Plantronics and Quicksilver team up for Bluetooth / iPod-enabled winter gear lineup
By Darren Murph 
posted Jan 23rd 2007 1:53PM
posted Jan 23rd 2007 1:53PM
Seeing newly-unveiled outerwear touting iPod / Bluetooth connectivity is becoming a winter tradition it seems, as these blustery days bring about visions of new coats, helmets, lift tickets, and never letting go of your dear DAP / cellphone. This time around Quicksilver is seeking the technological know-how from Plantronics as it offers up a "limited edition" lineup of snow-ready gear that plays nice with your iPod and BT-equipped handset. The Double Daffy Snow Jacket sports Plantronics "stereo sound and voice technology" via Bluetooth, and should hit retail stores for $370 soon, while the presumably corresponding Pulse Helmet rocks a lightweight, ABS-infused design, side vents, and a black camo motif for $249.95. For the ladies in the house, the Teen Angel Snow Jacket caters to the female agenda for $340, and the partnering Shiver Helmet will run you $249.95. While no hard availability dates were mentioned, all the new kit will be on display at the SIA conference in Las Vegas through the end of the week, and we assume it'll hit your favorite ski shop shortly thereafter.
what? Winter is like almost over, they are already putting all the coats on sale at Bloomies. Plus, with global warming I was wearing tshirts in Manhattan up until a few days ago.
cool jacket!
Nah! This is fashion, not gadgetry.
These will be available in Fall of 2007 I suspect. They'll be shown in the spring and ordered by the retailers in early summer to make delivery by the kick off to the next Christmas Shopping season.
Company name is Quiksilver (No "C").
I used to work for them.
They used to sell beanies with headphones sewn inside them.
I work for Quiksilver, in fact I am working hard right now! When I saw the "C" in our name I shuddered. Thanks for pointing it out!
Burton was all over that scene like 2 years ago and getting better every season. The Audex stuff is cool. Check it out here:
http://burton.com/Tech/SoftgoodsTechAudex.aspx
LC_ is right, it's spelt Quiksilver, you would have thought you'd get it right considering the article you're linking to spelt it correctly.
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