With the introduction of two new digital signal processors (DSPs) integrating advanced sound processing functions, On Semiconductor is taking another step in the march to lower-cost manufacturing of both high-end and entry-level hearing aids. The new members of the company's Rhythm family of preconfigured DSP systems for hearing aids integrate 16-channel sound processing … [Read more...] about On Semiconductor’s New Digital Signal Processors Drive Hearing Aid Cost Reduction
Hearing Aids
Oticon’s Made-For-iPhone Streamer Works With All Its Wireless Hearing Aids
While GN ReSound and Starkey introduced Made for iPhone hearing aids, a third member of the "Big Six" fraternity of leading global hearing aid makers, Oticon, has opted for a different approach. Instead of introducing a new hearing aid, Oticon's new Made for iPhone ConnectLine Streamer Pro 1.2 and ConnectLine App will enable all of the wireless hearing aids it has sold … [Read more...] about Oticon’s Made-For-iPhone Streamer Works With All Its Wireless Hearing Aids
Starkey Jumps Into Made-For-iPhone Hearing Aids Fray
Starkey Hearing Technologies next week will be the second manufacturer to jump into the brand-new Made for iPhone Hearing Aids market with a slick product loaded with features controlled by an application available from Apple's online App Store. The new Starkey Halo hearing aids will receive wireless audio directly from Apple's latest iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices, … [Read more...] about Starkey Jumps Into Made-For-iPhone Hearing Aids Fray
ReSound Rolls Out First “Made-for-iPhone Hearing Aid” With Premium Features, Premium Price
With a live gospel group from Harlem and multimedia presentations at a New York City news conference, GN ReSound yesterday initiated the global market rollout of the ReSound LiNX and Beltone First, the world's first "Made for iPhone Hearing Aids." GN ReSound CEO Lars Viksmoen, who had announced the new product in Europe last October, unveiled more details on availability, … [Read more...] about ReSound Rolls Out First “Made-for-iPhone Hearing Aid” With Premium Features, Premium Price
Will iHear Medical’s $200 Programmable Hearing Aid Disrupt The Hearing Industry?
A California startup company, iHear Medical Inc., is promising to break the $200 price barrier for programmable hearing aids with its new, invisible iHear HD hearing device. The early-bird $199 price includes not only the new digital hearing aid, but also an iHear Test kit that enables customers to self-administer hearing tests and program the hearing aids to their personal … [Read more...] about Will iHear Medical’s $200 Programmable Hearing Aid Disrupt The Hearing Industry?