SANTA CRUZ-BASED PLANTRONICS HAS RECEIVED THE 2013 AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY AWARD. THEIR VOYAGER LEGEND U-C HEADSET CONNECTS TO A LAPTOP, TABLET, OR MOBILE PHONE VIA BLUETOOTH (OR U-S-B). SMART SENSOR TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS THE USER TO “ANSWER” OR “IGNORE” INCOMING CALLS VIA VOICE COMMANDS. THE DEVICE ALSO GIVES CONNECTION STATUS, BATTERY LEVEL, AND ANNOUNCES CALLER NAMES. THE AWARD WAS GIVEN IN THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CATEGORY.
THE TECHAMERICA FOUNDATION AWARDS WERE GIVEN OUT RECENTLY IN WASHINGTON, DC
