June 2013
| Business World Magazine | 15
Wearable-techPioneerPlantronics has captured the
2013 American Technology Award in Consumer
Electronics for its creation of the Voyager Legend
UC.The American Technology Awards, sponsored
by TechAmerica Foundation, annually recognize
the best products and services from across the tech-
nology industry. The Plantronics Voyager Legend
UC connects to a laptop, mobile phone or tablet
via direct Bluetooth® (or by using the included USB
adapter). It has three precisely-tuned microphones
and enhanced digital signal processing that opti-
mizes the user’s voice and minimizes background
noise. Industry-first Smart Sensor™ technology in-
tuitively directs calls to a phone or headset and al-
lows one to automatically answer simply by placing
the headset on the ear. The Voyager Legend addi-
tionally delivers voice alerts to keep users aware of
battery level, connection status and will announces
callers by their name. The headset even responds to
“answer” or “ignore” voice commands – ah, if only
people could be controlled so simply. As a global
leader in audio communication for business and
consumers, Plantronics has been pioneering new
trends in audio technology for more than 50 years.
The company has been recognized for providing
unified communication solutions to Bluetooth®
headsets as well as products used in 9-1-1 dispatch,
air traffic control, the New York Stock Exchange as
well as industries throughout the Fortune 100.
LEADING
LEGEND
IN AUDIO
