New Controller Turns Compatible Devices into Mobile Gaming Consoles;
Roughly Doubles Battery Life
NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI), a leading innovator of gaming
peripherals, today introduced the Logitech®
PowerShell™ Controller + Battery — providing console-style game
controls and increasing game play-time on your iPhone 5s, iPhone 5, or
iPod touch (5th generation) running iOS 7.
Logitech PowerShell Controller + Battery (Photo: Business Wire)
To use this first-of-its-kind mobile gaming console, you simply insert
your compatible iPhone or iPod touch into the controller as you would
with a standard case. The analog off-screen controls of the Logitech
PowerShell Controller + Battery deliver a gaming experience that's
familiar to console players everywhere, with a D-pad, shoulder triggers
and face buttons that allow you to control game play.
As a result, you can use the entire screen for viewing the game, giving
you a more immersive mobile gaming experience. And thanks to the
controller's comfortable shape, you can play for longer periods. The
portable controller maintains a profile that fits easily in your pocket
or small bag — putting intensive, complex games within your reach
wherever you are.
"We designed this controller to deliver a true console-gaming experience
on an iOS 7 mobile device," said Ehtisham Rabbani, general manager of
the Logitech gaming business. "With gaming so pervasive on the mobile
platform — our research shows that 87% of iPhone and iPod touch users
play games on their device — it's time to revolutionize the experience."
With your iPhone or iPod touch in the controller, you'll maintain full
access to power on/off, volume, camera, speakers, headphone jack and
charging. And your controller's 1500 mAh battery increases the battery
capacity of your iPhone 5s, iPhone 5 or fifth-generation iPod touch.
Plus, you can recharge both batteries without removing the phone from
the controller.
The controller is compatible with the iOS 7 game controller framework
for which a long and rapidly growing list
of popular games are supported, including Bastion,
Fast
& Furious 6: The Game, MetalStorm
Aces, Galaxy
On Fire 2™ HD and Nitro™,
among others available from the App Store.
Pricing and Availability
The Logitech PowerShell Controller + Battery is available online
beginning today for $99.99 at BestBuy.com and the Apple Online Store.
The product is expected to be available with additional retailers
globally in December. For more information please visit gaming.logitech.com
or our blog.
About Logitech
Logitech is a world leader in products that connect people to the
digital experiences they care about. Spanning multiple computing,
communication and entertainment platforms, Logitech's combined hardware
and software enable or enhance digital navigation, music and video
entertainment, gaming, social networking, audio and video communication
over the Internet, video security and home-entertainment control.
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).
Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are registered in
Switzerland and other countries. All other trademarks are the property
of their respective owners. For more information about Logitech and its
products, visit the company's website at www.logitech.com.
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Logitech
Amanda Sanyal
510-713-5051
asanyal@logitech.com
Source: Logitech
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