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Plantronics Helps Make Remote Workers' Lives Easier (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on from the whatever-you-just-said-made-no-sense dept.

If you're working at home or from a coffee shop or, really, anyplace outside your company's offices, they need to hear you when you talk, and you need to hear them. The same goes for dealing with clients via VOIP or video, the two communications techologies that seem to be driving POTS into obsolescence faster than we thought possible just a few years ago. In this video, Plantronics PR person Karen Auby -- who works remotely most of the time herself -- explains how Plantronics products help make work easier in a world of "unified communications."

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  1. Bloody really?!?! Another one? by atriusofbricia · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So... half the "stories" today are just bloody slashvertisements?!?

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  2. This is getting worse... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We had one ad yesterday, two today, three tomorrow?
    Also the first one for instance was much better disguised, this is glaring obvious, is the obvious version cheaper?
    I wouldn’t expect that form slashdot 5 years ago, now I'm surprised it took so long...

  3. What. The. Fuck. by hairyfish · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Really? Are we this blatant about advertising now? Pull your fucking head in Slashdot editors...

  4. Sad by JNSiQwa · · Score: 5, Interesting

    So, never, ever buy a Plantronics product. Check.

    1. Re:Sad by FSWKU · · Score: 5, Informative

      So, never, ever buy a Plantronics product. Check.

      I've had Plantronics on my "Do Not Buy" list for many a year now. I used to have SEVERAL of their headsets back when I was into LAN parties and online gaming. Every single one of them broke after only a couple months of normal use. The inline volume control would go out, the microphone would stop working, or one audio channel would give out. One set even had the earpiece completely fall off! Once I disassembled one of the broken units and discovered how cheap and thin the wires were, my decision to never give them anymore money was solidified.

      Went and bought a set of MDR-V600 studio monitors back when Sony didn't equate with evil. That was probably about 9 years ago and they've held up through everything I've thrown at them and sound great (if a bit bassy at times, but that's what EQ is for). Would I buy from Sony now? Not a chance.

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  5. So... they believe in collaborative work? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ok, I work from home and thought, "Hey, this might have information that will help me be more effective at working remotely." Instead, it was almost 4 minutes of a woman telling us how much time her company thinks about remote collaboration, unified communication and how important it is being able to speak with each other. Oh, and their product might have something to do with voice quality.

    If you're going to give us an ad like this, at least let it be something useful. Give us technical details and provide information about how the product or service works. Instead, I just lost 4 minutes of my life that I'll never get back.

  6. Plantronics? by xtal · · Score: 5, Informative

    I can't say I've ever had an enjoyable conference with their gear. I remember some epic fails.

    Google and others have better FREE alternatives. Use them!

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  7. My Karma is Excellent, Please Disable Advertising by Trip6 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Please?

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  8. This will crater out just like Digg (see stats) by seifried · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Seriously. I'm not one to reminisce about the "good old days" (see my UID) but this is serious ridiculous. This really reminds me of when Digg cratered out, just checked Digg, 15 stories on the front page and 77 comments, in total. I remember when they had hundreds of comments, per story. So I'm guessing if this continues Slashdot will crater out by the end of the year. Well it was nice while it lasted.

  9. Stop the tripe by dbc · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you are looking for a way to make long time, loyal, readers revolt, then you have found it.

  10. Here's how to fix slashvertizements by Okian+Warrior · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's simple really... pan the product!

    Everyone post their negative experiences with the company, in gory detail.

    Even if you've never used the product, some well-placed negative innuendo or skeptical comparison (use this open source alternative instead!) will serve to disadvertize the product.

    After awhile, a short while (I'm hoping), the editors will realize that the readers don't want this, the sponsors will realize that they don't want this, and the practice will stop.

    People keep moaning about apathy in the face of an unlikeable situation, well here's our chance. Let's change the system.

    All together now, one... two... three...

  11. i heard by nimbius · · Score: 5, Funny

    plantronics actually causes cancer, and that only sex offenders and violent drug addled criminals would ever use it.

    plantronics can also be scientifically linked to global warming.
    but they shouldnt worry. comments on message boards never get indexed into, say, the reviews of a product as illicited by a google search ;)

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