Wave Issue 0501 1/7/05 Article 8-01

***Logitech Adds World's First Laser Mouse to Its Cordless
Desktop Lineup; Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3100 Combines
Powerful Keyboard Controls with Advanced Precision

2005 International CES

LAS VEGAS
Jan. 5, 2005

Logitech has announced that the world's first laser mouse will
soon be available in combination with a cordless keyboard.
Unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show, the Logitech Cordless
Desktop MX 3100 solution features Logitech's award-winning
Logitech MX1000 Cordless Laser Mouse and the most powerful
navigation controls available on a Logitech keyboard. The high-
performance package makes it faster and easier to work and play
in today's digital world.

Logitech's exclusive laser illumination and tracking technology
instantly elevated the recently introduced Logitech MX1000
Cordless Laser Mouse to one of the company's best-selling
products. Laser technology enables the mouse to see approximately
20 times more surface detail than typical red light-emitting
diode (LED) optical mice, allowing it to track with more
precision and work on more surface types.

Logitech's advanced navigation keyboard makes it easy to listen
to music and Internet radio, use instant messaging, watch videos
and view photos -- by putting more control at people's
fingertips. The keyboard emulates the sleek look and feel of
consumer electronics equipment with its polished media and
navigation controls. The controls are tied to useful functions
within various media and productivity applications, helping to
simplify and enhance the digital experience. The keyboard's flat
design and low profile help make computing more comfortable and
ergonomic.

The Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3100 keyboard and mouse are
complementary in every way -- from their advanced navigation and
stylish design to the shared wireless receiver, which also serves
as the mouse recharger.

Laser Tracking for Premium Performance

The laser tracking technology is the result of an alliance
between Logitech, the world's No. 1 manufacturer of mice, and
Agilent Technologies, the leader in mouse tracking technology.
The nearly singular wavelength of laser light is capable of
revealing much greater surface detail than the red LED found in
today's optical mice. Hence, the laser can track reliably even on
tricky polished or wood-grain surfaces.

The laser light of the Logitech MX1000 Laser Cordless Mouse is
nearly invisible to the human eye -- and very safe. The laser
beam emanates through a polished silver ring on the base,
illuminates the surface beneath the mouse, and then reflects back
up through the same ring where the surface detail is captured by
the sensor. The sensor has the ability to capture 5.8 megapixels
of detail each second. As the laser mouse is moved, the sensor
sees minute changes in the surface detail, which are translated
into cursor motion on screen.

Optimized Navigation and Media Control

For a long time, clicking with a mouse was the only way to
navigate through text documents, menus, file folders, Internet
pages, and other items on the computer screen. The Logitech
Cordless Desktop MX 3100 mouse and keyboard are designed for two-
handed navigation with useful controls on the keyboard and mouse
to make using a computer more convenient, more efficient, and
more comfortable.

The keyboard includes a media panel with a full complement of
controls that can be used with most popular media players. There
are controls for ripping and burning music CDs, as well as audio
preset buttons that can be tied to favorite Internet radio
stations. Both the mouse and keyboard feature controls to enable
horizontal and vertical scrolling. They also include controls to
zoom in and out of documents, allowing people to easily move in
to touch up a digital photo or perfect a presentation slide, or
back out to view an entire document layout. The keyboard even
includes a button that instantly returns the view to the
document's original size.

The Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3100 solution also comes with
Logitech MediaLife software -- an easy-to-navigate, full-screen
interface that brings together all of the music, pictures and
video on the PC. Using Logitech MediaLife software, people can
quickly access playlists, play impromptu slide shows and watch
video clips.

Ergonomic Features for Increased Comfort

The Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3100 keyboard features ergonomic
characteristics that help make the digital experience more
comfortable without changing the way people work. The keyboard
has a low profile -- it is 22.3 mm in height when placed on a
flat surface. The keyboard also incorporates Zero Degree Tilt,
which means the primary rows of keys are all the same height.
According to independent studies, the ergonomic benefit of a low-
profile keyboard without any slope is that it may help minimize
wrist extension. Repetitive wrist extension can be a cause of
hand and forearm discomfort.

Availability

The Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3100 mouse and keyboard will be
available in Europe beginning in March -- on retail shelves and
online. In the U.S., the product will be available beginning in
April, initially at CompUSA and later at other retailers and
online.

www.logitech.com