Plantronics Delivers the Perfect Home Office Speakerphone

The Calisto 835 speakerphone wins a Best of Innovation Award from the Consumer Electronics Association

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Working from home and staying productive can be a struggle if you’re juggling different communication devices. Traditional speakerphones are great hands-free productivity tools if you don’t mind sounding like you’re muffled or in a tunnel. Plantronics has the answer. The award-winning Calisto^® 800 Series is the ideal speakerphone for the home office.

“More people are working from home and using a speakerphone is an easy way to free your hands and be more productive, and the wireless mic in a Calisto 835 helps ensure you don’t sound like you’re using a speakerphone”

The Calisto 835 has been honored with the prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering award, sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association. The award recognizes outstanding design and engineering in cutting-edge consumer electronics products. The Calisto 835 is honored as the best innovation in the computer accessory category.

The Calisto 800 series simplifies your home communications by working with up to three devices. You can connect to and dial, answer or mute a mobile phone, home landline or softphone such as Skype™ and Microsoft^® Lync™. The speakerphone delivers excellent sound quality far better than the speakerphone in a computer, mobile phone or home phone. And more importantly, it is easy to mute a call and it is obvious to see when calls are muted.

“More people are working from home and using a speakerphone is an easy way to free your hands and be more productive, and the wireless mic in a Calisto 835 helps ensure you don’t sound like you’re using a speakerphone,” said Amy Huson, senior director of Enterprise Marketing at Plantronics. ”By working with a mobile phone, softphone and landline, people can choose the best way to communicate and sound professional while working from home.”

Setting up the Calisto 800 series is effortless and quick. In less than five minutes you are up and running. You can move around freely while on a call by using the portable wireless microphone or by connecting a Bluetooth^® headset to the speakerphone when you want privacy. Additionally, this speakerphone features premium sound through echo and noise cancellation technology.

Pricing and Availability

• The Calisto 835 is a three-way speakerphone for the PC, mobile phone and landline which includes a wireless microphone.
• The Calisto 825 is a two-way speakerphone for the PC and mobile phone which includes a wireless microphone.
• The Calisto 820 is a two-way speakerphone for the PC and mobile phone.
• The Calisto 830 is a three-way speakerphone for the PC, mobile phone and landline.

MSRP ranges from $179.95 - $279.95 and retail prices range from approximately $140 - $195 from various online retailers. Please visit www.plantronics.com/calisto to learn more.

Media and bloggers who are interested in reviewing products from the Calisto 800 series should contact Karen Auby ([e-mail]) or Lerin O’Neill ([e-mail]).

About Plantronics - SIMPLY SMARTER COMMUNICATIONS™

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 [phone].

Plantronics, Calisto and Simply Smarter Communications are trademarks or registered trademarks of Plantronics, Inc. Skype is a trademark of Skype Limited and used with permission of Skype Limited. Microsoft and Lync are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the US and other countries. The Bluetooth trademark is owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of the mark by Plantronics, Inc. is under license.