NatSteel, a contract maker of motherboards, disk drives and PC peripherals, has low-cost plants in Asia, Mexico and Hungary.
He was told the idea would be pitched to Spec Research, a City of Industry, Calif. maker of PC peripherals.
Both also include USB ports, so they can connect with PC keyboards, MP3 players, digital cameras and the myriad of other USB-friendly PC peripherals.
Home entertainment and PC peripherals maker Logitech is down sharply Thursday morning on weak results for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31.
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Logitech shares are trading sharply lower this morning after the maker of remote controls and PC peripherals reduced its guidance for the fiscal year ending March 2012.
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The Swiss firm Logitech(13, LOGI) is a small but leading company in PC peripherals like mice, trackballs, keyboards, Web cams, headsets and network music systems--with particular clout in cordless devices.
That changes today, with the introduction of Logitech G, the company's official brand for PC gaming peripherals.
This week, the company that brought its near-ubiquitous Zip storage drives to PCs everywhere unveiled the second in what may be a string of consumer electronic devices that aren't PC-storage peripherals.
Logitech shares are trading sharply higher Thursday morning after the maker PC and consumer electronics peripherals posted better-than-expected profits for its fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31.
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Corsair, with half a billion dollars in annual revenue, has built an excellent reputation for designing and manufacturing innovative, high-performance components and peripherals for PC enthusiasts and gamers.
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Logitech shares are trading lower Thursday morning after the provider of PC and consumer electronics peripherals reported lower-than-expected revenues for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30.
Finally, members of the USB Implementers Forum attempted a new world record at the show Monday by attaching more than 100 peripherals to a single PC via daisy-chained USB connections.
With an OS that allows that adding of the peripherals to turn it into a PC.
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The built-in mini-USB On The Go (OTG) port provides a way to connect directly to a computer for easy file transfers (Mac and PC compatible), supports a number of peripherals, such as both wired and wireless-via-dongle mice and keyboards, hubs, and thumb drives, and can also be used to re-charge the internal battery.
In most office environments, and even a few homes, that Ethernet cord is a PC's lifeline to the local network, peripherals like printers, and the Internet.
Comdex wouldn't be complete without the wacky element, so the USB Implementers Forum is stepping up to the port (again and again) in an attempt to set the world's record for the number of peripherals that can be hooked to a single PC.
The Thunderbolt Express Dock is a first-of-its-kind docking solution for both PC and Mac users that enables instant access to up to nine desktop peripherals with one cable, and provides an easy transition from a desktop workstation to a mobile device.
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While its connected to an external monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, and other peripherals there is functionally no difference between a Windows 8 tablet and a traditional Windows 8 desktop or laptop PC.
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