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Logitech announces G110 gaming keyboard, encourages trash-talking fellow gamers

by Parm Mann on 15 October 2009, 09:57

Tags: Gaming Keyboard G110, Logitech (NASDAQ:LOGI)

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Logitech has today unveiled the successor to the ageing-but-well-regarded G11 gaming keyboard in the form of the all-new G110.

Despite jumping a whole 99 numbers in model, the G110 is still very much a hardcore gaming keyboard - and it's equipped with a number of useful features.

Gaming in the dark, for example, shouldn't be a problem as the G110 features custom-colour backlighting on all of its keys. Speaking of keys, the G110 features 12 that are programmable - each of those "G Keys" allows for three macros, creating a total of 36 unique functions.

There's a built-in USB 2.0 hub, allowing you to hook up your gaming mouse, one-touch media and volume controls, and integrated USB audio. The latter allows the user to plug a gaming headset directly into the keyboard for "strategizing with teammates and trash-talking enemies in clear digital sound".

Trash-talking aside, it's looking a formidable piece of gaming kit, and it'll hit UK stores in January priced at £79.99. Though, if you prefer keyboards equipped with an LCD, Logitech's own G15 can be had for just £10 more.

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Posted by Zak33 - Thu 15 Oct 2009 10:08
There's a built-in USB 2.0 hub, allowing you to hook up your gaming mouse, one-touch media and volume controls, and integrated USB audio. The latter allows the user to plug a gaming headset directly into the keyboard for “strategizing with teammates and trash-talking enemies in clear digital sound”.

I've never quite grasped USB sound… if someone is gonna spend a small fortune on a lovely keyboard, to play games well with, I'd guess they already have a sound card of some sort, and prolly a very good one.

SO .. where does the USB sound come into it? Do you need TWO sound cards? And if so, how do you hear the games stereo, surround sound, or enemy positioning on your £80 Xfi/whatever card if you're plugged into your keyboard's USB sound card.

I'm beffudled. Anyone care to explain?
Posted by MrP - Thu 15 Oct 2009 10:17
i dont know how W7 handles multiple sound yet, but condisering vista had a nightmare trying to choose between analogue sound and a digital out (making me choose one as a default) i cant see that being nothing but a nightmare!
Posted by jim - Thu 15 Oct 2009 10:18
Zak33
I've never quite grasped USB sound… if someone is gonna spend a small fortune on a lovely keyboard, to play games well with, I'd guess they already have a sound card of some sort, and prolly a very good one.

SO .. where does the USB sound come into it? Do you need TWO sound cards? And if so, how do you hear the games stereo, surround sound, or enemy positioning on your £80 Xfi/whatever card if you're plugged into your keyboard's USB sound card.

I'm beffudled. Anyone care to explain?

It's got to be a naf USB-based sound-device with internal decoding that just bypasses your expensive sound card and sods quality in favour of practicality.

I might sound a little over the top in saying that, but it always used to annoy me when I played loads of games online and people I knew, having paid £50-100 for a sound card, went and bought a USB headset “because it was easy to use” without any idea that the sound card they'd just purchased was sitting there completely idle.
Posted by Prime - Thu 15 Oct 2009 10:32
the simplistics of my earlier WoW days using my Socom USB headset from the PS2 for Ventrilo yet still getting my game audio through the Dolby.

i enjoyed that a lot more than the Fatality full headset i got later down the line
Posted by Gerrard - Thu 15 Oct 2009 10:42
I like my Saitek Cyborg's setup of building in a 3.5mm jack extension for headphones and mic. Very useful!

Despite jumping a whole 99 numbers in model…
Depends how you look at it. You could say it's gone up by 10x; or if you're really geeky, it's gone from “3” to “6”! :P

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