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Labtec Inc. was a manufacturer of computer accessories, founded in 
Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, located in Clark County. Incorporated in 1857, Vancouver has a population of 190,915 as of the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Was ...
, United States in 1982. They were best known for their budget range of peripherals such as keyboards, mice, microphone
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s, speakers
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* Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture
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and webcam
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s.
Originally known as Spacetec IMC Corp, the company changed its name to LabTec Inc. in February 1999. As Spacetec IMC Corp, the company manufactured 6DOF controllers for use with CAD software. A '' Spaceball 2003'' controller was used to control the Mars Pathfinder
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spacecraft.
In late 2001 Logitech bought Labtec for approximately 125 million USD in cash, stock and debt in order to expand its line of audio products for personal computers and other devices.
References
Telecommunications companies of the United States Telecommunications equipment vendors Videotelephony Companies based in Vancouver, Washington Telecommunications companies established in 1981 Technology companies disestablished in 2001 Logitech {{Compu-hardware-stub