Hearing Technologies

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Sep. 27, 2017

Bose Launches SoundSport Free Wireless Earbuds

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Massachusetts-based audio giant, Bose, announced late last week that it was officially joining the wireless earbud market. The company unveiled the new SoundSport Free wireless hearable device, which is aimed to compete directly with Apple, Bragi and others. The new SoundSport Free devices are said to last an impressive 5 hours per charge, placing it among the top in its
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Sep. 19, 2017

Sony Launches Company’s First Truly Wireless Earbuds: WF-1000X

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At this year’s European consumer electronics show (IFA) in Berlin, Sony unveiled its first truly wireless earbuds: the WF-1000X. Sony will now officially join an increasingly competitive hearable segment that continues to be dominated by Apple. Sony’s new devices offer many of the same features of its competitors, such as the ability to adjust playback of music, take phone calls
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Sep. 12, 2017

Samsung Unveils Updated IconX Hearable

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At this year’s European consumer electronics show (IFA) in Berlin, Samsung unveiled a newly updated version of its IconX hearable. The updated wireless earbuds are said to resolve many of the issues that have plagued the devices since they were first launched in the spring of 2016. While Samsung was the first major consumer electronics company to release truly wireless
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Sep. 06, 2017

HearScope: Smartphone Otoscope with Artificial Intelligence

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The South African-based hearX Group announced a global launch of its revolutionary hearScope technology, via a crowd-funding campaign on IndieGoGo. The hearScope devices uses a magnification “pen” with a camera, connected to a smartphone application, to examine the ear and take high-quality pictures of the eardrum. The company claims the quality of the images are as good as currently available
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Aug. 28, 2017

Starkey Introduces New iQ Hearing Aid Line Based on Virtual Reality Research

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Starkey Hearing Technologies announced the launch this week of a new line of hearing aids, which the company says is based on “research in virtual reality, advanced neuroscience, and audiology and signal processing”. The new hearing aid lines include: Muse iQ, SoundLens Synergy iQ, and Halo iQ. Alongside the hearing aids, the company also released a new TruLink Remote.  
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Aug. 23, 2017

Swiss Startup’s App Promises to Turn Your AirPods into Personal Amplifiers

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Swiss startup, Fennex, has released an updated version of their Augmented Hearing App, which allows users to turn their wireless Apple AirPods, or wired EarPods, into personal amplifiers. The app is currently available for free download. Fennex’s app is said to be the only one designed specifically for Apple’s AirPods, which have becoming an increasingly popular alternative to traditional headphones
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Aug. 16, 2017

Anker’s Zolo Liberty+, New Hearable Among First to Offer Bluetooth 5.0 for Enhanced Connectivity

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Anker’s Zolo Liberty+ hearable promises to solve the problems inherent in “traditional wireless earphones”, through enhanced technology to offer a “zero compromise” wireless headphone alternative. The hearable will be among the first devices to incorporate the new Bluetooth 5.0 protocol. The company’s Kickstarter campaign, which began in June 2017, has vastly exceeded its fundraising goal of $50,000, totaling nearly $3
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Aug. 09, 2017

Clarity Products Launches New PSAP device, the Clarity Chat

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Clarity, a Tennessee-based provider of hearing loss products, announced last week the launch of their new Personal Sound Amplification Product (PSAP) the Clarity Chat. The device, available as a single behind-the-ear unit or as a pair, is dubbed as an “affordable and easy-to-use amplifier”. According to the company, the 8 channel digital PSAP device can “help differentiate speech from background
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Aug. 01, 2017

Jabra Releases Newly Upgraded Version of its Elite Sport Hearable

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Headset maker Jabra, a subsidiary company of the GN Group, announced a newly-upgraded version of its Elite Sport hearable device. The upgraded version gets a 50 percent increase in battery life, taking it to a more competitive 4.5 hours, which puts it more on par with major competitor’s like Bragi, Apple and Samsung. Like the original version, the Elite Sport earbuds
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Jul. 26, 2017

Made for iPhone Cochlear Implant: Cochlear Unveils Nucleus 7 Sound Processor

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Cochlear Limited, the world’s largest manufacturer of hearing implants, unveiled today its brand-new Nucleus 7 Sound Processor. The new processor, which received FDA approval in June, is said to be the smallest and lightest behind-the-ear cochlear processor available. Further, the Nucleus 7 is also the world’s first Made for iPhone cochlear implant processor. With the Nucleus 7 Sound Processor, users