Augmented Reality – A Blast from Our Past
Recent patent and Hearables posts alluded to augmented reality (AR) without defining the term. Audiologists think of “AR” as a professional activity called Aural Rehabilitation, not a recreational activity like Augmented Reality. If we think of augmented reality at all, it’s as an iTunes app to beam us off the transporter pad with William Shatner. Unbeknownst to most…
Read MoreAnd They’re Off! US Hearing Aid Device Patent Activity for January-February 2015
Amidst all the crowd-funded Hearable hype, with Nanoplug coming unplugged and others sure to follow, the Big 6 and a few well-seasoned companies and visionaries continue to quietly and efficiently amp up technology for ear-level applications. Today’s lengthy list of new patents in the last half of this post shows the Big 6 firmly in…
Read MoreUS Hearing Device Patent Approvals for September and October 2014
The list of US patent approvals in the hearing industry grows longer with each bi-monthly period. The Big 6 are well represented, but new players continue to enter the arena. Inventor-owned patents are a rarity these days, accounting for just 10% of all new patents, down from 25% in the past. In his new book, The…
Read MoreCoffee Enhanced Audiology: Drink to Your Wealth
International Coffee Day, September 29, is when Economists and entrepreneurs give it up to openly worship Productivity by coffee proxy. Services are open to all Audiologists. Hearing Economics’ annual coffee celebration commences today by ferreting out caffeine/coffee connections to our pursuit of Audiology success and prosperity, saving health and happiness for next week. Success and…
Read MoreUS Hearing Device Patent Approvals for May and June 2014
Being an Audiologist wandering through the Wonderful World of Patents is like Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole into Wonderland. I’m sure it’s better than mushrooms and the supply seems endless. New Patents, Birth Announcements, and Rebirths in WondEAR World May/June brought a shower of patents having to do with implants, adjustable magnet systems,…
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