New products
Philips HearLink aids given artificial intelligence boost
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- Published on 06 December 2020
hearing aids
Philips HearLink hearing aids—made by audiology tech giant Demant and sold through the trusted Philips name and channels—are now enhanced by AI capabilities that increase clarity of speech and conversations.
And there’s MORE...Oticon's Sound Scene hearing aid launched
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- Published on 01 December 2020
hearing aids
November 30 saw the launch of a brand new hearing aid platform by the Danish manufacturer from the Demant group, Oticon: More is its name.
A smart device team-up for the hearing and visually impaired
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- Published on 05 November 2020
vision
The healthable scope of Starkey's Livio Edge AI hearing aids has been grown to break new ground in assistive technology solutions through a sensory synergy with the award-winning OrCam MyEye device, which provides visually impaired people with hands-free, audio-communicated access to visual information.
Phonak rolls out 4th generation Lyric for an invisible appearance
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- Published on 03 November 2020
hearing aid
What the eye doesn't see, the heart of certain stigma-conscious users who want their hearing aids invisible will not grieve but thrill over. Hence, Phonak persisting with an analogue (yes!) device—Lyric—first launched back in 2006. Lyric 4 is here.
Active noise cancellation wired into GN launch and update of its Jabra earbuds
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- Published on 29 September 2020
headphone tech
Jabra, the headset engineering brand of GN Group, has launched a new Elite 85t earbud set, plus an update for its Elite 75t series; an Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) chip is built into both ranges.
Smartphone finding feature included in Starkey expansion of its Livio Edge AI
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- Published on 11 September 2020
launch
Hot on the heels of the recent launch of its Livio Edge AI hearing aid, the US manufacturer Starkey has now expanded its features to include a "first-of-its-kind" speech enhancement feature, and technology to help wearers find their smartphones.
Phonak's Paradise launches idyllic new breezes in hardware, fitting, and hearing peformance
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- Published on 19 August 2020
hearing aids
The success of Sonova's Phonak Marvel hearing aids needed a guarantee of an afterlife to keep the story going: Audéo Paradise is how the core prayers of the Switzerland-based group's consumers have been answered.
GN's ReSound ONE brings hearing technology back to man's natural sound collector, the ear.
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- Published on 18 August 2020
hearing aids
Using the human ear anatomy as the point of sound collection for a hearing aid is a method that has eluded efforts in modern hearing aid tech and design, but GN Hearing is claiming a major breakthrough with a device that places both microphone and receiver directly in the ear.
GSI updates Audera EP/OAE device to launch a more flexible Pro version
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- Published on 05 August 2020
testing
Grason-Stadler (GSI) has released Audera Pro, a new clinical EP/OAE device for all standard evoked potential tests, plus the possibility (depending on the modality license) of ASSR (auditory steady state responses) and OAE (otoacoustic emissions).
Remote B2C in-ear product portal launched by Lantos
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- Published on 19 June 2020
retail
Lantos Technologies, the US firm behind the Lantos 3D Ear Scanning System, has launched a new e-commerce portal enabling consumers to comfortably browse and buy custom-fit hearing products from manufacturers such as Microsonic, Sennheiser and TETRA: Storefront.
