Hearing Technologies

BOSTON, MASSACHUSSETTS — Hearing technology startup Legato has emerged from stealth with $12 million in funding and plans to introduce a new category of hearing devices built into conventional-looking eyeglass frames. The Boston-based company announced the funding August 26, with backing from Neotribe Ventures, Listen, and Village Global. Legato also provided a first look at Legato Frames, which the company

STÄFA, SWITZERLAND — Phonak has introduced EON, its next-generation hearing aid platform, featuring a newly developed HYPERSONIC™ chip along with updated artificial intelligence-based speech and environmental processing. The new platform brings together Spheric Speech Clarity 3.0, AutoSense OS™ AI 8.0 and Phonak’s Made-For-All connectivity. Compared with the previous Sphere generation, EON is 25% smaller and 20% lighter and offers up

LYNGE, DENMARK — Signia, part of WSA, has introduced Signia Multi-adaptive Xperience (MaX), a new hearing aid platform built around what the company calls Acoustic Intelligence — a system that uses four task-specific deep neural networks (DNNs) to simultaneously analyze speech, noise, environmental conditions, and the wearer’s own voice. The Pure Charge&Go MaX receiver-in-canal (RIC) hearing aid is the first

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — RayNeo has announced the RayNeo iO Smart Glasses, a lightweight pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses that can display transcribed speech within the wearer’s field of view. The company has highlighted the technology’s potential as a communication tool for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), allowing spoken conversations to be presented as visual

MIAMI, FLORIDA — ELEHEAR, the AI hearing technology company, today announced the launch of ElePro Plus, a live tele-audiology service that gives users one-on-one access to licensed professionals remotely, on their own schedule, through the ELEHEAR app. The service became available August 17 and builds on the company’s existing ElePro Basic remote fitting service. ElePro Plus is initially available for

Jabra Enhance has launched its next-generation M Series, a new lineup of three FDA-cleared self-fitting hearing aids: the Enhance Select M3, M2, and M1. The flagship Enhance Select M3 is described by the company as the world’s smallest rechargeable micro receiver-in-ear (RIE) hearing aid and introduces Jabra Enhance’s latest speech and noise-management features. New SoundScape Speech Technology The Enhance Select

BLUFFDALE, UTAH & NEWARK-ON-TRENT, U.K. — Vue has deployed an Auracast-based assistive listening system across 20 cinemas in the United Kingdom and Ireland, bringing direct wireless audio access to more than 200 screens. The installation uses Auri, an assistive listening system developed by Listen Technologies and Ampetronic around Bluetooth Auracast broadcast audio. According to the companies, the participating Vue locations

Oticon has introduced Oticon Reveal™, a new hearing aid platform featuring what the company describes as the world’s first Dual AI system for hearing aids. The new platform uses two dedicated AI systems—one focused on speech and another on contextual sounds—with the goal of providing clearer speech while preserving meaningful sounds in the surrounding environment. Oticon Reveal also incorporates a

Samsung Electronics announced that its Galaxy Buds Hearing Aid feature has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), allowing compatible Galaxy Buds1 to function as over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids2 for adults age 18 and older with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss. The feature is designed for users who may have difficulty following conversations in noisy environments

BALLERUP, DENMARK — GN has announced ReSound Sensia™, a family of premium hearing aids built on the company’s new AI platform and designed to improve access to a listener’s intended speech in complex listening environments. The new platform combines real-time environmental classification, 4-microphone directional beamforming, and Deep Neural Network (DNN) noise reduction. According to GN, the technologies work together to identify