14 DAY TRIAL // Logitech, one of the worldwide leading makers of computer peripherals, has just announced that it has shipped its billionth mouse. The accomplishment comes after 26 years during which Logitech has continuously developed the small device, which is used to interact with the functionalities and features of a PC. Ever since its establishment in the 1980s, Logitech has tried to improve the quality of its products, providing users with innovative solutions designed to make their interaction with the PC all the more pleasant.
“Since the first click of the Logitech P4 mouse in 1982, Logitech mice have played an indispensable role in the evolution of the personal computer,” said Gerald P. Quindlen, Logitech president and chief executive officer. “During the last few decades, the way people use computers has changed dramatically – what was once strictly a business tool has become highly integrated into our personal lives. Logitech has continually pursued innovations to meet those changing conditions, introducing – in the last five years alone – the world’s first laser mouse, hyper-fast scrolling and the nano-receiver.”
The company's announcement comes in the same month that the industry will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the world's first computer mouse. It was on December 9, 1968 that Dr. Douglas C. Engelbart held a 90-minute public multimedia demonstration at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco, thus introducing the world to the first computer mouse used to control a networked computer system. Since then, many improvements have been brought to this device, some of which have been reached the end-user thanks to Logitech.
To celebrate its billionth mouse, the company is launching a contest inviting people to follow the journey of this notable device, the mouse. Starting with its manufacturing stages and ending with the moment it reaches the user, contenders are invited to figure it out where in the world it may end up. The journey will be chronicled on Logitech's BLogitech, the company's blog.