Logitech Announces AudioMan Compact Digital Audio Tool for the Windows 3.1
Environment

AudioMan Adds Spoken Messages and Sound Effects to Windows Applications

Fremont, Calif. -- November 9, 1992 -- Logitech Inc., international market
leader in pointing devices and hand-held scanners, today announced
AudioMan, a compact digital audio tool for the Windows 3.1 environment.
The product will be available in December at a list price of $179. 

AudioMan is an external audio device with an integrated speaker and
microphone. It attaches to any IBM PC or compatible via the parallel port,
allowing it to produce audio (voice, sound, and music) within a
sound-compatible application. The product uses Object Linking and
Embedding (OLE), a cross-document interface standard that many Windows
applications have adopted. OLE allows users to integrate a variety of data
formats (i.e., graphics, sound, and text) from diverse sources within a
single document.

"AudioMan's 'no-board' design is the easiest way for corporations to add
sound to their installed base of PC's" says David Pelton, Logitech product
marketing manager for sound. "Users don't even have to open their machines
to install the product. And clearly, sound is a very straightforward way
to increase the clarity and impact of business communications. "

AudioMan is the first peripheral audio device which integrates a speaker, a
uni-directional microphone, and a board into one external unit. Since it
plugs directly into the parallel port of any desktop, laptop, or notebook
machine, it is extremely versatile. In addition, Logitech has designed a
special "pass-through" connection for the parallel port, enabling a
printer to be plugged in and used at the same time.

AudioMan's ergonomic shape is compact and easy to handle, yet the product
also incorporates industrial-strength materials in its design to withstand
the rigors of business travel. It can be used hands-free on the desk, or
hand-held.

AudioMan makes sound a practical business tool by enabling users to easily
add verbal notes to their work, rather than written ones. For example, a
person working on a spreadsheet who has a question about a total can
simply add a voice note to the cell containing that total. When someone
else selects the same cell, the message is played back. AudioMan records
not only voice, but sounds from other sources, such as tapes and CDs via
the audio input port. Also, an output port allows the connection of
headphones. AudioMan is powered by standard "M" batteries or by AC.

Logitech's software driver is easy to install and features a control panel
that detects battery level and allows adjustment of output volume.
AudioMan takes advantage of the recording and playback capabilities
included in Windows 3.1 to produce quality sound in any Windows Object
Linking and Embedding (OLE) application. AudioMan will work with any
Windows software supporting sound using .WAV files.

AudioMan requires an IBM AT or compatible system with 286, 386 or higher
processor, PC or MS-DOS version 3.3 or later, Microsoft windows 3.1, and
one parallel port.

Initially, Logitech will offer AudioMan to corporate customers in order to
help educate and develop the sound market via direct sales. Eventually,
corporate resellers will be signed on, and sales opportunities will be
funneled through them. Individuals can purchase AudioMan directly from
Logitech by calling the customer sales number at 800-231-7717.

Logitech manufactures and markets "Senseware" -- products designed to give
human-like "senses" such as sight, sound, and touch to the computer,
making human-to-computer communication more intuitive and natural. Retail
and OEM products of the company and its affiliates include pointing
devices (such as mice and trackballs), hand-held scanners, digital
cameras, pen digitizers, joysticks, sound products, and related software
applications for IBM, Macintosh, and other platforms. Logitech
International, the financial holding company for the Logitech Group, is
traded publicly in Switzerland on the Zurich and Geneva exchanges. With
operational headquarters in Fremont, Calif., the group maintains
manufacturing facilities in Fremont, California; Hsinchu, Taiwan;
Shanghai, China; and Cork, Ireland; and offices in major cities in the
U.S., Europe, and the Far East.

Logitech, 6505 Kaiser Dr, Fremont, CA 94555
510-795-8500,  fax: 510-792-8901

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