BackBeat FIT and EncorePro 510/520 awarded for high design quality
London, UK - 13th May, 2015 – Plantronics, a pioneer in audio technology, today announced that it has won two of the prestigious Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015. Honoring the excellent design, the 38-member jury awarded the stereo Bluetooth headphones BackBeat FIT in the category Consumer Electronics/Headphones as well as the office headset EncorePro 510/52 in the category Communications/Headsets. With this well-known seal of quality, the Plantronics design team once again proved its outstanding expertise after already winning four iF product design awards earlier this year.
Throughout the world and across different industries, Red Dot is seen as THE award for high design quality. Only those products standing out clearly from comparable entries thanks to their excellent design receive the award. Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, the award reached a new record with about 5,000 entries from 56 countries that were assessed by the jury of international experts. Main criteria for the evaluation were the degree of innovation and the quality of the product designs. The internationally respected product competition will culminate in the Red Dot Gala in Essen, Germany, on June 29th, 2015. The winning products are then presented for four weeks in the special exhibition “Design on Stage” before being included in the permanent exhibition of the Red Dot Design Museum.
BackBeat FIT
BackBeat FIT combines comfort, fit and stability with Plantronics’ renowned audio excellence. Connecting to devices wirelessly via Bluetooth®, the small, lightweight headphones let people focus on fitness and enjoy their music, providing superior stereo performance and eliminating the distraction of tangled cords. Safety features such as bright colors, unique reflective materials and a specially-designed eartip allow exercisers to be aware of their surroundings, and its flexible design provides a comfortable, secure fit whatever your activity level. BackBeat FIT also comes with a neoprene armband that secures your smartphone when exercising and reverses to store the headphones.
EncorePro 500 Series
The Plantronics EncorePro 500 Series features a forward-looking, professional grade industrial design that uses new materials and technologies that yield an ergonomic fit that is extraordinarily durable, lightweight and comfortable for all-day wear. The noise-canceling technology ensures more focused and private calls, so conversations will be heard clearly with fewer misunderstood words and with reduced background noise from keyboards and close talkers. The series includes the following models: EncorePro 510/520 (dedicated over-the-head), EncorePro 530 (over-the-ear) and EncorePro 540 (convertible), the latter is unique in its simple design and high-performance audio no matter what the preferred wearing style. All models support wideband audio.
About the Red Dot Award
The Red Dot Award was created by Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen and with around 17,000 entries each year is one of the best-respected design competitions in the world. In 2015, it is celebrating its 60th anniversary: It was in 1955 that a jury convened for the first time to assess the best designs of the day. The sought-after award, the “Red Dot”, is the revered international seal of outstanding design quality. In order to appraise the diversity in the field of design in a professional manner, the Red Dot Design Award breaks down into the three disciplines of Red Dot Award: Product Design, Red Dot Award: Communication Design and Red Dot Award: Design Concept. More information is available at www.red-dot.org.
About Plantronics
Plantronics is a global leader in audio communications for businesses and consumers. We have pioneered new trends in audio technology, creating innovative products that allow people to simply communicate. From unified communication to Bluetooth® headsets to gaming solutions, we deliver uncompromising quality, an ideal experience, and extraordinary service. Plantronics is used by every company in the Fortune 100™, as well as 911 dispatch, air traffic control and various mission critical applications for those on the frontline. For more information, please visit www.plantronics.com or call (800) 544-4660.
BackBeat, EncorePro, Plantronics is a registered trademark 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.
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