Parrot, the specialist in wireless mobile telephony devices, has launched its new “Designer Collection”, teaming with renowned artists and designers to make wonderful pieces.

The first product available is an exceptional digital photo frame created by the leading lady of French design, Andrée Putman. The Parrot Putman is available at exclusive stores in France, UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, Taiwan, Hong Kong… and will soon reach other countries (the US) and new retailers.

“Here at Parrot, we have always put design in the limelight. The Parrot frame by Andrée Putman is the first in a series of artistic dedications for our range of wireless audiovisual products,” advises Henri Seydoux, CEO and founder of Parrot.

Stay tuned for more Designer Collection news!

Brian Cooley, editor at Cnet was one of the first to test the Parrot cd-less car stereo, at SEMA 2007.
Get ready for this impressive digital car stereo. And remember, it’s officially “Made for iPod”!

Watch the Parrot RK8200 video on CNET TV.

Parrot is recruiting embedded software development engineers
and electronic design engineers forits Design Office in Paris. These
engineers will be working on the design and development of our
products and will see projects through from start to finish.

If you or any of your friends or family are interested in this adventure,
check out the “Our job offers” section on Parrot.com !

To apply for other positions, you can also use our form for unsolicited applications

The wait is nearly over…

Thanks to Crunchgear for this great shot of the Parrot RK8200!

“This summer, Parrot, best known for its wireless and hands-free car kit products, is launching an NFC-enabled wireless speaker set, the Parrot Party Black Edition, that will work with Nokia’s new phone, as well as with Bluetooth-enabled devices.”

Read the full article here: NFC phone tech promises wave of change

Parrot PARTY Black edition will be the first commercialised speaker system to integrate Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.

Where in the past pairing phones with Bluetooth devices has involved navigating menus, the Parrot PARTY Black Edition’s NFC technology allows pairing simply by touching the phone to the speaker system.

Experts predict that by 2010, more than 500 million handsets will incorporate NFC capabilities. The technology will be used for payments both remotely and at point of sale as well as to access information from smart objects.

Parrot has been a member of the NFC Forum Initiative for over two years and the incorporation of NFC in the PARTY Black underlines Parrot’s continuing role a leading innovator in the industry.

More info here

Another great review of the Parrot PARTY wireless speakers.
“The Parrot Party features a playful and trendy design…The Parrot Party is a compact speaker but despite its small size, the sound quality is impressive. Whomever I showed the Parrot Party to was astonished and stood open-mouthed to see the amazing design and to hear the high quality sound coming from such a ’small thing’…”

Read it on Letsgomobile.org!

A new software version is now available for Parrot CK3100 and Parrot 3200 LS-COLOR:

Parrot CK3100: version 4.17a: Release Notes:
- Better compatibility with Windows Mobile phones (HTC phones, avoid audio issue during a call).
- Correct phonebook management with iPhone (avoid disconnection after SIM/Memory synchronization).
- New pairing menu for LG VX8700 (phonebook synchronization improvement).
- Better characters management: Russian, Hebrew, greek.

Parrot 3200 LS-COLOR: version 2.11b: Release Notes:
- Better compatibility with Windows Mobile phones (HTC phones, avoid audio issue during a call).
- Correct phonebook management with iPhone (avoid disconnection after SIM/Memory synchronization).
- “Paired devices” menu optimization when several devices paired.
- “Pairing” menu reorganization.
- Better characters management: Russian, Hebrew, greek.

These versions are available from the Parrot Software Update Tool available at : http://www.parrot.com/usa/support/downloads

Discover today the new virtual Parrot Showroom! All products are just a click away, whether you are interested in hands-free kits for cars and motorbikes, wireless speakers and digital photo frames for your home or products for the office. Discovering Parrot products has never been easier! Enjoy your visit!

Parrot customized products allow telecom operators to sell wireless peripherals that add up to their bottom line.
To help Telecom Operators meet their consumer needs and provide them with converging wireless devices and increase ARPU, Parrot builds tailor-made hands-free car kits, digital photo frames and wireless speakers.

Check Parrot B2B offers to Telecom Operators

This is how Parrot got started: voice recognition softwate leading to the development of a Hand held voice recognition digital organizer, the Parrot Voice Mate!

Back in 1994, Henri Seydoux, founder of Parrot company, was seduced by speech and voice recognition algorithms and technologies… He designed one of the very first PDAs.

The Parrot Voice Mate was designed to help Blind and visually impaired people, allowing them to vocally store and retrieve information such as Phone numbers, addresses and Appointments easily with voice commands.

Features of the Parrot Voice Mate (discontinued since 2006):

More Recording Time : 40 minutes
High Voice Recognition Quality
Non Volatile Flash Memory : data is saved when replacing
batteries Earphone for discrete use
8 levels of volume control
PC link for storing data and updating software via the internet
Personal Identification Code: to limit access
Functions are announced verbally
11 languages available:
English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian,
Japanese, Spanish, and Swedish, Norvegian.
Professional Appointment book
Reminder for periodic and repeating items
Talking Calculator with foreign currencies
A voice prompt accompanies every keystroke
Batteries and headset included

Please note Parrot Voice Mate is no longer sold since April 2006.
Only after-sales repair are undertaken at www.voice-assistant.com

Here is a list of disadvantages that the earpiece manufacturers and resellers don’t want you to know about:

1. Nearly all Bluetooth earpieces have an internal battery that can’t be removed. These batteries have a short life of approximately 300 charges, or approximately one earpiece per year (less if you recharge every day). And prices range from $20-$300, averaging about $50.
2. The earpiece can’t be used while it is charging.
3. The earpieces don’t fit everyone comfortably. One size definitely doesn’t fit all; yet you cannot try the earpiece before you buy.
4. The earpieces are uncomfortable for those who wear glasses or sunglasses.
5. For reasons of hygiene, the earpieces should not be shared.
6. Earpieces are easily lost, stolen, or broken.
7. Bluetooth headsets, on average, last just 26 hours when not in use and only 2 to 3 hours when talking.
8. Many users purchase more than one Bluetooth earpiece, then finally give up and buy an integrated Bluetooth car kit.
9. Potential harmful effects from radiation through the earpiece.
10. Most people find the earpieces uncomfortable and ugly, and/or experience lousy audio quality.

Source: Ken Lum, Safewireless.com - More information on www.parrotsafedriving.com

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Promotional Action by Volkswagen– Ukrainia for the Parrot 3200 LS-COLOR

Ford Mexico teamed up with Parrot hands free car kits to build great Bluetooth solutions.

Great review and demo video from well-known blog Techcrunch, French Edition.

Read Techcrunch.fr review (in French)

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Discover the last reviews of three of our installed hands-free car kits: Parrot CK3000 EVOLUTION, the Parrot 3200 LS-COLOR and the Parrot CK3100 LCD on CNET.com.

Parrot CK3000 EVOLUTION : excellent 8/10

Parrot 3200 LS-COLOR : excellent 8/10

Parrot CK3100 LCD : very good 7.6/10

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