Hearing Technologies

Titanium-air batteries have been recently tested by a team of scientists from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and Forschungszentrum Jülich, and the results are promising. These batteries have the potential to store up to three times more energy than standard batteries, making them a great candidate to replace current zinc-air batteries used in small devices such as hearing aids

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey has announced its all-new Genesis AI hearing aids have received a Red Dot Award: Product Design 2023, marking the second award won by the completely redesigned hearing technology, just weeks after its launch. This is the seventh year Starkey has won this award, which is one of the most renowned international product competitions in the world. The

Knowles Corporation, a global provider of advanced micro-acoustic microphones and speakers, audio solutions, and high-performance capacitors and RF products, has released its first-of-a-kind Digital Voice Vibration Sensor, V2S200D. The sensor, designed to improve voice call quality in noisy environments, works alongside microphones to selectively pick up the speaker’s voice while suppressing all other sounds. This is achieved through blending low-band

MedRx Inc. has announced the expansion of their audiometer and real ear verification product lines with the launch of the AWRC: a computer-powered audiometer and wireless REM combination system. This new addition to MedRx’s product line is their first wireless REM system, providing hearing care providers with increased flexibility in their hearing aid fittings. According to Caleb Sparkman Au.D., President

CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM — Today, AudioTelligence has announced what it calls the ‘first universal assistive listening device’ – Orsana. The device is designed to help everyone hear clearly in noise – with or without hearing aids. In the past, solutions for hearing in noise have either been traditional hearing aids, which need additional own-brand remote microphones to work well in

LONE TREE, COLORADO — The first-ever international guidelines that detail who should undergo testing and referral for a cochlear implant have been published by a global team of experts. The Living Guidelines for Cochlear Implantation in Adults, aims to provide essential recommendations on the topic. According to estimates, out of every 100 adults in the U.S. who could benefit from

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Starkey has announced that it has received two Artificial Intelligence Excellence awards in both the product and individual categories. The first accolade was given to Starkey’s all-new, completely redesigned hearing technology, Genesis AI, which was introduced just last month. The second was awarded to Starkey’s Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Engineering, Achin Bhowmik, Ph.D., who leads

SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY — Oticon Government Services recently participated in the Joint Defense Veterans Audiology Conference (JDVAC), which is an annual meeting between the Association of VA Audiologists and the Military Audiology Association. The conference provides a platform for networking and collaboration between audiologists who treat active duty service men and women and those who work with veterans. This is

Vienna-based USound, a global provider of MEMS-based audio technology, has announced the launch of its Kore 4.0, a fully integrated audio module that combines the brand new Tarvos ultra-low power audio amplifier and Conamara, its latest generation of MEMS loudspeakers. The Kore 4.0 is designed to be compact and has low power consumption, which the company says makes it ideal

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA – Last month Starkey unveiled its newest technology, Genesis AI. The five-year journey to the recent launch of Genesis AI began in 2017, when Achin Bhowmik, Ph.D., stepped into the role of Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Engineering at Starkey. The former Intel Corporation executive and Starkey President and CEO, Brandon Sawalich, kept the project under wraps, secretly