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Logitech Spotlight 2 Presenter doubles as guided breathing coach to calm down nerves

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How often during a presentation have you felt your message deserved a more expressive way of reaching the audience? Logitech is addressing exactly that challenge with the new Spotlight 2 Presenter. Designed to be equally effective in hybrid and in-person environments, the presentation remote gives speakers multiple ways to direct attention and emphasize key points, helping transform slides from static visuals into more engaging experiences.

For years, Logitech’s Spotlight presenter has been one of the most recognizable tools for professionals who regularly stand before an audience. Rather than functioning as a simple slide clicker, it introduced digital highlighting and on-screen pointing features that helped presenters guide attention more effectively. With the new Spotlight 2 Presenter, the company is expanding that idea further by combining audience engagement tools with features designed to help presenters stay calm and confident while speaking. Alongside this advanced presenter, Logitech also launched the portable Mobil Fold to take on the Microsoft Arc mouse.

Designer: Logitech

At first glance, Spotlight 2 retains the familiar minimalist design language of its predecessor, but it introduces a force-sensitive interface with integrated haptic feedback. The tactile responses serve multiple purposes during presentations. Users receive subtle vibrations when interacting with digital highlighting tools, creating a more direct connection between the presenter and the content being displayed. Logitech has also incorporated guided breathing exercises that use haptic pulses to help speakers regulate their breathing before stepping on stage, addressing a common challenge faced by many public speakers.

The biggest enhancement comes from the expanded set of digital highlighting tools. Spotlight 2 allows presenters to direct attention using several visual effects, including Spotlight, Magnify, Squarelight, and Annotate modes. These tools make it easier to emphasize key details, zoom into specific content, or mark up information during a presentation. Alongside the digital effects, the presenter also includes a digital pointer and a Class 1 laser pointer, providing flexibility across different presentation environments. The system is designed to work equally well for in-person, virtual, and hybrid presentations where traditional laser pointers may not always be visible to remote participants.

Via the Logi Options+ software, users can assign shortcuts and frequently used actions to the presenter’s dedicated Action Button. Functions such as starting or pausing a presentation, muting audio, or triggering other custom commands can be configured to match individual workflows. This level of personalization helps presenters maintain focus without needing to return to their computer during a session.

Compatibility remains broad, ensuring Spotlight 2 can integrate into a variety of professional setups. It supports Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Apple Keynote on both Windows and macOS environments. Connectivity options include Bluetooth and an included USB-C receiver, allowing users to switch easily between devices while maintaining a stable wireless connection. The presenter offers a wireless operating range of up to 30 meters, giving speakers freedom to move around the room while remaining in control of their content.

Battery performance has also been designed with busy schedules in mind. Logitech claims up to three months of use on a full charge, while a one-minute quick charge provides roughly three hours of presentation time. This rapid charging capability helps reduce the risk of being caught with a depleted device just before an important meeting or keynote.

Certain Spotlight 2 color variants use plastic components made with 43 percent post-consumer recycled materials, while the aluminium parts are produced using renewable energy sources. The Spotlight 2 Presenter priced at $129.99 will be available globally in Graphite and Sand finishes, with Light Lilac and Black offered in select markets only.

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Logitech’s New Travel Mouse Folds Flat Like a Wallet: Hands-on with the Mobi Fold

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Some people adapt to trackpads just fine. They swipe, they tap, they gesture their way through a full workday and never once think about what they’re missing. That has never been me. Trackpads feel unintuitive, slow and imprecise in a way that becomes genuinely frustrating once the work gets serious. Image editing, timeline scrubbing, file navigation, moving through a browser at pace, these are things a trackpad tolerates and a mouse handles. That distinction matters when you travel for work as often as I do, and it is why a wireless mouse has been a permanent fixture in my laptop bag for as long as I can remember.

The problem with that habit is volume. A full wireless mouse takes up real estate, adds weight, and always ends up in the way of something else. I have watched foldable mouse concepts cycle through design blogs and crowdfunding pages for years, always clever in theory and usually mediocre in practice. The ergonomics were afterthoughts, the build quality felt questionable, and none of them felt like something worth trusting with actual work. Logitech’s Mobi Fold is the first one that genuinely changes that equation, folding to the size of a bifold wallet and opening into a properly ergonomic mouse with the kind of engineering behind it that makes it feel like a real daily tool.

