Plantronics Discovery 975 Review and win this Grand Prize of Twitter Contest

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Plantronics Discovery 975 Review

The new Plantronics Discovery 975 is a stylish Bluetooth headset and comfortable to use it. The call quality is incredibly good and it comes with a handy charging case that extends its battery life threefold.

First Look:
Discovery 975 looks a lot like a giant hair pin with a square-diamond top and skinny boom mic. It has faux leather covering on the front. Measuring 2.7 inches long by 0.8 inch wide by 0.5 inch thick, the Discovery 975 appears almost like a piece of jewelry.

At the base of the boom mic, in the middle of the square diamond, is the multifunction call button. On top of it is a very thin LED indicator line that glows white when it is powered up. Since the button is part of the overall boom mic, it requires a bit of pressure to push. On the top left of the headset is a single volume key. The charger jack is on the top right.

Flip the headset around and you’ll find an earpiece. It has a nice ear tip gel cover, with a square loop that lets the earpiece sit snugly within the folds of the ear without the use of an ear hook. The Discovery 975 comes with a couple of other ear tip gel sizes for different-size ears. It was incredibly easy to put on and take off, which makes the Discovery 975 great for intermittent use. Just be sure to maneuver it so that the boom mic points toward the mouth for the best performance.

Functional Features:

The Discovery 975 has the normal headset features, like answering, ending, and rejecting calls, plus it has voice-dial support, last number redial, call mute, and the capability to transfer calls from the headset to the phone and vice versa. It also has multipoint, which lets you connect up to two different headsets simultaneously. The Discovery 975 also features voice prompts that let you know when you’ve enabled or disabled call mute, the battery status, plus the Bluetooth connection status. The latter is especially handy when you wander outside your handset’s Bluetooth range; the headset will automatically let you know that you’ve lost the connection.

We also quite like the portable leather charging case that comes with the Discovery 975. It looks a lot like a lipstick case, just as the one for the Discovery 925 did, but this one has an LCD screen that lets you know the battery life of the case and the headset. It also has a Bluetooth icon to show if the headset is connected. We like that it snaps into place securely, and that there’s a lever you can press to take it out again. If you like, there’s also a clip strap for the case, in case you want to attach it to your purse.

Sound Quality:
There was a bit of static noise at times, even in the quietest scenario. Still, callers’ voices came through loud and clear. My husband was surprised that our callers could still hear us when he was talking outside of his office and very windy conditions

So if you’re looking for a stylish Bluetooth headset, then Plantronics Discovery 975 is your first choice

Plantronics is launching a headset giveaway via Twitter next Tuesday, December 1 in honor of Oregon and Hawaii banning cell phone use while driving. (You may have heard of similar legislation going live in Ontario this past October.)

Are you excited to enter Twitter Contest?

On January 1, 2010 Hawaii and Oregon will join a growing number of states that have gone hands-free. Plantronics is helping people keep both hands on the wheel by giving away the award-winning Discovery 975 and Voyager PRO Bluetooth Headsets throughout December – and one winner will be hands-free and fueled-up with a $1,000 gas card. Entering is easy:

1. Follow @plantronics on Twitter.
2. Send a tweet including @plantronics, #behandsfree and a link to Plantronics.com/handsfree during the Sweepstakes Period (December 1-29, 2009).
3. We’re giving away three premium headsets, the Discovery 975 ($129) and Voyager Pro ($99) Bluetooth Headsets, every Tuesday from 12/1/09 to 12/22/09. A Grand Prize including both headsets and a $1,000 gas card will be given on December 29.

If any one wins, then please let me know so that I can post your name here.

See the Official Rules for full details »

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RT @momsfocus win Bluetooth headsets and a $1,000 gas card!! Follow @Plantronics, tweet #behandsfree and http://bit.ly/5rV84k

Special Thanks to Plantronics

Good Luck!