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Ace Acoustics for Mobile Adepts IV

As one the latest Plantronics headsets to hit the market this year, the .Audio 480 is bound to be subjected to a thorough looking-over from discriminating members of the consumer populace any time soon. No worries there though. Considering its many charms and talents, critics are certain to go away soundly satisfied with the .Audio 480 from Plantronics.

Little and lightweight, this Plantronics is easy on the ear and on one’s travel case, weight and space-wise. In terms of size, the .Audio 480 is the smallest headset unit there is in the current queue of Plantronics headsets . As one of the company’s Virtual Phone Booth headsets, the .Audio 480 can be expected to deliver the same degree of exceptional stereo sonics as well as voice quality to laptop users who find themselves jetting off to parts unknown. Ditto for users who simply appreciate the appeal of a noise canceling headset that works well in keeping background babble minimal, if not exactly next to nil.

Along with its sound-isolating earbuds, this Virtual Phone Booth from Plantronics also features wind-noise reduction technology. While the earbuds are responsible for filtering out external distractions of any sort and in any form, the wind noise reduction technology enables users to see to their tasks with complete concentration. Whether one sets out to use the .Audio 480 to make or take a couple of calls via the Internet telephony capabilities of one’s laptop or cordless phone, engage in drawn-out fights in any online game one prefers, listen to a few snappy songs or slow tunes—even watch two or three films in a row—one won’t be disappointed. The audio clarity the device provides is incredible. Sound is detail is breathtakingly rendered. In hooking up the .Audio 480 from Plantronics to a laptop or cordless phone, users are certain to enjoy every minute of the experience, confident in the performance quality of the headset.

And because the noise canceling features of the device are always at work, one can enjoy any of these applications in crowded environments sure to be filled to the brim with ambient din. Work without worries, interference and distractions even in such locations with this Plantronics headset.

“Laptop users tend to be very mobile and often conduct activities in noisy, crowded environments, such as airports and coffee shops,” says Renee Niemi, who is currently the general manager and vice president, Mobile and Entertainment at Plantronics. “Virtual Phone Booth’s rich sound, combined with noise-canceling technology, helps users create quiet personal spaces where they can fully engage in what they’re doing, and do so unobtrusively.”