Market

Hyundai claims first assist systems for the hearing-disabled driver

Details: Published on 17 January 2019

Driving

Two new artificial intelligence systems to assist hearing-impaired drivers have been launched by the South Korean car manufacturer, Hyundai.

Lorenzo Fiorani joins Amplifon Spain as General Manager

Details: Published on 16 January 2019

Appointment

Lorenzo Fiorani has joined Amplifon Spain as General Manager.

The Widex and Sivantos merger is on again

Details: Published on 11 January 2019

Manufacturers

The on-off relationship between Widex and Sivantos is seemingly back on, with a news item appearing on Reuters on January 10 stating an application seeking European Commission approval for their planned $8 billion merger has been reopened according to public records.

Headphones that bypass the ear could cut distraction-related pedestrian deaths

Details: Published on 02 January 2019

Safety

Facial bone conduction technology developed by young Mexican technicians could be the solution to health and safety issues that have long dogged headphone culture.

Starkey opens Nairobi office to begin African adventure

Details: Published on 28 December 2018

Manufacturers

Starkey Hearing Technologies has opened its first offices in Africa, in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

Seven year prison sentence for former Starkey president

Details: Published on 21 December 2018

Manufacturers

A federal judge has handed a seven-year prison sentence to Jerome Ruzicka, who was convicted by a jury in March this year of embezzling over $15 million dollars from his former company, the hearing aid giant Starkey Laboratories.

InnerScope grows its direct-to-consumer model with two eCommerce sites and a clinic

Details: Published on 20 December 2018

Retail

Two announcements in one week by InnerScope Hearing Technologies (INND) highlight the firm's varied strategies within a fast-changing US hearing-aids market.

Amplifon completes the acquisition of Spanish GAES

Details: Published on 19 December 2018

Completion

Amplifon announced on December 18 the completion, after the receipt of the unconditional clearance from the Spanish and Portuguese antitrust authorities, of the previously announced acquisition of GAES for a total purchase price of around Euro 530 million.