CNET and PC Magazine Bestow Editors’ Choice Awards on Voyager PRO for Superior Noise Cancellation, Wind Reduction and Inbound Audio
Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT) today announced the broad availability of
the award-winning Plantronics Voyager® PRO Bluetooth® headset at major
retail and wireless carrier stores across the United States.
The broader availability comes on the heels of multiple industry
accolades, in just six weeks since launch, including the coveted CNET
and PC Magazine Editor’s Choice Awards. The Plantronics Voyager PRO
breaks new ground in Bluetooth headsets delivering total audio quality
that features world-class noise and wind cancellation as well as rich,
natural inbound audio. With Voyager PRO you can finally hear and be
heard clearly.
The CNET Editors’ Choice award recognizes outstanding consumer
electronics that represent the best available choice for quality,
performance, design, service, value, and its logo is a mark of
excellence denoting the best possible investment for consumers.
CNET Editors’ Choice winners are recognized as top products in their
respective technology categories, and contribute to the standard by
which all future products are judged. A key selection requirement is
that it must also change the competitive landscape of its market,
whether through innovative features, exceptional value for the price,
remarkable ease of use, or a demonstrable boost to the lives of its
users.
PC Magazine delivers authoritative, labs-based comparative reviews of
computing and Internet products to highly engaged technology buyers. Its
highly acclaimed PC Magazine Editor’s Choice Awards are given to the
products they have identified as the best from the hundreds tested in PC
Magazine Labs.
“Our goal with Voyager PRO was to create the premier headset for today’s
demanding professional user, and with these two prestigious awards along
with the overwhelmingly positive response we have gotten from the media,
bloggers, and consumers we know we hit the mark,” said Renee Niemi, vice
president and general manager for Plantronics Mobile and Entertainment
Division. “Consumers now have more options to purchase the Voyager PRO
with expanded availability across the US so they can experience the
Voyager PRO difference first hand.”
Nationwide Availability
The Plantronics Voyager PRO will be available at Amazon.com, Fry’s and
Sprint for $99.99 beginning this Sunday, June 7, 2009. It will also be
available at both Airport Wireless and Tech Showcase stores beginning
June 15, 2009. Voyager PRO is currently available at Best Buy and www.plantronics.com.
Engineered for Sound Quality™
The Plantronics Voyager PRO delivers world-class noise-cancellation with
AudioIQ2 technology, the next generation of its AudioIQ(R) digital
signal processing (DSP) technology that is enhanced by a unique
adjustable dual-microphone boom. The boom provides the advantage of
capturing your voice close to your mouth so the AudioIQ2 technology can
more effectively remove ambient noise, while still maintaining the
natural sound of your voice.
Plantronics Voyager PRO features three layers of WindSmart® technology
to minimize wind distortion. Dual external stainless steel microphone
screens and acoustic fabrics that surround the microphones provide
substantial physical barriers to wind noise. At the same time, AudioIQ2
intelligently deciphers your voice from the wind to deliver clear sound
to your listener.
Voyager PRO also delivers unmatched inbound audio quality to ensure
every word is heard on both sides of a conversation. It features a
custom speaker that delivers full-spectrum audio so conversations are
richer and more vibrant. The adaptive 20-band equalizer delivers
distortion-free audio and works with AudioIQ2 technology to
automatically adjust sound to comfortable levels based on the noise
level around you to ensure maximum audibility.
For more information about the Plantronics Voyager PRO, please visit: http://www.plantronics.com/voyagerpro.
About Plantronics
In 1969, a Plantronics headset carried the historic first words from the
moon: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Since
then, Plantronics has become the headset of choice for mission-critical
applications such as air traffic control, 911 dispatch and the New York
Stock Exchange. Today, this history of innovation is the basis for every
audio product we build for the office, contact center, personal mobile,
entertainment and residential markets. The Plantronics family of brands
includes Plantronics, Altec Lansing and Clarity. For more information,
go to www.plantronics.com or
call (800) 544-4660.
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