Designer: Logitech

At 21mm when folded and 79 grams total, it pockets without a second thought, and the folded profile is compact enough that it stops reading as a mouse and starts feeling more like a card case or compact notebook. The dust-resistant exterior and drop-tested construction suggest something engineered for the bottom of a bag rather than careful handling, which matters when travel means moving quickly between locations without stopping to think about fragile equipment. It does not feel like an accessory that demands its own consideration. It feels like something designed to absorb daily life and stay functional throughout.

Unfolding it one-handed is cleaner than expected. The mouse settles into its predefined ergonomic angle with a firmness that feels researched, and from that point the experience becomes surprisingly familiar. The left and right clicks are effectively inaudible in a shared workspace, genuinely close to silent in a way that means a library table or open-plan office registers no reaction from the people sitting around you. What makes the folding experience feel genuinely intelligent is that the Mobi Fold knows when it is being closed. The on-device AI model helps prevent unintentional clicks when folding, a behavior I tested repeatedly and found completely reliable every single time. Folding it shut also powers it off automatically, which removes any need for a separate off switch and makes the entire experience feel self-contained.

Opening the mouse turns it on. Closing it turns it off. There is no dedicated power button to hunt for, no mode to toggle, no need to remember. But the smarter detail is what happens during the transition. An on-device AI model helps prevent unintentional clicks by recognizing when to disable the buttons, so inputs are blocked while your hand is still mid-motion. This sounds like a small thing until you test it repeatedly and realize it works flawlessly every single time.

Comfort, on the other hand, takes a little recalibration. The ergonomic angle works and the shape causes no discomfort, so the learning curve comes from a different place entirely. Even with its super compact design, it unfolds to fit naturally in the hand at a predefined angle, with 22% less muscle strain compared to a laptop trackpad, but at 79 grams it is considerably lighter than something like the MX Master 4, and the familiar resistance you expect under your palm simply is not there at first. The flat scrolling surface adds to that shift. It does not glide with quite the same fluidity as Apple’s own trackpad, though holding that against Mobi Fold feels like comparing different hardware categories. Muscle memory reaches for a physical wheel and finds a flat touch surface instead, and both take a day or so to recalibrate. There is also something oddly satisfying about the gap the fold creates underneath the mouse. Tucking your fingers into that space feels natural, and it might just be specific to how I hold a mouse, but it works.

The clicks are exceptional. Left and right are effectively inaudible in a shared workspace setting, which is not an exaggeration. Shared office environments, open-plan cafes, library tables, all of those spaces where a clicking mouse would normally draw quiet irritation from the people nearby, the Mobi Fold operates in near silence. Logitech has shipped quiet-click mice before, so this is not new territory for the brand, but the execution here is particularly clean. The mouse weighs 79 grams, which gives it a noticeably lighter feel in the hand than most desktop mice. Coming from something like the MX Master 4, the weight difference is a bit of a culture shock, and it takes a few sessions before your hand stops expecting more resistance beneath it.

The center control replaces your standard scroll wheel – for logical reasons, scroll wheels occupy space and the Mobi Fold doesn’t have any room for it, given the optical tracker sits right underneath the scroll area. Described in the spec sheet as a touch panel with two customizable buttons, the center control functions in practice more like a multi-input surface that earns more real estate in your workflow the more time you spend with it. It handles scrolling, whether navigating massive spreadsheets with line-by-line precision or gliding through long documents hyper-fast. The panel also rocks, registering separate inputs at the top and bottom, which Logitech defaults to Forward and Back navigation. For anyone who spends a significant portion of their day working in a browser, that default alone pays off immediately. Through the Logi Options+ App, the two customizable buttons on the touch panel can be personalized to trigger shortcuts like switching applications or taking screenshots instantly, or remapped to things like muting your microphone or toggling your camera in Zoom, giving the panel a versatility that a standard physical scroll wheel would struggle to match.

