With the launch of its new iMini hearing aid family this month, Siemens Hearing Instruments will take the plunge into the hot market for invisible in-the-canal (IIC) hearing aids. While pre-announcement details are sketchy, enough information has trickled out to confirm that the tiny Siemens iMini hearing aids will sit so deep within the ear canal as to be virtually … [Read more...] about Siemens Plunges Into Invisible Hearing Aid Market With New iMini, A 16-Channel Device Featuring Siemens BestSound Processing
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New Starkey Wi Series Hearing Aids Feature Wireless Connections To Your TV, Radio And Computer
With its new Starkey Wi Series, Starkey Laboratories has added its name to the list of major hearing-aid manufacturers offering direct wireless audio reception from televisions, computers, stereos and other devices. Starkey's new IRIS wireless integrated circuit platform in the hearing aid connects directly to most media devices via a new Surflink Media Streamer that plugs into … [Read more...] about New Starkey Wi Series Hearing Aids Feature Wireless Connections To Your TV, Radio And Computer
New Hearing Aids From Starkey and Beltone Receive Innovation Honors At Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
The hearing aid industry has been historically slow to market its products to consumer electronics enthusiasts. That's why it's good to see a growing number of hearing aid companies submitting their products for design awards and for industry recognition. The world's biggest venue for showing off new electronic products is the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which … [Read more...] about New Hearing Aids From Starkey and Beltone Receive Innovation Honors At Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
USA Today: How Starkey Founder Bill Austin Does Well By Doing Good
USA Today has published a wonderful profile on Bill Austin, Founder and CEO of the biggest hearing-aid manufacturer in the U.S., Starkey Laboratories. It focuses rightly on the phenomenal degree of philanthropic work he's done, distributing free hearing aids to millions of people in need throughout the world. It also reviews his history as a super salesman of hearing aids, with … [Read more...] about USA Today: How Starkey Founder Bill Austin Does Well By Doing Good
Buy Or Build? Starkey Turns Semiconductor Design Over To AMI
Buy or build? That's a question that always confronts system manufacturers. It makes sense to buy standard components, but you want to own the designs for components that give your product a performance edge. Starkey Laboratories has answered the question about a major component in its hearing aids by selling its chip design group to AMI Semiconductor, Inc., which produces DSP … [Read more...] about Buy Or Build? Starkey Turns Semiconductor Design Over To AMI