Beltone Serene Hearing Aids with Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast Now Available

Beltone, a brand of the GN Group, announced that its latest Beltone Serene hearing aids are now available. Originally announced in September 2023, these are the first hearing aids supporting Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast available in the market in a full range of styles to suit all hearing needs, including the innovative weatherproof, rechargeable custom design that looks like the user is wearing the most advanced (and cool!) earbuds.

Beltone announced its latest Beltone Serene hearing aids - two non-rechargeable receiver-in-ear (RIE) styles and a brand new microRIE, which is Beltone's tiniest rechargeable hearing aid yet. These new Beltone hearing aids are also Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast ready, and the microRIE adds the convenience of answering calls with just a double-tap on the ear. Additionally, Beltone intends to release a compatible TV-Streamer+ with Auracast.

Short after the announcement of the partnership to bring Bose’s self-fitting hearing aid technology to the Lexie Hearing product line and the launch of the Lexie B1 Hearing Aids, the two companies have announced the launch of the Lexie B2 Hearing Aids, Powered by Bose, adding a third hearing aid model to its suite of audiologist-quality hearing aid products. This is the second development in partnership with Bose and, unlike the B1, the B2 hearings aids are fully rechargeable.

GN Hearing and its Beltone and ReSound brands, part of GN Group, expanded its product line with the new Custom hearing aids, which are weatherproof, rechargeable, custom earbuds, that last all day on a single battery charge. GN says the new Custom hearing aids are the most advanced rechargeable product available from its brands, restoring natural hearing in a comfortable, Bluetooth-enabled design, available in modern colors. A bridge-product to make hearing-aids closer to consumer TWS earbuds.

Halter Technical, a Los Angeles-based creator of headphones and headsets purposely built for the broadcast and video production industry, announced a new wireless design that takes lessons from the most recent Bluetooth TWS earbuds and hearing aids to create what the company calls the world’s smallest rechargeable miniature wireless in-ear monitor. The Microsone Discreet Audio Monitoring System introduces a new level of flexibility and control on set.

Hearing aid manufacturer Oticon is challenging once again the conventions of hearing aid technology and looking at ways to leverage the latest advancements in edge-processing. The company launched Oticon More, the first-ever hearing aid built with an on-board deep neural network (DNN), to give people with mild-to-severe hearing loss a fuller, more balanced and more effortless hearing experience. The goal is to enhance hearing with an AI engine trained on real-life sounds.

Using the current pause in the live events and performance markets, Shure just announced an important update to its range of digital wireless solutions, introducing the multi-faceted SLX-D Digital Wireless System. This new range provides end users with greater channel count than the existing analog SLX, adds smart rechargeable options, and simplified ease-of-use. The new system is offered in single and dual channel options.