The surface is smooth, the feedback is silent, and the precision is genuinely there for line-by-line navigation or hyperfast scrolling powered by the 4K DPI sensor. The Apple Magic Trackpad scrolls more fluidly, but that smoothness comes from Apple’s own software stack, so the comparison is not a fair one to draw. What matters is that the Mobi Fold’s scrolling is functional and versatile, and the muscle memory issue fades with use. It is a reasonable adaptation to make for a mouse this portable.

One persistent instinct the design triggers is the urge to open Mobi Fold completely flat. The hinge stops at its predefined angle, which Logitech settled on after extensive user research, but the hand keeps wanting to push through. It is a small quirk rather than a flaw, and it fades with familiarity. My own hope is that Logitech’s natural evolution of this form factor eventually lets the device open flat, turning it into a presentation remote or pointing device in the process. For now, Logitech has successfully bridged tech and everyday carry to produce a mouse that earns its place in a travel setup from the first day you use it. The Mobi Fold is now a mainstay in mine.

There are two mice in my setup now, one that stays on my desk and one that goes everywhere else. The MX Master 4 handles the home office. The Mobi Fold handles everything that happens between flights, hotels, cafes, and borrowed desks. It is available in Graphite, Lilac, and Off-White in select markets, starting at $79.99. The white finish is something I want to monitor over the next few months to see how it holds up to daily travel and bag life, but everything else holds up impressively from first use. The foldable mouse has been a concept for a long time. Logitech has turned it into a product worth actually carrying.

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This Streaming Light Concept Is Its Own Carrying Case

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Streaming lights have quietly become a staple of the modern content creator’s travel kit. The compact ones clip onto a laptop screen and add professional-grade lighting without adding much bulk. That portability comes with a real catch, though. Without built-in protection, the light panel is vulnerable once it’s packed alongside cables, drives, and adapters. Few of these devices ship with any kind of case, and creators often have to improvise.

Litra Lumen is an unofficial concept, not affiliated with or made by Logitech, that takes the Litra Glow as its starting point and rethinks it for creators constantly on the move. The central idea is straightforward: instead of needing a case, what if the device simply became one? That single premise shaped almost every decision that followed, from the overall form factor down to how the light opens and deploys.

Designer: Koushik Viragani

The mechanism at the heart of the concept is a rotation. The light panel pivots inward, nestling into a hollow protective body that shields it completely during transport. The result is a compact rectangular block with a pill-shaped base, small enough to slip into a backpack side pocket without a second thought. Nothing protrudes, nothing needs wrapping, and there’s no dedicated pouch to hunt for before heading out.

Flipping the light panel 90 degrees is all it takes to go from travel mode to working mode. In mount mode, an extendable hook slides out from the base and clips onto the top edge of a monitor or laptop screen. The light can then be slid up or down the arm to find the ideal height, the same way you’d adjust any conventional monitor-mounted key light.

For setups without a screen to clip onto, a table mode turns the base into a freestanding stand. The light panel rotates up and angles toward the subject, making it just as capable on a café table or a hotel desk as it would be in a full home studio. Physical buttons on the back panel control brightness and color temperature, keeping essential adjustments simple and tactile.

The design draws from Logitech’s existing visual language, with matte surfaces, rounded proportions, and a restrained control layout that feels familiar without being derivative. Two colorways, a dark charcoal and a light off-white gray, give the concept a quiet, product-ready confidence. A complementary visual identity was also developed alongside the hardware, imagining how this kind of device might communicate its purpose as a distinct product line.

What makes Litra Lumen compelling isn’t any single feature but the discipline behind all of them. The rotational mechanism, the extendable hook, and the base that doubles as a stand, each answers the same question in a different context. For a creator moving between a studio, a café, and an overnight bag in the same week, a streaming light that packs without thought is one that actually comes along.

