MiniSpeech, an iOS app for deaf and hard of hearing people, goes into free public beta testing
MiniSpeech is a new iOS app designed for deaf and hard of hearing people. It uses voice recognition to provide live transcription of what people are saying, and allows the user to type words to show in large type to others. The user can pre-configure common phrases, including ones that explain to others how…
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Introducing the Electronic Tuning Fork – an Innovation to Detect Ear Blockage
Manual tuning forks have been used for hearing health care since Weber in the late 18th century discovered a process for identifying ear blockages often due to wax, fluid or other diseases of the ear. Summus Hearing Solutions and TeTo Technologies are pleased to announce a major electronic upgrade for wide use by physicians, audiologists…
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Alango Introduces EasyWatch™ Technology for Improved TV Listening Experience
EasyWatch is a new technology from Alango that personalizes the TV watching experience to enhance intelligibility of dialogue: the video is slowed to match the pace of the audio, maintaining synchronization of the audio and video streams. Alango EasyWatch technology has been developed to address a common complaint among television watchers: difficulty understanding speech in…
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Reports from a Consumer Inside the Soundproof Booth
By Garrett Thompson, AuD “The Young and the RIC-less: Musings from a Millennial Audiologist” is a quarterly column by Garrett Thompson. Mixing it up from the normal “The Young and the RIC-less” format, this article will be more conversation than monologue. I’ll be sharing an interview with a young guy who, in bold…
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Hearing Care in the Age of the IoT
By Tish Ramirez, AuD The rapid advancement of technology has introduced a new era in how we interact with the world around us. You can control the thermostat in your home while at work. Wearable fitness trackers make it easy to see how many steps you take each day. You can even find out the…
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Jabra Expands Family of Wireless Earbuds with Improved Battery Life and Voice Assistant Capability
For 2018, Jabra has unveiled the latest expansion of its popular line of hearable devices. The third generation devices, the Elite Active 65t and Elite 65t, include compatibility with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, as well as Apple’s Siri on iOS devices, and Google Assistant for Android devices. The Elite 65t is designed for daily use,…
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