Wave Issue 0102 1/9/01 Article 1-02

***Plantronics To Preview Bluetooth Headset
(January 5)

Plantronics, a provider of communications headsets, announced
that the company will preview its Bluetooth headset in the
Plantronics booth at Winter CES 2001 in Las Vegas. The
lightweight headset will deliver hands-free, wireless convenience
to mobile users, allowing them to communicate with other
Bluetooth devices such as mobile phones, PDAs and laptops.

Plantronics Bluetooth headset is an over-the-ear style for the
convenience of mobile users. The battery and controls are
incorporated into the headset itself, in a lightweight, balanced
design. Users can answer a call, hang up, adjust the volume and
even mute the microphone with the touch of a button. The controls
provide tactile feedback, so they can be operated with one hand.
The user receives additional information through audible tones
that indicate various conditions, such as when mute is engaged,
the battery is low.

The headset has an adjustable boom and a noise-canceling
microphone that reduces background noise and enhances voice
clarity. For recharging, there will be a wall charging unit and a
car adapter with a "Y" connection, so users can charge both a
cell phone and the headset.

Plantronics has selected Philips Semiconductors as a technology
partner in the development of the headsets. The headsets will use
the second-generation Bluetooth chipset from Philips. The first
headset is expected to be available in spring 2001, and will be
fully Bluetooth compliant.

www.plantronics.com