Hearing Technologies

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Mar. 28, 2020

Qualcomm’s New Ultra-Low Power Bluetooth Audio Chip Aims to Enhance Performance of Hearables and Wireless Earbuds

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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA — Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has announced its next generation of ultra-low-power Bluetooth Systems on a Chip (SoCs), designed to “deliver outstanding truly wireless support with innovative Qualcomm TrueWireless™ Mirroring technology”. Optimized for use in true wireless earbuds and hearables, the Qualcomm® QCC514X (premium tier) and Qualcomm® QCC304X (entry/mid-tier) SoCs are designed
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Mar. 17, 2020

Bragi and CEVA Announce Strategic Collaboration for Hearable and Personal Audio Devices

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA — CEVA, Inc., the leading licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies, and Bragi GmbH, an award-winning technology company based in Munich, Germany, announced today a strategic collaboration to drive a new class of hearable devices where the user experience is customizable via the industry’s first hearable app store. Target devices include headsets, hearing aids, True Wireless
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Mar. 13, 2020

Unitron Launches Discover Next Hearing Aid Platform

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KITCHENER, ONTARIO – Unitron has announced the launch of its newest hearing aid platform, Discover Next. The new technology that “helps people get to the heart of conversations with superior speech understanding in any environment making even the softest-spoken people easier to understand”. “Our smallest lithium-ion RIC (receiver-in-the-canal) MoxiTM Move R joins the product family with hassle-free technology that lasts
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Mar. 09, 2020

WIDEX introduces WIDEX MOMENT Hearing Aids

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Widex today introduced WIDEX MOMENT™, the “first generation of hearing aids that sound completely natural”. This nature sound quality is said to have been achieved through Widex’ patented ZeroDelay Technology™. The devices were released for sale in summer of 2020.   First time hearing aid users often describe the sound as ‘tinny’ and ‘artificial’. This happens when sound processed in
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Feb. 27, 2020

ReSound Launches ENZO Q, ReSound Assist Live and Extension of LiNX Quattro Product Family

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BALLERUP, DENMARK – GN Hearing has announced the launch of a range of new ReSound hearing aid solutions, a move which is in line with the company’s “continuous strategic focus on innovation leadership”, as communicated as part of the company’s strategy for 2020 and beyond. “We are now taking the first step to implement the new strategy with new solutions
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Feb. 21, 2020

Unitron Launches New Coach Feature to Improve Hearing Aid User Experience

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Unitron has announced the launch of Coach, a unique feature in the Remote Plus app that allows users to “take control of their hearing health by facilitating a better understanding of their hearing devices”. The new Coach feature sends users notifications for when to change or charge batteries, clean their devices, usage details, what to expect and how to get
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Feb. 13, 2020

Starkey Announces Availability of Direct Streaming from Samsung Galaxy Smartphones to Livio AI Devices

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EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey Hearing Technologies announced today that the Livio AI is now compatible with more devices than ever before, including direct streaming support from the latest in Samsung’s smartphones. This capability expands Starkey’s streaming offering to Samsung Galaxy S10, S10+ and Note 10 smartphones, leveraging all the power-saving benefits of Bluetooth® Low Energy. “This new ability to
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Feb. 11, 2020

Wear & Hear Introduces BeHear ACCESS Personalized Hearing Amplifier

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NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK – Wear & Hear®, a new brand of future-forward wearable audio devices from Israeli tech innovator Alango Technologies, is introducing the highly-anticipated  BeHear® ACCESS this year. According to the company’s press release, BeHear ACCESS is a neck-loop type Bluetooth headset that also functions as a personalized hearing amplifier device for people with mild to moderate
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Jan. 28, 2020

Oticon Launches EduMic Wireless Classroom Remote Microphone for Children with Hearing Loss

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SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY — EduMic, a new wireless remote microphone system from Oticon, Inc., improves speech understanding in the classroom for children with hearing loss, overcoming the noise, distance and reverberation challenges typical of classroom environments.  EduMic works together with Oticon pediatric hearing aids, Oticon Opn Play™ and Oticon Xceed Play, to deliver world-class sound quality that enables students to
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Jan. 15, 2020

Phonak Introduces Naída Marvel, the First Super-Power Hearing Aid with Universal Bluetooth connectivity

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STAFA, SWITZERLAND – Phonak has announced the Naída Marvel (M), a fully-connected, multifunctional super power hearing aid for those with severe-to-profound hearing loss. According to the company’s press release, the new Naída Marvel delivers rich, powerful sound and directly connects to virtually any Bluetooth device including smartphones, TVs, tablets, PCs and much more. Integrated Marvel 2.0 technology like RogerDirect gives