Plantronics Honored With Five CES Innovation Awards

Plantronics Honored With Five CES Innovation Awards

Award-Winning Mobile, Office and Gaming Headsets Set Stage for Plantronics' Product Showcase at CES 2007

SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Extending its leadership position in delivering award-winning Bluetooth, wireless and corded headset innovation, Plantronics, Inc., (NYSE:PLT) has been honored with five International CES Innovations 2007 Design and Engineering Showcase Awards.

All of Plantronics' Innovations Awards-winning products will be on display during the 2007 International CES, January 8-11, in the Plantronics Booth #30333 in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Plantronics' recognized products include a chic, inventive Bluetooth headset; a pioneering plug-and-play Bluetooth VoIP system; two corded multimedia headsets; and a wireless office headset system.

"This recognition shows the world that our headsets play an invaluable role in enhancing personal mobility and communication," said Renee Niemi, vice president and general manager of Mobile and Entertainment for Plantronics. "These honored products represent our commitment to combining the highest quality sound with unmatched simplicity and remarkable design -- and clearly differentiate us from the competition."

Plantronics' award-winning products for 2007 include:

Plantronics Discovery(TM) 655: Honored in the Wireless Peripherals category, the Plantronics Discovery 655 expands on the innovative design of previous Discovery headsets, featuring a modern sculpted look to complement the contours of the face, a snug ergonomic fit and cutting-edge technology. With Digital Signal Processing (DSP) the Plantronics Discovery 655 reduces noise levels to provide enhanced sound for clear conversations. It weighs only 9 grams and comes with an innovative charging system that provides up to 10 hours of talk time and includes a unique vibrate ring indicator.

Plantronics .Audio(TM) 910: Honored in the Computer Accessories category, the Plantronics .Audio 910 Bluetooth headset system is the first of its kind to offer true plug-and-play connectivity for Internet and mobile phone calls. The .Audio 910 includes a Bluetooth USB adapter that eliminates cumbersome software setup processes and enables users to instantly place hands-free softphone calls. Additionally, the .Audio 910 features Plantronics' unique multipoint technology that allows users to pair with multiple Bluetooth enabled devices and seamlessly switch between softphone and mobile conversations with the touch of a button.

Plantronics .Audio(TM) 550 DSP: Honored in the Electronic Gaming category, the Plantronics .Audio(TM) 550 DSP features a comfortable, lightweight design and 40mm speakers for dynamic base response. A noise-canceling microphone cuts out background distractions and enhances speech recognition accuracy for chatting and recordings. The .Audio 550 DSP includes a digital signal processing chip for optimizing audio levels, and PerSono(R) Audio Control Center Software, which provides music lovers with full control over microphone and audio characteristics like volume, bass and treble for balancing between hip hop, rock and classical.

Plantronics GameCom(TM) X30: Honored in the Electronic Gaming category, Plantronics' GameCom X30 reflects the colors of Microsoft's Xbox 360 system and incorporates a single-ear design to deliver total precision sound. The GameCom X30 headset is lightweight and discreet, and boasts a flexible, ear-melding design to provide all-day gaming comfort. The GameCom X30 also features a noise-canceling mic to reduce background noise as well as inline volume and mute controls for easy audio control.

Plantronics CS70 Wireless Office System: Honored in the Mobile/Home Office category, the wireless Plantronics CS70 combines lightweight, all-day comfort and discreet, executive style -- without compromising sound quality. The headset is built on digitally encrypted, voice-dedicated DECT(TM) 6.0 technology to provide exceptional audio quality and lower interference with other wireless devices, and offers up to 300 feet of range for multi-tasking around the office.

To learn more about Plantronics headsets, please visit: www.plantronics.com .

About the International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards

The prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Awards recognize achievements in product design and engineering. It is sponsored by CEA, the producer of the International CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the voice of industrial design, committed to advancing the profession through education, information, community and advocacy.

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.

About Plantronics

In 1969, a Plantronics headset carried the historic first words from the moon: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Since then, Plantronics has become the headset of choice for mission-critical applications such as air traffic control, emergency dispatch, and the New York Stock Exchange. Today, this history of Sound Innovation(TM) is the basis for every product we build for the office, contact center, personal mobile, entertainment and residential markets. The Plantronics family of brands includes Plantronics, Altec Lansing, Clarity, and Volume Logic. For more information, go to www.plantronics.com .

NOTE: Altec Lansing, Clarity, Clearline, Plantronics, Sound Innovation, SupraPlus, Vista, and Volume Logic are trademarks or registered trademarks of Plantronics, Inc.

All product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Contact Information:
Jennifer Elyse Shanks Kristin Bleier
Plantronics The Hoffman Agency
831-458-7084 408-975-3031
jennifer.shanks@plantronics.comkbleier@hoffman.com

FCMN Contact: jennifer.shanks@plantronics.com

Source: Plantronics, Inc.

CONTACT: Jennifer Elyse Shanks of Plantronics, Inc., +1-831-458-7084, or
jennifer.shanks@plantronics.com; or Kristin Bleier of The Hoffman Agency,
+1-408-975-3031, or kbleier@hoffman.com, for Plantronics, Inc.

Web site: http://www.plantronics.com/

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