Motorola and Skype Bring Mobility to Internet Voice
Communications With Bluetooth(R) Wireless Technology
New Motorola Wireless Internet Calling Kit - a Skype-certified Bluetooth
offering -- now available at RadioShack retailers nationwide
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., and LUXEMBOURG, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT), a global leader in wireless communications,
and Skype, a global Internet communications company, today announced
the first Skype-certified Bluetooth headset solution in America, the
Motorola Wireless Internet Calling Kit. Available at 3,500 RadioShack
stores nationwide, the Motorola Wireless Internet Calling Kit enables
Skype users to experience the freedom of wireless while making free,
unlimited voice calls over the Internet*.
Comprised of a Motorola H500 Bluetooth Headset and PC850 PC Adapter,
the Motorola Wireless Internet Calling Kit also includes 30 free
SkypeOut minutes so users can make Skype calls to mobile and landline
phones without additional charges. To experience wireless
communications, users plug in the Motorola PC850 PC Adapter to equip
traditional laptops and PCs with Bluetooth technology, load the
required software onto the PC and follow a simple, step- by-step
procedure to establish the cordless connection between the PC and
Motorola H500 headset**.
The Motorola Wireless Internet Calling Kit is the latest offering from
Motorola and Skype. Leveraging Motorola's strength in seamless
mobility, advanced technologies, devices and accessories along with
Skype's rapidly- growing global user base and rich voice and messaging
communication tools, the companies aim to provide greater connectivity
options and access for Skype's more than 66 million registered
worldwide users.
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Monty Solomon (monty@roscom.com)