VitaSound Audio Inc., the Canadian hearing aid company known for its sophisticated Neuro-Compensator sound processing software, is taking its high-end technologies into the consumer market with a new personal sound amplifier. The new VitaSound Personal Audio Enhancer (PAE-300) is a multifunction amplifier that conditions and clarifies environmental sound as well as TV, phone … [Read more...] about VitaSound Puts High-End Hearing Aid Technology In A New PSAP
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SoundFest To Deliver iPhone App And Bluetooth Earpiece Making It Easier To Understand Speech In Noise
Plenty of traditional hearing aid companies and technology startups are reaching for the Holy Grail of hearing loss correction: a product enabling people to understand what their table mates are saying in noisy restaurants. But SoundFest Inc. of Boston is among the few using the ubiquitous Apple iPhone as a low-cost, high-quality signal processing platform to deliver a … [Read more...] about SoundFest To Deliver iPhone App And Bluetooth Earpiece Making It Easier To Understand Speech In Noise
Private Equity Investment Positions Westone Labs To Drive Growth In Consumer Hearing Device Markets
Now that private equity firm CID Capital has made a major investment in Westone Laboratories, watch for the Colorado company turn on the burners with a further expansion of its hearing-assistance products into new consumer markets beyond the hearing-aid industry. Not that long ago, Westone was little more than a staid maker of ugly but essential custom ear molds for hearing … [Read more...] about Private Equity Investment Positions Westone Labs To Drive Growth In Consumer Hearing Device Markets
CES Preview: Will 2012 Be The Year Of The Personal Sound Amplification Product (PSAP)?
As hearing-aid technologies go mainstream, more traditional niche manufacturers are making a leap and attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the monster trade show held in Las Vegas every January that displays the wares of thousands of consumer brands. In 2012, I'll be looking for examples of new Personal Sound Amplification Products (PSAPs), which are just like hearing … [Read more...] about CES Preview: Will 2012 Be The Year Of The Personal Sound Amplification Product (PSAP)?
Why The Hearing Aid Industry Ignores Black Friday
Even as I get tired of all the hype about Black Friday, I wonder why the hearing aid industry is conspicuous by its absence on the biggest shopping day of the year in the U.S. Today is the big day, the day after the Thanksgiving holiday when shoppers flock to the malls as retailers cut their prices and offer the best price-cutting and one-day sales events of the year. But … [Read more...] about Why The Hearing Aid Industry Ignores Black Friday