by Bruce Brown | March 1, 2021 | Medical
How long should hearables last between charges? Put another way, whether you rely on over the counter (OTC) hearing assistive devices or prescription-only hearing aids, how many hours do you want them to run before you need to recharge or replace the batteries? The...
by Bruce Brown | January 12, 2021 | Medical
AI enhancements have made hearing aids more powerful than ever. They can make dynamic adjustments in response to changes in ambient sound, or enhance select frequencies to make conversation more intelligible, such as NuHeara’s IQ Buds Max. Phonak’s Audeo...
by Bruce Brown | December 29, 2020 | Medical
A panel of expert judges named the Widex Moment machine-learning hearable technology a CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honoree in two categories: Health & Wellness and Wearable Technologies. We wrote about Widex Moment in November. The Consumer Trade Association (CTA)...
by Bruce Brown | November 24, 2020 | Health
New hearable products now appear on the market frequently. This trend is a welcome development for the millions of people with mild to moderate hearing loss who are underserved by the medical profession due to the high cost of traditional hearing aids. IDC and other...
by Bruce Brown | November 12, 2020 | Health
An interesting report from GlobalData states that hearable shipment and revenues will continue to grow and outstrip all other wearable categories including smartwatches and smart glasses. COVID-19-related production shutdowns in China and other core manufacturing...