{"id":837829,"date":"2026-08-01T13:23:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/837829\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T13:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:23:35","slug":"the-eu-forced-logitech-to-redesign-gaming-mice-there-are-also-downsides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/837829\/","title":{"rendered":"The EU forced Logitech to redesign gaming mice. There are also downsides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Logitech confirmed that starting February 2027, wireless mice sold in European Union countries will receive user-replaceable batteries. The changes are related to new EU battery requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The innovation will only affect the European market. In other regions, the company will continue to sell models with non-removable bodies.<\/p>\n<p>To comply with new safety regulations, Logitech will abandon lightweight soft-shell batteries and switch to more durable hard-cased power cells, protected from accidental damage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.ixbt.games\/fit-in\/1600x1200\/ixbt-data\/1283267\/media-rtdtfflqiliwjnyfilcsyimb.jpg\" class=\"gallery-item block sm:rounded-lg overflow-hidden cursor-zoom-in\" aria-label=\"\u041e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e 1\" data-gallery=\"5BOdqo3gsa\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"619\" data-download-link=\"https:\/\/media.ixbt.games\/ixbt-data\/1283267\/media-rtdtfflqiliwjnyfilcsyimb.jpg\" data-title=\"\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e 1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/media-rtdtfflqiliwjnyfilcsyimb.jpg\" alt=\"\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e 1\" class=\"w-full h-auto\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1100\/619\"   loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, increased reparability will come at the cost of increased device weight and higher production costs. For many gamers who value Logitech mice for their light weight, this could be a significant drawback.<\/p>\n<p>The company admitted that the changes are dictated solely by legislation, not by the request of the majority of customers. According to Logitech representatives, owners of mid-range devices rarely replace batteries themselves and more often prefer to buy a new mouse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Logitech confirmed that starting February 2027, wireless mice sold in European Union countries will receive user-replaceable batteries. The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":837830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,105],"class_list":["post-837829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=837829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/837829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/837830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=837829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=837829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=837829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}