Broadcom announced that Newton Peripherals, maker of the innovative MoGo Mouse, has selected Broadcom’s Bluetooth technology for the new MoGo Talk headset. MoGo Talk is a unique, next generation wireless headset that can be stored and recharged within the plastic bodies of notebook PCs and cellular handsets. Current MoGo Talk designs support the Apple iPhone, two popular BlackBerry devices (the Curve and the Javelin) and a host of notebook PCs with voice over IP (VoIP) capabilities. Based on Broadcom Bluetooth technology, Newton will continue to add popular phones to its list of devices supported by MoGo Talk.

Key Facts:
– The Newton MoGo Talk product exemplifies the trend toward more
integrated and imaginative form factors for Bluetooth headset products,
delivering great performance in a user-friendly package.
– Broadcom headset technology enables superior audio quality, low power
and small size to provide device makers with the flexibility to develop
popular products that are designed around how end users will experience
them.
– Broadcom is leveraging its position as a leading Bluetooth supplier for
cellular handset, PC/peripheral and human interface device (HID)
products to further drive innovation in the headset segment.
– Included in its offering is Broadcom’s popular SmartAudio® sound and
voice enhancement technology. SmartAudio provides the following
benefits:
– Significantly improved audio quality in noisy environments by
reducing background noise and unwanted acoustic echo while also
improving the wireless range of headset connections.
– Near-end speech enhancements that automatically adjust volume level
for the headset user when moving in and out of noisy environments
– Dynamic wind noise reduction algorithms that drastically improve the
audio quality in a windy environments.
– Broadcom’s unique packet loss concealment (PLC) that compensates for
lost data while delivering clearer digital voice communications.
– The SmartAudio platform works in conjunction with Broadcom’s
Bluetooth software, which is widely used in mobile phones and PCs,
ensuring that interoperability with Bluetooth audio sources has been
widely tested and field proven.
– Broadcom has shipped over one billion Bluetooth products and offers the
broadest family of Bluetooth silicon and software solutions for mobile
phones, PCs, wireless headphones and headsets, peripherals, gaming and
other applications.
– Broadcom Bluetooth headset solutions are gaining recognition as the
technology of choice for innovative, high volume headset products, and
the world’s largest manufacturers of consumer electronics, mobile phones
and personal computer products rely on Broadcom Bluetooth technology to
provide their customers with a unique, intuitive and rich user
experience, increasingly free of wires and cables.