MA-240 Multi-Handset Cordless System Phone From Casio Communications Wins CES `Innovations 2000' Award; Sleek Two-Line System Lauded for Excellence in Design & Engineering.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CES 2000 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2000 Telecommunications pioneer Casio Communications, Inc. today announced that its popular MA-240 cordless system phone has been named an "Innovations 2000" winner and will be featured at this week's 2000 International Consumer Electronics Show, here through Jan. 9. The critically-acclaimed system phone will be displayed along with other winners at Innovations Booth No. 21277, in the Sands Expo The Sands Expo and Convention Center, at 1.2 million square feet (110,000 m²), is the second largest convention center in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. It opened in 1990 across the street from the original Sands Hotel. and Convention Center. The Innovations 2000 Awards honor products that exhibit excellence in design and engineering. The winners were selected by a panel of 25 prominent industry experts whose evaluations were based on weighted criteria: value to user, aesthetics, contributions to the quality of life, as well as the product's innovative qualities and overall excellence. Designed for consumers and small businesses alike, the MA-240 is a two-line, digital 900 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. system phone that supports up to eleven additional cordless handsets, all from the single "home base." The diminutive di·min·u·tive adj. 1. Extremely small in size; tiny. See Synonyms at small. 2. Grammar Of or being a suffix that indicates smallness or, by semantic extension, qualities such as youth, familiarity, affection, or handsets are smaller than many cell phones, and because they run on AC power, do not require a phone jack. "The MA-240 is just a dynamo dynamo: see generator. DYNAMO - DYNamic MOdels. A language for continuous simulation including economic, industrial and social systems, developed by Phyllis Fox and A.L. Pugh in 1959. of a system phone, and the industry's response to it has been tremendous," said Dennis Cox, vice president of marketing, Casio Communications. "It looks good, it's easy to use, it offers unsurpassed expandability and it delivers superior reception -- an all-around winner." The MA-240 also includes advanced features such as Type II Call Waiting/Caller ID display, 60-name and number Caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. memory and 20-number autodial from any of the handsets. Casio's digital TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A satellite and cellular phone technology that interleaves multiple digital signals onto a single high-speed channel. For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method (FDMA). (Time Division Multiple Access) 900 MHz technology powers the phones to ensure super clarity in every room, with no interference. With one handset, base and charging station, the MA-240 carries a retail price of $249. Additional MH-200 handsets, which include a charging station, are available for $129 each. Both models are available at office superstores, consumer electronics stores and other retail outlets retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → nationwide. On both the MA-240 and MH-200, Caller ID names and numbers are displayed on a two-line LCD on each handset. Users can scroll through the last 60 Caller ID records and dial the associated number with the touch of a button, and any handset can access the Caller ID directory. The MA-240 also features extended life Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) A rechargeable battery technology that has approximately 30-50% more charge per pound than nickel cadmium. Introduced in the early 1990s, it uses nickel and metal hydride plates with potassium hydroxide as the electrolyte. (NiMH) batteries. Each handset maintains its own two-digit identification number, which supports intercom usage and other handset-to-handset interaction, including call transfer. The Innovations 2000 awards are sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association and are endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is an organisation of professional industrial designers in the United States. It was formed in 1965 by merger of three American designer associations: American Designers Institute (IDI), American Society of Industrial Design . The program operates in conjunction with the 2000 International CES, annually drawing more than 3,200 domestic and international press, and more than 90,000 retailers, distributors and other consumer technology executives from around the world. About Casio Communications Casio Communications, Inc., as the successor to Casio PhoneMate, Inc., is a leader in the development and design of telecommunications products for home, home/office and small business consumers. Casio has consistently introduced "firsts," including one of the first commercially available telephone answering devices (TAD), the first TAD with integrated cordless telephone A cordless telephone or portable telephone is a telephone with a wireless handset which communicates via radio waves with a base station connected to a fixed telephone line (POTS) and can only be operated near (typically within 100 meters or 328 ft from) its base station , the first implementation of synthesized voice prompting A recorded message that is played by auto attendants, interactive voice response (IVR) systems, message-on-hold systems and other voice processing tools. The "prompt" is a request to input some data; a recording that does not ask for feedback is more properly called a voice "message." and time/day stamp, the first all-digital TAD, the first cordless telephone with Call Waiting Caller ID display, the first combination telephone answering device to let users check their electronic mail and, with Modem Monitor(TM), the first technology that prevents the telephone from interrupting an online session or a fax transmission. Based in Torrance, California, Casio Communications continues to pioneer high-quality, reliable and cost-effective communications solutions. |
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