Logitech G13
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The Logitech G13 Gameboard is a special keyboard produced by Logitech designed specifically for gamers.
Release date 12-11-2008
All of these plugins utilize the keyboard's built in LCD screen to display information. The Trillian and aMSN plugin also allows a user to chat directly from the keyboard to their friends without ever having to switch applications and having the game be interrupted.
Release date 12-11-2008
Other features
- Ability to create hotkeys
- Ability to create macros without use of the included "Keyboard Profiler" application (e.g., while in a game)
- Ability to display currently playing media on the LCD panel (For use with Windows Media PlayerWindows Media PlayerWindows Media Player is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices...
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etc.) - LCD has multicolor OEL backlight with ability to turn on or off with the touch of a button.
- Ability to press more than 3 buttons at once.
- Inclusion of an analog thumbstick, which can be programmed as four separate buttons or as an analog stick (may require firmware updating)
Plugins
There are many plugins for this keyboard including:- MiniLyrics G15 plugin
- Weather Plugin
- Trillian Plugin
- aMSN Plugin
- File Browser Plugin
- Bandwidth Monitor
- Computer Status Monitor
- Email monitor
- LCD studio and myLCD have built in support allowing the user to display various statistics about the computer the keyboard is connected to
- Buggy; a virtual pet that bounces around the LCD screen
- LCDSirReal - a multipurpose plugin with CPU, memory and bandwidth usage and more http://linkdata.se/lcdsirreal.html
All of these plugins utilize the keyboard's built in LCD screen to display information. The Trillian and aMSN plugin also allows a user to chat directly from the keyboard to their friends without ever having to switch applications and having the game be interrupted.
Easter eggs
- By clicking on the "G Key" logo in the About section of the Logitech G-Series Profiler Help menu, an Easter eggEaster egg (media)Image:Carl Oswald Rostosky - Zwei Kaninchen und ein Igel 1861.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Example of Easter egg hidden within imagerect 467 383 539 434 desc none...
of a beer mug with credits is displayed on the keyboard's LCD screen. - Open the LCD manager under v1.04 and later, and click configure for the LCD clock. Hold Left Shift to expose some secret clock faces.