Amplicom, the German supplier of amplified telephones and other assistive listening devices (ALDs) for hard-of-hearing consumers, has entered the North American market with first shipments of its family of PowerTel corded and cordless amplified phones. Amplicom USA, based in New York, said the new phones meet the Telecommunications Industry Association's TIA-1083 hearing-aid … [Read more...] about Amplicom Enters North American Market With PowerTel 500 Amplified Phone For Consumers Who Need Hearing Assistance
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Phonak Dynamic Soundfield Technology Turns The Classroom Into A Giant Hearing Aid
Soundfield classroom amplification systems have improved the education and lives of thousands of schoolchildren who otherwise would miss valuable instruction simply because they cannot hear their teachers well enough to understand what they are teaching. Now Phonak has put its vast experience designing hearing aids to use with a next-generation soundfield system featuring a … [Read more...] about Phonak Dynamic Soundfield Technology Turns The Classroom Into A Giant Hearing Aid
GN ReSound Alera Arrives With Wireless Features Setting The Bar Higher For Premium Hearing Aids
The wireless features in the new GN ReSound Alera family of hearing aids, which start shipping this week, are very similar to those found in several other high-end hearing aids already announced by other manufacturers. But, taken together, they help set the bar higher for premium hearing aids and assistive listening devices in general. The only question is how much better the … [Read more...] about GN ReSound Alera Arrives With Wireless Features Setting The Bar Higher For Premium Hearing Aids
ReSound Alera Hearing Aids Provide Wireless Connectivity To TV And Mobile Phones
GN ReSound's new flagship family of Alera hearing aids will provide wireless connectivity directly with mobile phones and television sets equipped with ReSound's new Unite assistive listening device (ALD) accessories. Like other new wireless ALD accessories from Widex and other hearing-aid manufacturers, the ReSound Unite accessories eliminate the need for transmission … [Read more...] about ReSound Alera Hearing Aids Provide Wireless Connectivity To TV And Mobile Phones
Live Captions of Your Phone Conversations Are Now Available On Your iPhone From Hamilton Web CapTel
Hamilton Web CapTel has introduced Mobile CapTel, an iPhone app enabling you to get live, real-time captions of telephone conversations you are having on your iPhone. Web CapTel is an amazing, free service available to anyone in the U.S. It lets you get real-time captions over the web for any phone conversation you may have. You sign up for a free Web Captel account and, when … [Read more...] about Live Captions of Your Phone Conversations Are Now Available On Your iPhone From Hamilton Web CapTel