Biometrics, Essays, Hearables, Hearing Healthcare, VoiceFirst

The Innovation Happening Inside Hearables and Hearing Aids

The Peace Dividends of the Smartphone War One of the biggest byproducts of the mass proliferation of smartphones around the planet is the fact that the components inside the devices are becoming increasingly more powerful and sophisticated, while simultaneously becoming smaller and less expensive. Chris Anderson, the CEO of 3D Robotics, refers to this as… Continue reading The Innovation Happening Inside Hearables and Hearing Aids

Biometrics, Essays, Hearables, VoiceFirst

Pondering Apple’s Healthcare Move

Outside Disruption There have been a number of recent developments that involve impending moves from non-healthcare companies intending to venture into the healthcare space in some capacity. First, there was the joint announcement from Berkshire Hathaway, JP Morgan and Amazon that they intend to team up to "disrupt healthcare" by creating an independent healthcare company… Continue reading Pondering Apple’s Healthcare Move

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5 Hearables and Voice First Takeaways from CES 2018

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) took place this past week in Las Vegas, bringing together 184,000 attendees and a whole host of vendors in the consumer electronics space to showcase all of the new, innovative things each is working on. Once again, smart assistants stole the show, making this the third year in row… Continue reading 5 Hearables and Voice First Takeaways from CES 2018

Biometrics, Hearables, Live-Language Translation, VoiceFirst

2018 Starts with a Bang

Editor's Note: In my initial post, I mentioned that along with the long-form assessments I've been publishing, I'd also be doing short, topical updates. This is the first of those updates. In the first week of 2018, we saw a handful of significant updates that pertain to various trends converging around ears. Here's a rundown… Continue reading 2018 Starts with a Bang