Revue

Logitech Revue units DOA for some customers, corrupted firmware to blame

December 27th, 2011

Dan Graziano

Certain customers who recently purchased the Logitech Revue Google TV set top box with the hope of transforming their normal TV into a web-ready smart TV have been left with nothing but disappointment. Logitech has confirmed that a small percentage of recently manufactured Revue devices were shipped with “corrupted firmware,” preventing select customers from activating their new devices. The box would drop its connection …

Logitech is giving away 360 Google TV-ready Revue boxes to celebrate CES [updated]

January 5th, 2011

Zach Epstein

There’s nothing like free gear to help greet one of the biggest consumer electronics shows of the year, and Logitech has just what the doctor ordered this year at CES 2011. The company is giving away 360 Logitech Revue units this week. The Revue is Logitech’s new set top box featuring Google TV, and it …

Logitech denies Google-ordered production halt, says Revue still shipping

December 27th, 2010

Zach Epstein

Logitech has responded to rumors that it had been asked to halt production of its Google TV-enabled Logitech Revue while Google addresses bugs and other usability issues. In a statement delivered via email to Barron’s, Logitech spokesperson Nancy Morrison denied the reports, saying Google made no such request. Logitech has not been asked by Google …