Hearing Technologies

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey has announced that it has received two Artificial Intelligence Excellence awards in both the product and individual categories. The first accolade was given to Starkey’s all-new, completely redesigned hearing technology, Genesis AI, which was introduced just last month. The second was awarded to Starkey’s Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Engineering, Achin Bhowmik, Ph.D., who leads

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY — Oticon Government Services recently participated in the Joint Defense Veterans Audiology Conference (JDVAC), which is an annual meeting between the Association of VA Audiologists and the Military Audiology Association. The conference provides a platform for networking and collaboration between audiologists who treat active duty service men and women and those who work with veterans. This is

Vienna-based USound, a global provider of MEMS-based audio technology, has announced the launch of its Kore 4.0, a fully integrated audio module that combines the brand new Tarvos ultra-low power audio amplifier and Conamara, its latest generation of MEMS loudspeakers. The Kore 4.0 is designed to be compact and has low power consumption, which the company says makes it ideal

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Last month Starkey unveiled its newest technology, Genesis AI. The five-year journey to the recent launch of Genesis AI began in 2017, when Achin Bhowmik, Ph.D., stepped into the role of Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Engineering at Starkey. The former Intel Corporation executive and Starkey President and CEO, Brandon Sawalich, kept the project under wraps, secretly

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 1.5 billion people worldwide are currently living with some form of hearing loss, and this number is expected to increase to 2.5 billion by 2050. Despite the high number of people affected, a large portion of those with hearing loss, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, do not have access to hearing

DALLAS, TEXAS — Lucid Hearing and Independa have teamed up to launch a unique smart TV-based hearing assessment. The new technology is available on all 2021 or newer LG Smart TVs and allows users to assess their hearing for free from home using the Independa Health Hub®. The announcement of the new offering is aimed at improving accessibility and promoting

HSINCHU, TAIWAN — Realtek Semiconductor Corporation and Alango Technologies have announced a collaboration to provide a joint solution to address the global problem of hearing loss, affecting 1.5 billion people worldwide. The collaboration aims to deliver the Alango PersonaSound™ suite of software technologies, ported and optimized for the latest Realtek Bluetooth SoCs. Realtek and Alango will offer a reference design

NUREMBERG, GERMANY — At Embedded World 2023, Packetcraft, a global leader in Bluetooth embedded stacks and software solutions with more than 100M enabled devices, announces their Bluetooth 5.4 host and controller software is enabling EM Microelectronic’s flagship em | bleu (EM9305). The em | bleu is a small form factor and ultra-low energy consuming Bluetooth LE SoC supporting the very

Sony Corporation and WS Audiology announced a partnership agreement last fall to jointly develop and supply new products and services in the over-the-counter, self-fitting hearing aid market. The two companies are combining their technological and medical expertise to create innovative solutions to shape the new field. The partnership has already produced two products, the CRE-C10 and the CRE-E10 self-fitting OTC

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — HIMSA has announced the successful first-year anniversary of their cloud-enabled Noah solution, Noah ES. The product, released in February of last year in both the USA and Europe, now has over 750 active users and is continuing to grow. HIMSA reports that the cloud performance has been stable and reliable, with current Noah ES accounts ranging from