Uniden Debuts New Portable GPS, 5.8 GHz and DECT 6.0 Phone Offerings to 2007 Product Suite.Brand Expands Its Communications Portfolio and Increases Presence in the CE Industry LAS VEGAS -- Uniden America Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wireless consumer electronics, today introduces new portable GPS navigation devices and Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (communications, standard) Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications - (DECT, formerly ".. European ..") A standard developed by the European Telecommunication Standard Institute from 1988, governing pan-European digital mobile telephony. (DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) A cordless phone standard mostly used in Europe; however, DECT 6.0 is increasingly used worldwide. The first DECT standards were introduced by ETSI in 1992, and DECT phones have been used as cordless home phones as 6.0) cordless phones at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), January 8 - 11, 2007, at the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. , booth # 7953 in the Central Hall. Uniden also announces its full 2007 line-up of all new 5.8 GHz cordless telephone products, GMRS GMRS General Mobile Radio Service GMRS General Mobilization Reserve Stock GMRS Ground Marker Release System GMRS Global Mobility Readiness Squadron (USAF) 20 mile radios and Bearcat scanner offerings, demonstrating its commitment to grow market share in all product categories. Uniden's portable GPS products are characterized by compact designs, large displays and the latest GPS technology. The first models to be introduced: the GPS352 and the GPS402. Innovative features offered by Uniden's GPS devices include ultra fast processing speeds and WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) A system of earth stations and satellites that improves the tracking accuracy of the GPS navigation system to approximately 10 feet. accuracy (Wide Area Augmentation System The Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) is an elevated-accuracy navigation system developed for civil aviation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a division of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). ) to 3 meters with more than two million points of interest. Powered by NAVTEQ(TM) navigation software, the Uniden GPS models also feature TFT (Thin Film Transistor) The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD provides a sharper screen display and broader viewing angle than does passive matrix. See LCD and thin film. TFT - Thin Film transistor digital color LCD screens that automatically adjust between night and daylight viewable settings. Uniden also introduces their first new interference-free DECT 6.0 cordless telephones. The line-up includes two feature-rich models, the DECT 1080-2 and the DECT 1060-2, and utilizes technology that operates on the 1.9 GHz frequency band, enabling consumers to avoid interference with many household products, such as baby monitors, microwaves, and WiFi. Uniden's DECT phones are whole-house telecommunications solutions that are perfect for the busy home or small office. "With Uniden's entrance into the GPS and DECT 6.0 markets, we will now offer consumers optimal, high-quality choices in these growing categories," said Rich Tosi, president of Uniden America Corp. "As we enter 2007, we are excited to add these innovative products to our industry-leading line-up. The introduction of these new products continues our long-standing commitment to provide our consumers the very best that our industry has to offer." Uniden also showcases its entire 2007 portfolio at CES, which includes: Cordless Telephones: * 5.8 GHz Digital Expandable: Full-featured 5.8 GHz digital line with several expandable models (up to 10 handsets). * 5.8 GHz Digital Bundles: Full-featured 5.8 GHz digital line including two, three and four handsets in bundled packages. * 2.4 GHz Digital Expandable: Full-featured 2.4 GHz digital expandable system with up to four handsets. Peer-to-Peer Technology: * WIN 1200: Capable of making and receiving Windows Live Messenger Microsoft's instant messaging (IM) service, which provides text messaging, voice calling, file sharing and video phoning. Windows Live Messenger combines the previous MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger clients into one system under the Windows Live umbrella. [R] Voice Chat calls over the Internet, as well as placing phone calls via a traditional landline, consumers can connect the WIN 1200 to a PC capable of running Windows Live Messenger to place phone calls to users all over the world free of charge. GMRS/FRS Radios: * GMRS Series: Uniden's rugged GMRS series of handheld two-way radios communicate up to a 20-mile range. These innovative radios offer unique features like voice scramble for enhanced privacy as well as Group/Direct Call, allowing members of a radio group to place calls to a specific person within the group. Scanners: * BC-RH96 Remote Control Head: This product allows users to access and control the functions of a scanner from a remote location, including volume and squelch. The Uniden BC-RH96 allows complete remote operation of several of the company's key scanners, including the BCD (Binary Coded Decimal) The storage of numbers in which each decimal digit is converted into binary and is stored in a single character or byte. For example, a 12-digit number would take 12 bytes. See binary numbers. 996T Digital Mobile Trunk Tracker IV, BCT15 BearTracker Mobile, BCD396T Digital Handheld Trunk Tracker IV, or BR330T Handheld Trunk Tracker III. About Uniden Uniden America Corporation, the North American subsidiary of Japan-based Uniden Corporation, manufactures and markets wireless consumer electronic products including cordless telephones, business telecommunications systems, GPS Navigation Solutions, VOIP (Voice Over IP) A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8 and AT&T (CallVantage), typically offer calling within the country for a telephones, Bearcat[R] scanners, FRS/GMRS radios, marine radios, CB radios, and other wireless personal communications products. Based in Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. , Uniden sells its products through dealers and distributors throughout North, Central and South America. |
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