduced the Logitech® G13 advanced gameboard – a hybrid gaming keyboard designed to complement your Logitech keyboard and mouse – giving you game-changing comfort and control on a Mac® computer or a PC.

“If you’re into serious gaming, there’s no better feeling than playing with the G13 gameboard by your side,” said Ruben Mookerjee, Logitech’s director of product marketing for gaming. “Unlike other gameboards that focus only on programmability, the G13 advanced gameboard incorporates the principles of our award-winning Comfort Wave design. So whether you’re getting into World of Warcraft® or walking into your next LAN party, the G13 gameboard gives you a powerful advantage over those forced to work with less.”

With its sculpted, ergonomically inspired shape and pushing-the-envelope functionality, the Logitech G13 advanced gameboard completes your search for gear, augmenting a Logitech® G15 keyboard for gaming and a Logitech® G9 Laser Mouse.

Delivering increased comfort, the iconic contoured design complements the natural shape of your hand and fingers, while the smooth, concave home-row keys make it easy to locate buttons by touch. With three game modes, 25 programmable keys and a programmable analog stick, the G13 gameboard offers up to 87 ways for you to control your game (software installation required). And you can set up custom button-profiles for each one of your favorite titles. You can even create macros on the fly without having to pause your game.

And for another tactical advantage, the 160-by-43-pixel GamePanel LCD shows live game stats, system info and even messages from other players.

With the G13 gameboard, you’ll also get backlit keys that help you easily locate the right key in low-light conditions or lights-out play. And you can select from hundreds of available backlight colors, so your gameboard looks just the way you want it.

A handy solution for the laptop gamer, the G13 gameboard includes onboard memory, letting you program up to five ready-to-play profiles and take them with you to your next LAN party. The G13 gameboard also offers pre-configured settings for many popular games, including World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade, Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™, Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare™ and many others.

With its sturdy weight and strategically placed feet, the G13 gameboard won’t move during gameplay, giving you rock-solid support all the way to victory.

Pricing and Availability
The Logitech G13 advanced gameboard is expected to be available in the U.S. and Europe in December for a suggested retail price of $79.99 (U.S.).

About Logitech
Logitech is a world leader in personal peripherals, driving innovation in PC navigation, Internet communications, digital music, home-entertainment control, gaming and wireless devices. Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI).

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