Logitech to Offer Harmony Remote ‘For the Rest of Us’

Logitech to Offer Harmony Remote ‘For the Rest of Us’

Logitech (SWX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI), a leading manufacturer of remote controls, today announced it will soon bring the simplicity and convenience of its Harmony universal remote controls to a significantly broader base of consumers. The company unveiled the Logitech® Harmony® 520 remote control, the first activity-based remote priced under $100 in the U.S., featuring a simple online setup process for complete customization.

Logitech´s Harmony activity-based remote controls have been widely adopted by home-theater enthusiasts as well as by people upgrading their home-entertainment systems with new high-definition TVs and digital video recorders (DVRs). The popularity of the Harmony remote, which is simple to set up and makes it easy for anyone in the family to control the home-entertainment system, has propelled Logitech into the No. 1 market-share position in North America for advanced remote controls. With one-touch control, the new Harmony 520 remote is designed for mainstream consumers, who previously may have considered a Harmony remote to be out of their price range.

To appeal to a broad base of consumers, Logitech designed the Harmony 520 remote with a very simple and visual setup to speed them through the process. Using a PC, people are likely to spend less than a half hour on the Web-based setup process to fully customize their Harmony remote for their home-entertainment system. Once the setup is complete, any member of the family can watch television, play a DVD, or record a program, by pushing a single activity button.

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