BellSouth Products Unveils World's First Two-Way Text Messaging Communicator; Device Delivers Voice and Text Up to Ten-Mile Range.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4543194 2004 International CES LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2004 The world's first two-way Text Messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. Communicator - allowing kids of all ages to send text and voice messages without incurring any service charges - is being introduced here at the Consumer Electronics Show by BellSouth Products (booth #9826). The innovative FRS FRS abbr. Fellow of the Royal Society FRS, n “flexed rotated side-bent,” an osteopathic abbreviation used to describe vertebral position in cases of spinal dysfunction. (Family Radio Service)/GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) device - model #2176 - operates up to a ten-mile range offering crisp, clear voice communication and, for the first time ever, text messaging capability. The compact unit comes complete with a belt clip for maximum mobility and is perfect for connecting parents with their children, tweens and teenagers with their friends, and thrill-seekers with each other on the slopes or on the trail. "Having a device that allows friends and family to text each other without incurring any per message charges is the logical next step in personal communications," said Jonathan B. Spira, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and chief analyst at BasexR, a research company that tracks mobility. Other features include voice activation (VOX), backlit An LCD screen that has its own light source from the back of the screen, making the background brighter and characters appear sharper. LCD display, call alert, automatic squelch squelch v. squelched, squelch·ing, squelch·es v.tr. 1. To crush by or as if by trampling; squash. 2. and power save, channel monitor and channel scan technology A method for testing chips on the printed circuit board by building the chip with additional input and output pins that are used only for test purposes. Full scan methods test all the registers on the chip. . "BellSouth Products' new Text Messaging Communicator was developed in response to requests by our customers for an advanced personal communication device to help them stay in touch," said David Rose, executive sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → , U.S. Electronics, exclusive distributor of the BellSouth Products line. "The two-way text/voice messaging communicator represents a new product niche - a non-cellular personal communications device offering voice and text messaging." The text/voice messaging communicator will be available in the second quarter of 2004 and sold through most major mass market retailers and other distribution channels. Editor's Note: BellSouth Products photos are available on the photo CD or visit http://www.kcsa.com/gallery/bellsouthproducts/index.htm BellSouth Products is one of America's most trusted and reliable telecommunication brands. It is a market leader in the home telecom and FRS industries. BellSouth Products are distributed exclusively by U.S. Electronics, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . For more information, contact David Rose, executive sales manager, U.S. Electronics at (212) 689-6880 or via email at drose@useinc.com; or visit the U.S. Electronics website at www.uselectronics.info. Features and specifications subject to change. Basex is a registered trademark of Basex, Inc. All other trade names are the property of their respective owners. MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4543194 |
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