Logitech CEO lays out the potential future of the mouse and keyboard. Logitech is working on a forever mouse that has a subscription-based model.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18112704

During a recent episode of The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber shed some possible insight into the company’s view on one of its most important products. Saying that “the mouse built this house,” Faber shares the planning behind a Forever Mouse, a premium product that the company hopes will be the last you ever have to buy. There’s also a discussion about a subscription-based service and a deeper focus on AI.

For now, details on a Forever Mouse are thin, but you better believe there will be a catch. The Instant Pot was a product so good that customers rarely needed to buy another one. The company went bankrupt.

  • FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    101·
    5 months ago

    Not impressed with Logitech lately. Was on a trip and needed to pick up a wireless kb and mouse, and went with a logitech. Used a single dongle which was ok. Would have preferred bluetooth, but I can handle a dongle. Got it hooked up and to my dismay if you move away further than about 1 foot, the mouse got really jumpy, and you could tell they were both losing connection. What’s the point of having a wireless mouse and kb if you have to be within inches of the device. Ended up picking up a usb extension cable and moving the dongle closer to where I had the kb and mouse. Janky solution for something that shouldn’t have been a problem in the first place. Sorry Logitech, subscription based anything is a hard no for me!

    • NounsAndWords@lemmy.world
      51·
      5 months ago

      It’s unfortunately very common for companies to increase short term profits by leaning on an old reputation of quality products while cutting costs/quality. In the several quarters before customers catch on it translates into big cost savings…

    • Ptsf@lemmy.world
      1·
      5 months ago

      This is likely due to a compatibility issue with your usb port causing lower than necessary amperage to be provided to the usb dongle so it’s not able to fully power it’s antenna. Quite common with the laptops I work with at work, except it only happens to the side with a daughter board and non standard controller so the fix is just having people plug it into a port on the other side. That all being said, it’s almost certainly not the kb/mouse as even the weakest 2.4ghz dongles can go for 5-10 feet without any degradation of signal.

      • FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        5 months ago

        Thanks for the input. I will try plugging it into other ports, or maybe a powered hub and see what kind of distance I get with that. Didn’t even think of it being a power issue.