The Consumer Electronics Show is supposed to be all about the positives; new products, parties, big display booths, etc. PC periheral company. However, some major companies are tempering their announcements with bad news due to the current economic crisis. Logitech is a perfect example of this new theme.

This morning the peripheral maker announced a number of gaming PC products they were showing at CES including the G19 keyboard with a color LCD screen for game and PC stats and even video and pictures. It's due out in March for $199.99. The company also announced the the G35 headset with features like "voice morphing" to make you sound like a "cyborg, giant, mutant, space squirrel, troll and alien". It's also due in March for $129.99. Finally there's the G9x mouse, a revamped version of the earlier G9 mouse that increases its maximum DPI to 5000. It's due in April for $99.99. All of the new products join the previously launched G13 gameboard.

However, the company also announced late on Monday that it has pulled its previous predictions for 2009 sales due to the current economic situation. Logitech also announced plans to restructure the company which unfortunately includes reducing its work force by 15 percent. The company has over 7,000 workers worldwide.