Andrea Electronics Ships SuperBeam™ "Boom-Free" Computer Headsets

Andrea Electronics Corporation today announces the availability of its boom-free USB SuperBeam™ headsets. More headphone than headset, SuperBeam™ stereo USB headsets feature an in-line dedicated USB sound card which bypasses a computer's built in sound system to ensure superior audio performance and compatibility. Superbeam™ headsets feature a ported transducer design for rich deep bass, clear midrange and sparking highs, and are the first to incorporate a separate microphone built into each headphone housing for "boom-free" audio recording.

The dual microphone array works with Andrea's patented Adaptive Beam Forming innovation to focus on the user's voice during cancelling background noise for unprecedented intelligibility when making VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls, video chatting, multiplayer gaming or using speech recognition software. SuperBeam™ headsets can as well be used to make stereo 3D surround recordings and are available in two models, SuperBeam™ Buds and SuperBeam™ Phones, which come in black or white and retail for $129.95 and $149.95, respectively. To use your SuperBeam headset on your smart phone, Andrea offers a Mobile Adapter cable. SuperBeam headsets are now available online at shop.andreaelectronics.com and coming shortly to Adorama, DataVision, J&R, BestBuy.com and TigerDirect.com.

With full frequency response miniature microphones integrated into each earpiece, SuperBeam™ Headsets provide a better user experience and performance than traditional single element boom mics, which can produce inconsistent sound when improperly placed. This boom-free design looks more natural while video conferencing use and performs especially then in noisy environments like an office, coffee shops or when travelling.

"Earbuds and headphones have become an essential part of our day in day out life, and the role they play in computing is shifting with the introduction of our SuperBeam™ family," said Douglas Andrea, president of Andrea Electronics Corporation. "With the growth of VoIP calling, video creation, multiplayer gaming and voice recognition software, listening is only half the equation. With a growing need to communicate over the various applications of our lives, we feel the ability to capture your voice without background noise distractions will in the near future become a computing essential."

The latest research from Andrea Electronics

SuperBeam™ headsets are the latest research from Andrea Electronics, an American-owned business since 1934. In the early 50's, Andrea was among the very first elite U.S. television manufacturers. In the 60's the company designed the capsule's intercom communication system used in the first manned Mercury space flight and military intercoms for F16 fighter jets and helicopters. In 1998 Andrea pioneered microphone array research, which has become a standard for hands free VoIP communication embedding its advanced noise cancellation innovation into millions of computers being produced by global manufacturers just as Dell, and HP.

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