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Logitech’s Comfort Plus Mouse packs a Palm Cushion for WFH People Who Take Meetings While Doing Chores

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Forty-one percent of people have folded towels while on a work call. One in five have taken meetings from a makeshift setup in their child’s bedroom. Logitech’s own research surfaced these numbers, and they carry the ring of something widely felt but rarely acknowledged. The idea that work and home occupy separate territories has been quietly unraveling for years, and for a significant share of the workforce, that unraveling is now complete. The home does not have an office. The home is the office, and the laundry basket and the borrowed desk chair and the animated bedsheet on the wall behind you are all part of the same workday.

Logitech’s response to that reality is the Signature Comfort Plus lineup, announced today. The product anchoring it is the M850L mouse, and it carries one genuinely new detail: a palm cushion, the first Logitech has ever put on a mouse. It is a soft, fitted support designed for the kind of desk day that starts with a 9 AM call and ends somewhere in the evening without a clean break in between. The cushion reportedly took months of prototyping to land correctly, with the team working through texture, size, and material, spending months pivoting and exploring before arriving at something that actually worked.

Designer: Logitech

The development question the team kept returning to was deceptively simple: how soft is soft enough? At the launch briefing, Benjamin Ehrenberg walked us through the product’s development arc, including the moment colleagues first handled the prototype. The reaction, by the team’s own account, was immediate: “Wow, this is really amazing. Hey, this mouse is awesome. This mouse feels amazing.” User trials backed that up: 9 out of 10 users felt comfortable at the end of the workday, which is a genuine testament to the development of the product. Seven out of ten also felt more productive with the mouse. The cushion sits beneath the base of the palm, shaped to support the hand across scroll sessions, writing stretches, and the general low-grade physical endurance that a long desk day requires.

Beyond that central feature, the M850L carries the hardware expected from a Signature mouse: a sculpted shape that fits the hand more naturally, rubber side grips for precision and control, and a thumb support area for that extra thumb support. SmartWheel scrolling lets you move line by line or fly through pages, quiet clicks keep the noise floor low in shared spaces, and Easy Switch handles up to three connected devices across nearly any platform. Logi Options+ handles button customization. Battery life is rated at two years. Among the designers credited with shaping the product’s physical form is Irfan Kachwala, who appeared in Logitech’s promotional film for the lineup and also happens to be a senior from my design alma mater, which was just about as pleasantly surprising as seeing Logitech’s new products every cycle.

Sitting alongside the mouse in the MK880 combo is a keyboard that takes the same comfort-forward brief seriously. The dual-foam palm rest delivers 70% more palm support compared to the Logitech K650, and typing angles can be set at three positions: 0, 4, or 8 degrees. Keys are deep-cushioned, with curved typing angles built for more comfortable, sustained sessions. In a shared apartment or a kitchen-table setup, that lower noise profile makes a real practical difference.

Dedicated mic mute and video toggle keys sit on the keyboard layout, a feature Logitech first established on the Signature Slim and is clearly doubling down on across its lineup. Paired with Logi Tune, these controls can be assigned for Zoom Workplace and Microsoft Teams, while the Logi Options+ app lets users set up Smart Actions to automate common tasks. The honest commentary here is that a physical key to kill your mic should have been standard hardware during the pandemic in 2020, when video calls went from optional to mandatory overnight. That it is arriving at scale now, five-plus years later, is a small frustration softened by the fact that it is at least arriving consistently. A dedicated AI Launch Key rounds out the top row, giving instant access to tools like Copilot, Gemini, or ChatGPT, fully reassignable through Logi Options+ to whatever a user actually reaches for. AI keys are becoming a fixture on productivity keyboards, and the configurable approach is the sensible one.

The M850L mouse is priced at $49.99, and the MK880 combo lands at $99.99. Business versions, which include the Logi Bolt USB-C receiver and Logitech Sync for IT management, come in at $59.99 and $109.99 respectively. Both are available from June 2026 on logitech.com and through authorized resellers, in graphite and off-white globally, with black in select channels. Plastic parts contain between 49% and 77% post-consumer recycled material depending on color, and products ship in FSC-certified paper packaging.

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Logitech G512 X gaming keyboard is highly customizable with analog and mechanical switches

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Hardcore gamers always love accessories that give them granular control over the device’s hardware and functionality. This micro-level tuning can mean the difference between a closely fought loss and a glorious victory. Logitech wants to give serious gamers every little bit of advantage from the gear they own, and that’s where their new G512 X hybrid gaming keyboard excels.

