[April 03, 2012]

The New BackBeat GO Lets You Rock and Talk Tangle-Free

When you are on the go, you want to listen to your tunes without being tangled or tied to your Smartphone or music player. Plantronics (NYSE: PLT) today announced its smallest, lightest, wireless earbuds available, the BackBeat® GO. Now music lovers, mobile gamers, and podcast and video fans can listen to their Bluetooth® enabled device, in stereo, all without the hassle of cords.

The BackBeat Go boasts the ideal combination of style, premium sound, comfort and convenience all with the simplicity of wireless earbuds. Made for use with smartphones, tablets and MP3 players, the extremely compact and lightweight BackBeat GO includes deep, rich, stereo sound, noise reduction technology for improved call clarity and inline controls that allow you to take calls, skip tracks, and adjust volume all at your fingertips.

Lori Langona, director o consumer marketing at Plantronics (News - Alert) said, "Music lovers want to take their music with them everywhere they go, but they don't want to get tangled up in their corded earbuds. The BackBeat GO provides wireless freedom whether your music player is in your pocket, in your backpack or just out of reach."

The BackBeat GO features:

• A lightweight, compact design weighting just 13 grams or about the weight of three nickels
• Up to 4.5 hours of listening or talk time and 10 hours of standby time
• A2DP for audio streaming
• Digital noise reduction for improved call quality and built-in echo cancelling

Pricing and Availability

The BackBeat GO is available now for $99.99 at Amazon.com, select Best Buy (News - Alert) and Best Buy Mobile stores, BestBuy.com and Plantronics.com; and coming soon to AT&T (News - Alert), RadioShack, and other select retailers nationwide.

About Plantronics - Simply Smarter Communications^TM

Plantronics is a global leader in audio communications for businesses and consumers. We have pioneered new trends in audio technology for 50 years, creating innovative products that allow people to simply communicate. From unified communication solutions to Bluetooth® headsets, we deliver uncompromising quality, an ideal experience, and extraordinary service. Plantronics is used by every company in the Fortune 100, as well as 911 dispatch, air traffic control and the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.plantronics.com or call (800) 544-4660.

Plantronics, BackBeat GO, and Simply Smart Communications are trademarks or registered trademarks of Plantronics, Inc. The Bluetooth trademark is owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of the mark by Plantronics, Inc. is under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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