Parrot SA is a wireless products manufacturer company based in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, France. It was founded in 1994 by Christine/M De Tourvel, Jean-Pierre Talvard and Henri Seydoux and is currently a member of the CAC Small 90

CAC Small 90

The CAC Small is a stock market index used by the Paris Bourse. It is a small-cap index which represents all main-market French equities not included in the CAC 40, the CAC Next 20 or the CAC Mid 60. Together, these 4 indices make up the CAC All-Tradable...

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The company

Parrot SA is specialized in technologies involving voice recognition and signal processing for embedded products.

It develops products in relationship with car telephony: Parrot chipsets (including DSP), copyrighted noise reduction and echo canceling algorithms, Bluetooth

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...

 software stack, end-user applications (Bluetooth hands free car kits).

Parrot products are sold via retailers, like Bestbuy in US, Halfords in UK, Carrefour in France...

Parrot's Bluetooth hands free technology can also be found in first mount in vehicles, thanks to OEM deals with car manufacturers: Nissan, BMW, Renault, Peugeot, Fiat...

More recently, still developing the Bluetooth usages, the company also proposes home products like photo frames and Hi-Fi wireless speakers .

In 2008, Parrot launched a Design By collection, featuring designers like Andrée Putman, Martin Szekely, Philippe Starck

Philippe Starck

Philippe Patrick Starck is a French product designer and probably the best known designer in the New Design style...

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In January 2010, Parrot introduced the Parrot AR.Drone

Parrot AR.Drone

The Parrot AR.Drone is a RC quadricopter with cameras attached to it built by Parrot. It is designed to be controllable with iOS devices and with Android devices,...

 flying hardware and Open API game development platform, ARdrone.org.

Parrot is listed on the Eurolist by Euronext (Compartment B) Paris stock market under the symbol PARRO, Code ISIN FR0004038263.

Parrot wi-fi quadricopter

• Parrot AR.Drone
  Parrot AR.Drone
  The Parrot AR.Drone is a RC quadricopter with cameras attached to it built by Parrot. It is designed to be controllable with iOS devices and with Android devices,...
  
  : wi-fi helicopter with 4 engines, 2 cameras. Video streaming to iPhone and iPod touch for Augmented Reality video games. (launched in 2010).

Parrot wireless Bluetooth hands free car systems with installation on car stereo

• Parrot MKi9200: color screen hands free car kit, first with official iPhone & iPod connector, SD card (launched in 2009).
• Parrot MKi9100: OLED screen hands free car kit, first with official iPhone & iPod connector (launched in 2009).
• Parrot MK6100: hands free car kit with Bluetooth Stereo and OLED screen (launched in 2007).
• Parrot MK6000: hands free car kit with Bluetooth Stereo, no LCD (launched in 2007).
• Parrot CK3400: hands free car kit with a color LCD and GPS data (launched in 2005).
• Parrot CK3200: hands free car kit, first with a color LCD (launched in 2005).
• Parrot CK3100: hands free car kit, first with an LCD (launched in 2004).
• Parrot CK3000: first wireless hands free car kit(launched in 2002).
• Parrot CK2000: evolution of hands free car kit with voice recognition(launched in 2000)
• Parrot CK28: first hands free car kit with voice recognition(launched in 1999).

Parrot car stereo with built-in Bluetooth hands free car kit

• Parrot RKi8400: car stereo with built-in Bluetooth hands free, "works with iPhone", "made for iPod", USB, SD card and no CD player (launched in 2009).
• Parrot RK8200: car stereo with built-in Bluetooth hands free, "made for iPod", USB, SD card and no CD player (launched in 2007).
• Parrot RHYTHM N BLUE: car stereo with built-in Bluetooth handsfree, CD player (launched in 2005).

Parrot wireless portable Bluetooth hands free car kits

• Parrot MINIKIT Slim: Sun visor hands free car kit, portable with battery(launched in 2008).
• Parrot SK4000: hands free car kit for motorcycle and scooter (launched in 2008).
• Parrot MINIKIT : Sun visor hands free car kit, portable with battery (launched in 2006).
• Parrot EASY-DRIVE: portable hands free car kit (launched in 2005).
• Parrot DRIVEBLUE: first ever portable hands free car kit (launched in 2004).

Parrot wireless speakers

• Parrot ZIKMU by Philippe Starck: wireless speakers for iPod / iPhone designed by Philippe Starck
  Philippe Starck
  Philippe Patrick Starck is a French product designer and probably the best known designer in the New Design style...
  
   (launched in 2009)
• Parrot DS1120: wireless speakers(launched in 2008).
• Parrot DS3120: wireless speakers with Radio, USB (launched in 2008).
• Parrot PARTY: wireless soundbox (launched in 2007).
• Parrot BOOMBOX: wireless boombox(launched in 2007).
• Parrot SOUND SYSTEM: wireless cabinet speakers (launched in 2006).

Parrot wireless digital photo frames

• Parrot GRANDE SPECCHIO by Martin Szekely: 10" digital photo frame powered by Android with Wifi, Bluetooth, USB, SD (launched in 2009)
• Parrot SPECCHIO by Martin Szekely: 7" digital photo frame with Wifi, Bluetooth, USB, SD (launched in 2008)
• Parrot PUTMAN: 7" digital photo frame with Bluetooth, USB, SD. Design by Andrée Putman
  Andrée Putman
  Andrée Putman is a French interior and product designer.Long considered as a shocking eccentric by the French as she likes to defend the indefensible, Andrée Putman partly owes her reputation to foreigners...
  
  (launched in 2008)
• Parrot DF7700: 7" digital photo frame with MMS support (launched in 2007).
• Parrot DF7630: 7" digital photo frame with Bluetooth, USB, SD (launched in 2007).
• Parrot DF7220: 7" digital photo frame with Bluetooth, USB, SD (launched in 2007).
• Parrot DF3120: 3.5" digital photo frame with Bluetooth, USB, SD (launched in 2007).
• Parrot PHOTO VIEWER 7": 7" digital photo frame with Bluetooth(launched in 2006).
• Parrot PHOTO VIEWER : 3.5" digital photo frame with Bluetooth(launched in 2006).

Other Parrot products

• Parrot Conference: conferencing unit (launched in 2005)
• Parrot Voice Mate: personal digital assistant for blind and impaired people (launched in 1996)

External links

• Parrot Corporate webpage (en)
• Parrot AR.Drone (en)
• www.ARDrone-Flyers.com Unofficial user forum, news and Wiki (en)
• Parrot Corporate webpage in French (fr)
• Parrot E-commerce webpage (en)
• Parrot Investors Relations webpage (en)
• Profile on Google Finance.
• Profile on Yahoo Finance.
• Stock Quote on NYSE Euronext.