Logitechhas announced the Blue Sona Microphone and Litra Beam Key Light, two devices targeted at content creators that launched on September 21. The light will be the second in the product line, withLogitech having released the Litra Glow, which has been compared to Elgato’s Key Light and Key Light Mini, in January.
In 2018, Logitech acquired Blue Microphones, the company that made the formerly ubiquitous Blue Snowball mic that was extremely popular with content creators a few years back. Since then, Logitech has continued to release microphones under the Blue name, some of which have been very well received, like theWorld of WarcraftBlue Yeti X microphonethat came out in 2020.
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Now, Logitech has released the Blue Sona dynamic XLR microphone, which features the company’s ClearAmp technology that is intended to deliver studio-quality sound. The tech provides +25dB of gain without the need for an external mic booster, and the XLR connection allows for integration with external audio interfaces and mixers. Priced at $349.99 USD, theprofessional quality microphoneoffers a dual-diaphragm capsule and supercardioid pickup pattern that should help cut out keyboard and mouse clicks, as well as other undesirable background noises. The Blue Sona is available in graphite or off-white and comes with interchangeable windscreens in the colors red or graphite.
Logitech’s Litra Beam looks very different from the Litra Glow and is shaped more like a reading lamp than a standard key light. The new light is also priced differently, coming in at $99.99 compared to the Glow’s $59.99 price tag. Both lighting options are LED and offer a color temperature range from 2700-6500 Kelvin. A primary difference is that the new Litra Beam outputs a max of 400 lumens, while the Glow tops out at 250. Buttons on the back of the lamp also allow users to quickly switch between five brightness and five temperature settings.
Notably, the Litra Beam is supported by the Logitech G HUB desktop app, which may or may not be seen as a perk. The software is notoriously buggy, but it allows users to conveniently adjust parameters for all of their Logitech G devices through a single interface. G HUB can save lighting presets for the Litra Beam and control more than one lamp simultaneously. The Blue Sona microphone, on the other hand, requires an external interface and XLR cable, neither of which are included.
To go with that new microphone and lighting device, Logitech has also recently announced the Astro A30wireless gaming headset. It will be compatible with PC, macOS, and mobile out of the box, as well as either Xbox or PlayStation consoles. The purchase of a second USB-A wireless transmitter will allow the single headset to be used on both families of consoles, and a USB-C dongle for the Switch is also in development.
