Tag: hearing aids
Disability-themed emoji among latest designs approved for use
A range of disability-themed emojis has been confirmed as part of the next collection of image-based characters, due to be released later this year. Icons showing hearing aids, wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs and guide dogs are among the latest set of approved images from the Unicode Consortium, the body which maintains and regulates the library of…
CES 2019: Oticon develops Kaizn, ‘world’s first AI assistant’ for hearing aids
Danish company Oticon has developed what it claims is the world’s first personal AI assistant for hearing aids. Unveiled at CES 2019, the Oticon Kaizn will provide Oticon’s Opn 2.4GHz connected hearing aid users an innovative way to train their hearing aid to deliver them the best personalised sound experience. With Kaizn, Oticon Opn hearing aid users…
Griffin to save kids from going deaf with MyPhones
Since the invention of the Walkman and its offspring the iPod, several generations of teenagers have blasted their ears with music that is way too loud for them and are subsequently well on the road to going deaf. So anyone who invents a hearing aid that doesn't look like a Bluetooth headset for the terminally unfashionable is sure to hit pay dirt.
Fashionable hear… FASHIONABLE HEARING AIDS
Now even grandma can look like a businessman or taxi driver, thanks to the Phonak Group’s new line of trendy hearing aids.
They’ve gone a bit overboard with the lifestyle photography, choosing a selection of 40-something hunks to illustrate the average hearing aid user…
