Parrot Launches CK3300 Bluetooth Hands-free Car Kit With GPS; Parrot Showcases Bluetooth GPS Car Kit at AAPEX Las Vegas

Business Wire, Nov 2, 2004

LAS VEGAS -- Parrot's CK 3300 Advanced car kit allows for hands-free voice-activated phone commands with integrated GPS. It's an innovative solution for the mobile professional who needs convenient and easy in-car communication and navigation. Parrot introduced the CK3300(TM) car kit with GPS at AAPEX (Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo) Show in Las Vegas.

"The outstanding combination of telephony applications and GPS, appears as one of the most intelligent wireless communication tools on the market," said Christophe Dissaux, Executive Vice President of Parrot, Inc.

With its built-in GPS receiver, the CK3300 wirelessly provides access to standard GPS messages while using a Bluetooth(R) GPS-enabled Smartphone or PDA and car stereo. Once the CK3300 is installed, simply position your PDA on its cradle, turn on the car engine and you're connected instantly and wirelessly. Your phone can remain in your pocket or back seat, voice recognition connects your call. When leaving the car, just take your PDA and go. The system disconnects automatically.

Parrot's CK3300 features:

--Compatibility with all Bluetooth-enabled phones, Smartphones and PDAs

--Compatibility with all navigation software

--Built-in GPS receiver with wireless broadcast

--LCD Display of Phonebook and Caller ID

--LCD Display of GPS monitoring messages

--Voice recognition speed dialing

--Use of car stereo speakers for maximum audio quality

--Ease of installation and use

Parrot's CK3300 with GPS is available in seven languages. Other Parrot products include DriveBlue, the first Bluetooth hands-free car kit requiring no installation; the CK3000, the first-ever Bluetooth hands-free car kit; and the CK3100 Advanced Car Kit with LCD display.

Visit Parrot at AAPEX/Las Vegas November 2-5 Booth 7543.

About Parrot

Headquartered in Paris, Parrot is a privately-held company founded in 1994 by Henri Seydoux. The company, with U.S. offices in New York, provides proven and reliable technology for automotive telecommunications. From the outset, Parrot focused on embedded noise-robust voice recognition and signal processing technologies for mobile computing and automotive markets, adding Bluetooth to its core competence in 2002. The company is now the Bluetooth car kit leader in Europe with products sold in 35 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.parrot.biz.