Plantronics Launches Worlds First Bluetooth Headset That Lasts All Day
Swindon, UK. - Do you talk all day on your mobile phone? Do you feel tied to your phone and constantly get your wires in a tangle? If so, this summer ensure you experience the ultimate in wireless freedom with the new M3000 Bluetooth TM headset launched by Plantronics today.
Designed for comfort, the revolutionary M3000 is the world’s first Bluetooth headset with up to eight hours talk time, leaving you free to talk all day without having to recharge the headset. With up to 200 hours standby time as well, you can be confident your headset won’t let you down when you need to take that crucial call. The M3000 alerts you to incoming calls, allowing you to move up to 10 metres away from your phone and still answer or make calls with the headset.
Small and light, the design of the M3000 is the perfect blend of functionality and style. Packed with advanced features that are intuitive to use; the one-touch answer/end button lets you take and make calls easily, you can adjust the volume of the call to suit the volume levels of your environment and the mute function is especially useful for conference calls. The M3000 supports the voice dialling function allowing you to utilise voice commands and freeing your hands completely. Additionally, the noise-cancelling technology in the microphone enhances the clarity of speech ensuring that your voice is transmitted with fidelity and accuracy without distracting background noise.
The M3000 uses the worldwide Bluetooth industry standard, and as it supports both headset and hands free profiles it ensures compatibility with all Bluetooth enabled mobile phones on the market today.
Pricing and Availability
The M3000 will begin shipping early Summer 2003, and is priced at £68.08 (ex VAT) ( Euro 108.33 ex vat)
The Bluetooth Market
A study by Strategy Analytics projects the shipment of Bluetooth devices to accelerate rapidly over the next four years. By 2006, Bluetooth handsets alone are estimated to reach almost 735 million units worldwide. According to the study, by 2005 the demand for Bluetooth headsets could reach over 50 million units. Plantronics invested early in Bluetooth technology and were one of the earliest members of the Bluetooth consortium (number 20) – the first headset company to join the Bluetooth initiative which now includes over 2100 companies. Plantronics is an Associate Member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) and is actively involved in technical working groups, having early access to working drafts of specifications for new Bluetooth profiles.
About Plantronics
Plantronics introduced the first lightweight communications headset in 1962 and is recognized as the world leader in communications headsets. A publicly held company with more than 2,400 employees, Plantronics is the leading provider of headsets to telephone companies and the business community worldwide. Plantronics headsets have been featured in many high-profile events, including Neil Armstrong’s historic “One small step for man” transmission from the moon in 1969. Plantronics, Inc., headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, was founded in 1961 and maintains offices in 20 countries. Plantronics products are sold and supported through a worldwide network of authorised Plantronics marketing partners. Information about the company and its products can be found at www.plantronics.co.uk or by calling 0800 410014.
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Bluetooth is a trademark owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc., and is used by Plantronics, Inc. under license. All other products or service names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.
