Industry Accolades Continue for Plantronics Discovery 975, Plantronics Voyager PRO and BackBeat 903
Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT), the world leader in communication
headsets for over 48 years, today announced that three of its latest
Bluetooth® products have been named CES Innovations Design and
Engineering Awards Honorees in four competitive categories. The
Plantronics Discovery® 975 Bluetooth Earpiece was recognized in the
Wireless Handsets Accessories and In-Vehicle Accessories categories, the
Plantronics Voyager® PRO Bluetooth Headset was recognized in the
Wireless Handsets Accessories category and the BackBeat™ 903 Stereo
Headphones in the Headphones category.
“Plantronics prides itself on developing products that exceed consumers’
expectations and provide unparalleled audio combined with great
usability, comfort and style,” said Elizabeth Bastiaanse Hamren, vice
president of product marketing at Plantronics. “These honors are a
testament to our relentless focus on meeting customer needs and
continually breaking new ground in Bluetooth headsets through innovative
audio technologies and designs.”
All of Plantronics’ Innovations Honoree products will be on display
during the 2010 International CES, January 7-10, in the Plantronics
Booth #1 21922 in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Plantronics’ CES Innovations Honoree products for 2009 include:
Plantronics Voyager PRO
The Plantronics Voyager PRO headset provides the industry’s most
advanced noise-canceling and wind noise reduction technology. Winner of
the coveted Editors’ Choice awards from CNET and PC Magazine, the
Plantronics Voyager PRO features AudioIQ2, next generation
digital signal processing (DSP) technology, to deliver superior noise
and wind cancellation as well as rich, natural inbound audio so you can
hear and be heard clearly. Ideal for mobile professionals, Plantronics
Voyager PRO is extremely comfortable and the battery provides up to six
hours of talk time before having to recharge.
Plantronics Discovery 975
The Plantronics Discovery 975 headset, also a CNET Editor’s Choice award
winner, is the perfect blend of innovative design and advanced audio
technology. It provides ingeniously simple one-touch controls and is
perfect for quick on/off wearing. The sleek, elegant design houses
sophisticated technology, including AudioIQ2 DSP technology
with dual-microphones to cancel background noise and three layers of
WindSmart® technology to minimize wind noise. It comes with an
innovative rechargeable carrying case with LCD screen that can triple
talk time from 5 hours to up to 15 hours.
Plantronics BackBeat 903
Designed for active lifestyles, the BackBeat 903 Stereo Bluetooth
Headphones provide wireless stereo music listening and calls in a light,
flexible, behind-the-neck wearing style. The BackBeat 903 Headphones
combine audio and voice technologies from Plantronics and Altec Lansing
to provide brilliant, full-spectrum stereo sound and call support for
most music-enabled mobile phones, including the Apple iPhone 3GS, Palm
Pre and new Verizon Droid.
To learn more about Plantronics headsets, please visit: www.plantronics.com.
About the International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards
The Innovations Design and Engineering Awards program recognizes the
most innovative consumer electronics (CE) products in the industry’s
hottest product categories. Innovations has become a hallmark for the
best designed products in consumer technology. The honorees are featured
during the 2010 International CES in a special display.
Innovations honoree products are featured on www.CESweb.org/Innovations,
where you can see a list of product categories, as well as each product
name, manufacturer information, designer, description, photo and URL.
Honorees for the Innovations Design and Engineering Awards Showcase are
selected by a preeminent panel of judges consisting of independent
industry designers, engineers and journalists.
About Plantronics
Plantronics is a world leader in personal audio communications for
professionals and consumers. From unified communication solutions to
Bluetooth headsets, Plantronics delivers unparalleled audio experiences
and quality that reflect our nearly 50 years of innovation and customer
commitment. Plantronics is used by every company in the Fortune 100 and
is the headset of choice for air traffic control, 911 dispatch and the
New York Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.plantronics.com
or call (800) 544-4660.
Plantronics, AudioIQ2, BackBeat, Plantronics Discovery,
Plantronics Voyager, 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 license. All other trademarks are property of
their respective owners.
Genevieve Haldeman
Vice President, Global Communications
Work genevieve.haldeman@plantronics.com
Lerin O'Neill
Mobile and Gaming
Work lerin.oneill@plantronics.com
Office 831-458-7595