The flagship keyboard features all the latest tech on offer, combined with the highly configurable quality that adapts to the gamer’s preferred style of play rather than the other way around. As per Robin Piispanen, Vice President and General Manager of Logitech G, the brand sees the player’s setup as “something that grows with them as they improve.” To this, M. Lahti, Global Product Marketing Manager at Logitech G, added that the “G512 X is our love letter to the gamers who mod their gear as much as they mod their games.”

Designer: Logitech

Although Logitech already has magnetic keyboards in its lineup, this hybrid option is the first by the brand to feature TMR switches. The granular hardware control comes courtesy of the 39 “Dual Swap” beds across its chassis, allowing players to create a mix of mechanical and analog switches on a single board. You could, for instance, assign analog input to movement-heavy WASD keys while keeping the rest of the layout equipped with mechanical switches for a more traditional typing feel. Based on usage data, these hybrid zones are intelligently clustered toward the left-hand side, where most in-game actions are concentrated.

This hybrid setup is further enhanced by TMR (Tunnel Magnetoresistance) sensing technology, which improves upon Hall-effect designs with greater precision and consistency. The result is a true 8,000Hz polling rate paired with an ultra-fast 0.125ms response time, effectively eliminating perceptible input lag. In fast-paced FPS scenarios, this level of responsiveness can make a measurable difference, ensuring that every command is executed exactly when intended.

What sets the G512 X apart is its ability to merge analog control with mechanical feedback in a meaningful way. Analog switches allow for variable input depending on how deeply a key is pressed, enabling more nuanced control typically associated with controllers. This becomes particularly valuable in racing and flight simulation games, where gradual acceleration or directional adjustments benefit from pressure-sensitive input. At the same time, mechanical switches retain their crisp, tactile response for standard commands, ensuring familiarity is not sacrificed for innovation.

Logitech extends this flexibility into software through G Hub, where users can fine-tune actuation points and assign multiple functions to a single key based on press depth. This effectively adds another layer of input without increasing the physical footprint of the keyboard. For competitive players and enthusiasts alike, it means more control, faster access to commands, and a setup that can be tailored down to the smallest detail.

The keyboard’s construction features a durable aluminum top plate that enhances rigidity while maintaining a clean, understated design. Per-key RGB lighting remains fully customizable, allowing users to create personalized lighting profiles or sync effects with gameplay. The keycap pullers, switches, and SAPP rings are housed inside the storage space at the rear, avoiding visual clutter, focusing instead on performance and usability.

Available in both 75 percent and 98 percent layouts, the keyboard caters to different desk setups and user preferences. Whether opting for a compact footprint or a near full-size configuration, users still benefit from the same core features and strategically placed Dual Swap zones. Logitech G512 X keyboard is currently available in both black and white color options on the official website, while retailers will have it on 2 May. The 75-key layout is priced at $179.99, and the 98-key layout costs $199.99. Gamers can also go for the optional acrylic palm rest (sold separately starting at $40) that reflects the RGB lights of the keyboard lightbar and promises better comfort during long gaming sessions.

 

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The Couch Keyboard Has Been Bad for Years and Framework Just Fixed It

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If you’ve spent any time using a home theater PC from the couch, you’ve probably already met the Logitech K400 Plus. It’s been the go-to couch keyboard for years, not because it’s particularly good, but because nothing better has come along. The touchpad is cramped, the keys feel cheap, and anyone who’s used one knows it’s a device you tolerate rather than enjoy.

Framework ran into this same frustration while developing and testing the Framework Desktop for living room use. Their team kept reaching for the same underwhelming keyboard until they decided to stop tolerating it and build something better. The Framework Wireless Touchpad Keyboard is the result, borrowing the same keyboard and touchpad design from Framework’s laptops and packaging them into a compact wireless unit.

Designer: Framework

The keys use the same chiclet-style, low-profile design as Framework laptops, with 1.5mm of key travel and full 19mm key spacing. That’s a higher standard than this product category usually bothers with, and it shows in how the keyboard feels to type on, even while holding it in one hand. The slim body doesn’t sacrifice the typing experience for the sake of portability.

