Imagine a near-invisible, in-ear wireless device that combines hi-fi listening, sensor-driven health and fitness monitoring, hands-free phone calling and user-customizable hearing enhancement into a single package no larger than a peanut. That far-off vision started coming into focus at last week's International CES show, where wireless headphone makers gave a peak into the … [Read more...] about Sensor-Laden Wireless Headphones Heat Up “Hearables” Market
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New Class Of Internet-Connected In-Ear ‘Hearables’ Could Become A $5-Billion Dollar Market
By now most people have heard of "wearables," the body-worn Internet-connected devices that perform multiple applications for consumers. Right now the most common of these are wristwatches or wristbands that monitor your vital signs during exercise. One research firm predicts the global market for wearables will grow to more than $30-billion USD by 2018. But don't be … [Read more...] about New Class Of Internet-Connected In-Ear ‘Hearables’ Could Become A $5-Billion Dollar Market
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
Better Bluetooth Hearing Enhancement Coming In 2014
A new generation of Bluetooth earpieces is coming in 2014 that should give a lot of help to people struggling with a little bit of hearing loss. Three startup companies have recently gotten a lot of attention for new products that perform double duty by improving the clarity of Bluetooth phone calls while also providing hearing assistance in challenging listening … [Read more...] about Better Bluetooth Hearing Enhancement Coming In 2014
VitaSound Puts High-End Hearing Aid Technology In A New PSAP
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