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Headset and telecommunications gear-maker Plantronics has teamed up with the Quiksilver and Roxy brands to offer outdoor apparel tricked out with Bluetooth headsets. The idea is to let outdoor sports enthusiasts—or just very tech-trendy people who happen to need warm clothing—high-performance music and mobile phone capabilities integrated into their clothing, rather than clumsily lugged around with them. Plantronics also plans… Read More

Plantronics today at CES unveiled a new Bluetooth headset they say is a breakthrough in DSP (digital signal processing) sound technology . The  Discovery 665 will be available for $149.95 at major retailers in February 2007. The Plantronics Discovery 665 uses a new DSP technology called AudioIQ to influence both sides of a wireless call. For incoming calls, AudioIQ reportedly automatically adapts to background noise levels and… Read More

Headset manufacturer Plantronics trotted out three new gaming focused headsets yesterday geared for Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Xbox video game systems. The new GameCom X30 ($29.99) and GameCom X10 ($19.99) will be available this month, while the GameCom X20 ($19.99) will be available in July. The GameCom X30 and GameCom X20, said Plantronics, are designed with the Xbox 360 in mind. Both are lightweight and boast flexible, ear-melding… Read More

Plantronics today announced two new Bluetooth headsets which incorporate new technologies for better audio clarity during conversations. The Plantronics Discovery 645 will be available later this month for $149, while the Plantronics Voyager 510 is available now for $79. The Plantronics Voyager 510, said Plantronics, comes in a black and silver color scheme and is reportedly the first Bluetooth headset to market to include both a… Read More