The touchpad is where this keyboard makes its most meaningful departure from what’s currently available. At 68.8 x 85.6mm, it’s a clickable Windows Precision Touchpad with full multi-touch gesture support for Windows and Linux alike. That’s the same touchpad architecture found in Framework’s laptops, which means the precision and responsiveness are genuinely comparable to what you’d expect from a proper laptop trackpad.

Connectivity covers everything you’d reasonably want. You can pair up to four devices simultaneously over Bluetooth, plug in via USB-C for a wired connection, or use the USB-A dongle, which stores neatly in a slot on the back of the keyboard. Framework is even developing a USB-A Adapter Expansion Card so the dongle can sit flush inside a Framework laptop or desktop.

For living room setups, having a touchpad built directly into the keyboard changes how you interact with everything on screen. Pulling up a browser, adjusting playback settings, or scrolling through a queue from across the room becomes far less awkward when you’re not hunting for a mouse on the coffee table. It’s a small shift in workflow that makes a noticeable difference in day-to-day comfort.

Sim racers who mount keyboards into cockpit frames will appreciate the integrated touchpad even more, since a separate mouse is barely practical there. Of course, Framework being Framework, the hardware is fully open-source, with design files already on GitHub. The firmware runs on ZMK, and the Control Board exposes 28 I/O pins for custom configurations, with Framework even offering the board free to developers who apply early.

The Framework Wireless Touchpad Keyboard is expected to ship later in 2026, with pricing still to be confirmed. It came from genuine frustration rather than a gap in a product roadmap, and that tends to show in the details. The couch keyboard category has been stuck with one mediocre option for far too long, and this one finally gives people something worth reaching for.

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This Concept Fixes the Logitech Litra Glow’s Biggest Problems

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Logitech’s Litra Glow sits on top of monitors as a small plastic square with no case, no real protection, and controls you reach over your screen to adjust. Creators toss them into backpacks wrapped in T‑shirts, or bolt them to third‑party arms that make the whole setup bulkier and less portable than the light intended. It works well enough at a desk, but it travels poorly and feels awkward the moment you move it.

Athul Krishnav’s Logitech Litraglow concept asks what a more travel‑friendly, ergonomically sane version could look like. The student project keeps the idea of a compact, soft light for creators but turns it into a circular head on an integrated clamp and handle, with built‑in rotation, tilt, and protection. It behaves more like a proper tool than a naked accessory needing extra hardware just to stay safe in transit.

Designer: Athul Krishnav

Picture a streamer packing a bag for a trip, sliding the circular Litraglow into a sleeve without worrying about scratching the diffuser or snapping the mount. At the destination, they clamp it to a laptop lid, shelf, or tripod, rotate the head to frame their face, and tilt it precisely without wrestling with a separate arm or stand that adds weight and friction to every adjustment.

The concept builds 360‑degree rotation and smooth tilt into the head and stem, so you can swing the light from one angle to another mid‑call or mid‑shoot without loosening knobs or repositioning the whole clamp. It’s the difference between nudging a spotlight with your fingers and re‑rigging a mini studio every time you change posture or move your camera, which happens more often once you start shooting anywhere other than a fixed desk.

The rotary control dial at the base of the head has simple icons for off, low, and higher brightness, plus tap‑and‑hold gestures for color temperature. You can reach up, feel one control, and know what it’ll do without hunting for tiny buttons on the back. In the middle of a live session, that low cognitive load matters more than a long feature list nobody remembers under pressure.

Of course, the circular head, soft edges, and subtle “logi” branding pull from Logitech’s existing design language, so the light looks at home next to MX mice and keyboards instead of like a random third‑party gadget. Neutral color options keep it from stealing focus on camera, and the integrated clamp and handle mean you aren’t adding another mismatched piece of hardware to an already crowded desk or backpack.

The Litraglow concept doesn’t reinvent lighting but just fixes the small, annoying things around it: the lack of a case, an awkward reach, and clumsy mounts. For creators who live out of backpacks and shoot in whatever corner they can find, a light that travels safely, clamps cleanly, and adjusts with one hand is the kind of quiet upgrade that makes more difference than another spec bump or lumen count increase.

