Plantronics South Africa today launched its latest Bluetooth headset for mobile phones, the M3000. Designed for comfort, the revolutionary M3000 is the world`s first Bluetooth headset with up to eight hours of talk time.
The M3000 offers up to 200 hours standby time and alerts users to incoming calls. It also allows users to move up to 10 metres away from their phones and still answer or make calls with the headset.
Comments Jacques Sylvander, Plantronics EMEA Mobile Marketing Manager: "The small and light design of the M3000 is the perfect combination of functionality and style. The M3000 is also packed with advanced features that are easy to use. The one-touch answer/end button lets you take and make calls easily, and offers the ability to adjust the volume of the call to suit the volume levels of the environment."
The mute function is especially useful for conference calls, while the M3000 supports the voice dialling function. "This means users can free their hands completely by using the voice commands facility," adds Sylvander.
Additionally, the noise-cancelling technology in the microphone enhances the clarity of speech, ensuring that the user`s 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.
The M3000 retails at approximately R1 200, incl VAT and is available at selected specialised cellular outlets. For more information, phone 0800 22 0202 or visit http://www.plantronics.com/.
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.
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Plantronics introduced the first lightweight communications headset in 1962 and is recognised 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.com or by calling 0800 22 0202.
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