All items tagged with hearing assistance (28)

Apple Announces AirPods Pro 2 Are Now Officially Hearing-Aids

September 9, 2024 by Joao Martins

Apple Announces AirPods Pro 2 Are Now Officially Hearing-Aids

Apple confirmed that the latest AirPods Pro 2 - the ones with the new H2 processor - will offer improved Hearing Protection, a scientifically validated Hearing Test, and have a clinical-grade, over-the-counter Hearing Aid capability for users with mild to moderate hearing loss. This, with a simple software update, and on top of all the leading features that make Apple’s AirPods Pro the global best-selling product in its category. The new hearing health features will be available in fall 2024 for AirPods Pro 2 users in more than 100 countries and regions.

Bettear Introduces Auracast Products for Accessible Audio in Cultural Venues

July 10, 2024 by Joao Martins

Bettear Introduces Auracast Products for Accessible Audio in Cultural Venues

Bettear, an assistive listening technology startup, announced the launch of its first Auracast products: the B-CASTER streamer and B-RTX transceiver, designed to enhance audio accessibility for visitors of culture venues and beyond with a ready to use solution. The two new Auracast devices are being field-tested to validate its performance in public spaces. To transform the experience of people with hearing impairments, Bettear is also testing integration with hearing aids, cochlear implants, and Auracast hearables.

GN Group Announces Surprising Decision to Exit True Wireless Earbuds Consumer Space

June 13, 2024 by Joao Martins

GN Group Announces Surprising Decision to Exit True Wireless Earbuds Consumer Space

In the same day that Jabra announced its latest Elite Generation 2 advanced true wireless earbuds with the best ever ANC implementation, Peter Karlstromer, CEO of the GN Group announced also the decision to "gradually wind-down its Elite and Talk product lines." The motivation for this surprising exit strategy are the heavy investment levels required to innovate in a very competitive space, and the conviction that GN should focus on its more profitable Hearing division.

Soundskrit Announces SKR0600 Next-Generation Directional MEMS Microphone With Improved SNR

April 10, 2024 by Joao Martins

Soundskrit Announces SKR0600 Next-Generation Directional MEMS Microphone With Improved SNR

After the success of the SKR0400, now implemented in a breadth of consumer products, Soundskrit announced its next-generation product: the SKR0600 MEMS microphone. With an improved 67.5dBA SNR, the new directional microphones provide pro-audio quality in smaller footprint. In its standard configuration, the SKR0600 microphone exhibits a dipole polar pattern from 20Hz to 20kHz, and can be converted into any cardioid-based polar pattern with the simple addition of an acoustic mesh.

Sonical and Sigma Connectivity Accelerate Hearables Product Development

April 2, 2024 by Joao Martins

Sonical and Sigma Connectivity Accelerate Hearables Product Development

Sonical, the company pioneering a fully integrated approach for the product development of headphones and hearables, with a real-time operating system that allows consumers to load their own apps has confirmed a development partnership with Sigma Connectivity, the leading Swedish technology design and engineering house. Sigma will help Sonical accelerate the market transition to Headphone 3.0 and the adoption of user driven wearable audio devices.

Audio Pioneer xMEMS Promotes Seminar Series: xMEMS Live – China 2023

September 12, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Audio Pioneer xMEMS Promotes Seminar Series: xMEMS Live – China 2023

Semiconductor pioneer xMEMS Labs announced the launch of xMEMS Live – China 2023, a two-day seminar aimed at demonstrating the company's technology for Chinese consumer tech and audio brands through product demos, keynotes and in-depth tech-talk presentations. The seminars will take place September 18 at the Renaissance Caohejing Hotel in Shanghai, and on September 20 at the Westin Nanshan in Shenzhen. The seminar signal xMEMS significant expansion throughout Asia, North America, and Europe.

AudioTelligence Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Meet Demand for Its Hearing Enhancement Device

September 11, 2023 by Joao Martins

AudioTelligence Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Meet Demand for Its Hearing Enhancement Device

The Cambridge, UK-based audio software company has launched a crowdfunding campaign in a bid to get its breakthrough hearing technology into the hands of those who struggle to hear in noisy environments. Following the announcement by AudioTelligence of the new product concept, which integrates assistive listening technology into an earbud charging case, as it often happens, the company couldn't find a licensing partner and decided to go to market instead.

AudioTelligence Expands Assistive Tech Options with Earbud Assistive Listening Case

July 18, 2023 by Joao Martins

AudioTelligence Expands Assistive Tech Options with Earbud Assistive Listening Case

British company AudioTelligence has announced a new product concept which integrates assistive listening technology into an earbud charging case. Following previous approaches in this direction, with dedicated microphone devices and smartphone integrations, the company is now offering a more attractive option for manufacturers and consumers. The combination of hearing technology with earbud charging provides manufacturers with a comprehensive all-in-one solution for individuals with hearing impairments as well as for anyone who needs to hear clearly in noise.

Sennheiser Introduces All-Day Clear Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

June 20, 2023 by Joao Martins

Sennheiser Introduces All-Day Clear Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

Sennheiser Hearing has introduced a new model of over-the-counter hearing aids that the company defines as a new class of devices, allowing US consumers access to powerful assistive hearing technology on their own terms. The FDA-approved All-Day Clear and All-Day Clear Slim are traditional looking behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids that combine speech enhancement with self-fitting features to complete "a refreshing, uncomplicated ownership experience."

Bluetooth SIG Promotes First Ever Auracast Experience at MWC 2023 in Barcelona

March 2, 2023 by Joao Martins

Bluetooth SIG Promotes First Ever Auracast Experience at MWC 2023 in Barcelona

In 2022, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the Auracast extension of the Bluetooth LE Audio specifications, combining audio sharing and broadcast audio into a new term that would make it easier to promote. The audio innovation promises to propel audio streaming forward by letting users share their audio or select from publicly available Auracast wireless audio streams. At Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 in Barcelona the technology was demonstrated in a practical manner for the very first time.

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