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The best iPad accessories for 2026

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The best iPad accessories can make an aging tablet feel like new again, or give you additional ways to use that new slab you just bought. Whether it's a slim folio case, an Apple Pencil, a docking station or a paper-like screen protector, there are so many iPad accessories out there that can transform how you use your tablet on a regular basis — and make your iPad last longer, too. We've tested a plethora of accessories over the years, and these are the best iPad accessories you can get right now.

Before you splurge on a bunch of accessories, you should double check which iPad generation you own. There are a couple of ways to do this: first, you can check the back of your tablet for its model number, which will start with an “A” and end with a series of numbers. You can also go into Settings on your iPad, then General and look up the model number in the top section. If you see a series of letters and numbers with a slash (“/“) in it, just tap that to reveal the iPad’s true model number.

The most important iPad details to consider before buying accessories are the charging port, screen size and Apple Pencil compatibility. Most iPads now have USB-C charging, save for the now discontinued 9th-gen iPad that still requires a Lightning cable. Make sure to double check your iPad’s screen size before buying a folio for iPad or a screen protector — especially if you have the new iPad Air 11-inch. As for the Apple Pencil, check out this guide to how to choose the right Apple Pencil (and even replacement pencil tips) to make sure you're getting the right one for the tablet you have.

If you’re a heavy user of the Apple Pencil or some other stylus, you should consider getting a screen protector for your new iPad. They pull double-duty: Not only do they act as a first line of defense if your iPad goes careening onto concrete, but they can also enhance the digital drawing and writing experience. Using a stylus on an iPad is strange at first because gliding the stylus nib over a glass surface feels nothing like “normal” writing. Matte screen protectors can get closer to replicating the pen-on-paper experience, and they also prevent the stylus nib from wearing down as quickly.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/accessories/best-ipad-accessories-130018595.html?src=rss

Based on Logitech EDU research, this interactive AAC device can be a learner’s best friend

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Technology is today bridging gaps between thought and expression in more ways than previously possible. This is especially true in the case of people facing limitations with verbal speech and expression thereof. Many who resonate with the thought that every person – irrespective of their limitation – deserves a voice or perhaps a way to communicate have been working with neurodiverse learners facing communication challenges to facilitate their lifestyle with AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) devices.

Whether it’s due to developmental, neurological, or physical conditions, the struggle to communicate verbally no longer has to limit someone’s ability to connect with the world around them. Modern ACC communication devices – like this Logitech EDU multifunctional device – have stepped up to make it easier for those struggling with verbal communication to connect with the world around them not through words, but through the use of symbols and pictures.

Designer: Monica Bhyrappa and Fan Fang

More than 2 million children and adults use AAC to communicate on a daily basis. Such tools support those with difficulties communicating using speech to communicate their requirements, attend classes and participate in them, and also socialize with peers and society easily without words. The project by Monica and Fang is based on the preliminary research within the Logitech EDU team catering to the adaptive needs of students, especially those on the autism spectrum.

This computer mouse-like pocket-sized AAC device that measures 4-inches tall is based on a picture symbol system and wears the Logi branding. It is created and tested for the K-12 age group. The autistic learners in this age segment are trained to use symbols instead of words to communicate and this device intends to make that more interactive and convenient, overcoming the limitations of other AAC devices. For just convenience and interactivity, the accessory is made of interchangeable pieces rendering it an adaptable device in a student’s daily life. For instance, it has loops to wear as a lanyard, swap in the clip and fasten it to a book or folder, or strap it around the wrist to be worn as a watch.

The device features different modes comprising a set of words or phrases displayed on its interactive screen. The learner can access and click on their choice of interaction at any point of the day. These symbols are imported from the learner’s primary AAC device so that at no point there is a chance of an unfamiliar message that they do not associate with. The parents and educators can have control over this device and customize the interaction models at any time. To make it easy to be accepted as a device the learners would like with them, Monica has designed these in muted colors and minimal textural inundations.

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