NEW MARQUE HEADSET ALLOWS YOU TO TALK OR LISTEN WHILE YOU TAP, TEXT AND SWIPE ON YOUR IPHONE
Plantronics (NYSE: PLT) today extended its family of Bluetooth® products
with the launch of the Plantronics Marque M155 Bluetooth® headset.
Designed as the ideal companion for the iPhone and Android smartphone,
the Marque is sleek, lightweight and easy to use. It is enabled with
voice recognition so users can answer or ignore calls completely
hands-free and is enriched with audio streaming capabilities which allow
users to listen to music, GPS directions or email, whilst providing the
great stereo quality that Plantronics customers depend on. Marque users
can access all this through a free iPhone or Android app.
Plantronics is dedicated to helping smartphone users stay connected in
work, life and play and is confident the Marque will simplify this
transition. Smartphones, such as the iPhone, have seen impressive growth
over the last few years and consumers have quickly come to depend on the
all-in-one devices. Whether used as a phone, a diary, an email device,
or all of the above, having a smartphone is now seen as not just smart,
but a necessity. In fact, IHS Research* reports that by 2015, more than
half of handsets in use will be smartphones.
“We have designed a headset that takes advantage of many smartphone
features, such as listening to music and using apps,” said Stuart
Bradshaw, Plantronics EMEA Head of Consumer Marketing “The Marque is
Plantronics’ smallest headset, offering excellent sound quality in an
amazingly lightweight design, to complement and simplify our busy lives”
MYHEADSET™ APP MAKES IT EASIER
The Marque simplifies communicating for iPhone and Android smartphone
users with an easy-to-use app, currently available in the Android Market
and Apple App Store. The app provides one-touch pairing and a sound
check before you make that important call and also helps users
familiarize themselves with the added functionality of the headset, such
as streaming music. The app also provides users with all information
usually found hidden inside the box, such as a set-up guide and FAQs,
meaning all support and guidance is at the tips of your fingers any
time. It even shows you the battery level of Marque on your iPhone
screen.
YOUR SMARTPHONE’S NEW BEST FRIEND
The Marque is the ultimate companion to smartphones, with a sleek curved
design that is available in either Jet Black or Arctic White for
ultimate accessory co-ordination. Additionally the Marque comes with an
innovative 2-in-1 USB charging cable, so users can conveniently charge
their headset and smartphone together, with no need to carry around
multiple charging adapters.
PRICING & AVAILABILITY
Marque M155 is available for £49.99/€59.99 at selected electronic
retailers from late October. For more information, please visit: www.plantronics.com.
*Source: IHS iSuppli, August 2011, Mobile Handset Market Tracker Report, http://www.isuppli.com/Mobile-and-Wireless-Communications/Pages/Low-End-Smartphones-Boost-Market-Growth.aspx
