One-of-a-Kind Charging Case Can Triple Talk Time from 5 to Up to 15 Hours
Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT), the leading manufacturer of premium
headsets, today announced the new Plantronics Discovery® 975 Bluetooth®
earpiece. The Plantronics Discovery 975 is the next generation of the
Discovery 925, which was lauded for its superior audio quality and
innovative lightweight design. Customers will enjoy an improved audio
experience with advanced AudioIQ2 and WindSmart® technologies, which
deliver natural sounding voice in harsh noise environments, coupled with
Plantronics’ legendary inbound audio quality, comfort, and durability.
“Consumers expect great outbound noise cancellation in a premium
headset, but they are tired of sacrificing usability, comfort, and
quality,” said Renee Niemi, vice president and general manager of the
Plantronics Mobile and Entertainment Division. “At Plantronics we have
spent nearly five decades perfecting all aspects of headset design from
inbound audio quality to fit. For customers seeking the perfect blend of
innovative design and advanced audio technologies, the Discovery 975 is
the ingeniously simple solution.”
Industry-Leading Performance
The Discovery 975 features AudioIQ2, the next generation of Plantronics’
AudioIQ digital signal processing (DSP) technology, and two microphones
to precisely capture the user’s voice and simultaneously cancel
background noise. Users don’t have to worry about pressing special
buttons or having sensors touch their face to activate the
noise-canceling capabilities — AudioIQ2 works automatically wherever the
user is having a conversation.
Plantronics Discovery 975 addresses wind noise with three layers of
WindSmart technology. It features grooved vents on the boom and acoustic
fabrics that surround the microphones to block wind. In addition,
electronic filters within AudioIQ2 remove wind noise during
conversations and help deliver your clear, natural voice to the listener.
The Plantronics Discovery 975 also provides the great inbound audio
quality for which Plantronics is known. The earpiece includes an
adaptive 20-band equalizer that delivers rich, full voice and works with
AudioIQ2 to automatically adjust incoming calls to comfortable listening
levels based on the noise level around you.
One-Of-A-Kind Charging Case
The Discovery 975 comes with an improved rechargeable carrying case that
can triple talk time from 5 hours to up to 15 hours while protecting and
storing the earpiece. The new case includes an LCD screen that displays
the battery and earpiece charge levels, as well as Bluetooth
connectivity. With the rechargeable case, users don’t have to worry
about constantly finding a wall outlet and can finally see the charge
level in their headset, so they won’t run out of battery life in the
middle of a call.
Intuitive User Experience & Simple Design
At only 8 grams, the Plantronics Discovery 975 is a lightweight headset
featuring Plantronics’ signature boom, which captures speech close to
the mouth to ensure your voice sounds natural. Perfect for quick on/off
wearing, the earpiece uses the same patented soft gel ear tips customers
loved on the Discovery 925 for a stable, comfortable fit that doesn’t
invade the ear canal. The Discovery 975 includes two buttons for ease of
use: one button for powering on/off and call answer/end and another
button for volume control and mute. The Discovery 975 features voice
prompts for low battery warnings, mute status and Bluetooth connectivity.
Pricing and Availability
The Plantronics Discovery 975 has a retail price of $129.99 and is
available at www.plantronics.com
and for pre-order at BestBuy.com and Amazon.com today. The Discovery 975
will be available in Best Buy and Apple stores in late August.
Availability in AT&T, Radio Shack and Sprint stores follows in
September/October. For more information about the Plantronics Discovery
975, please visit: www.plantronics.com/discovery975.
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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and WindSmart are trademarks or registered trademarks of Plantronics,
Inc. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks of
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Plantronics is under
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