Today’s consumers require high-performance devices that work seamlessly between work and play. Rayz Rally uses Apple’s newest Lightning audio technology, powered by Avnera Corporation’s LightX platform and aims to provide simple and smart solutions for today’s mobile consumers. Rayz Rally is small enough to fit in the pocket, yet it is powerful enough to amplify any call to speakerphone conference levels.
“Rayz Rally delivers a surprising level of audio volume and call clarity, a level typically experienced from larger conference phone systems, despite its small size,” says Munenori Otsuki, CEO Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation, headquartered in Torrance, CA. “Rally gives consumers the ability to instantly create a conference call for one person or a whole team by simply plugging Rally into the Lightning port of your iPhone. This performance is made possible by Avnera’s patent-pending analog and acoustic audio technology. In addition to great voice quality, Rally sounds great for music listening too.”
Rally is the world’s first Lightning-powered plug-and-play speaker. Unlike other portable conference speakers, Rally has no battery. It is powered directly by the iPhone and ready to use. Avnera’s LightX platform enables Rally to minimize the power used from the iPhone. User simply need to plug Rally into the Lightning port to initiate calls from the iPhone and the call is automatically transferred to Rally’s powerful speaker. Rally can also be used for Internet calling on iPad and iPod touch, and on Mac and PC via a standard Lightning to USB cable.
Rally also automatically knows what mode its being used in – for conference calling or listening to music. Rally optimizes the audio for crystal clear phone calls or engaging music playback. Rally’s single button is smart, and will mute/unmute calls or play/pause music depending on what the user is doing. The iOS app also supports automatic software updates, keeping users current with new features and benefits over time.
And critical for mobile device users, Rally is also the first Lightning powered conference phone to enable talk and charge capability. Users can plug a standard Lightning cable into the Lightning port of Rally and enable pass-through charging for any iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
“Pioneer is redefining mobile audio solutions with Rally,” adds Otsuki. “Between its powerful features and affordable price, this pocket-sized Lightning-powered conference speaker sets a new bar in performance.”
“We worked closely with Pioneer on Rally to address the needs of today’s mobile consumers without compromising battery life, product size or performance,” explains Manpreet Khaira, CEO of Avnera Corporation. “This is made possible by the breakthrough innovations in audio, voice, speech and sensor circuits in Avnera’s new LightX Platform that is the basis of Apple’s second generation Lightning audio module technology.”
Rayz Rally Lightning powered conference speakers ($99.95) are now available at Apple.com and Apple stores worldwide.
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