Royal Philips Electronics, San Jose, Calif., makes the world of the “Connected Consumer” even more enjoyable with the introduction of a new, simple-to-use Bluetooth 1.2 stereo headset reference design. This Bluetooth stereo solution provides stereo and voice support in a single device. Now, users can listen to music on their portable mobile phone or portable mobile player without the risk of missing an important phone call. It delivers a high-quality wireless voice and audio experience and supports a variety of applications, including wireless headsets and cell phone headsets, as well as wireless speakers in the home and in the car.

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The new solution employs the Philips’ Lifevibes™ Voice and LifeVibes Music enhancements, which assures consumers of superior voice and audio quality. The LifeVibes Voice features offers the latest in Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC), noise cancellation and voice clarity improvement. This combination of features enables the user to hear and be heard in even the noisiest environments, while its full duplex communication technology ensures a natural flowing conversation. Finally, the LifeVibes Music enhancements include Philips’ Concert Sound EX, which combines 3D sound with dynamic bass boost to deliver hi-fi quality sound without the undesirable “between the ears” sensation of conventional stereo headphones.

The Bluetooth stereo reference design highlights:

• incorporates the Nexperia PNX0101 multimedia processor, a Bluetooth stack, Audio/Video protocols, audio decoding and clock synchronization
• both a stereo line-out and mono line-in
• delivers point to multipoint connectivity and CD-quality audio
• 20-Hz to 20-kHz frequency response
• less than -60 dB total harmonic distortion
• decodes MP3, AAC and SBC streams
• operates from single cell 1.5-V AA with integrated power management
• integrated audio amplifier
• chip dimensions:150 mm²
• package dimensions, including charger, but excluding connector, buttons, microphone, etc., is only 300 mm²

The Bluetooth 1.2 Stereo headset reference design will be available end of June 2005.