During Apple's annual hardware event last year, the Apple Watch series 4 was released and during the unveiling, Apple's COO, Jeff Williams, proclaimed that the Apple Watch was, "an intelligent guardian for your health." In Apple's press release detailing the Apple Watch Series 4, Apple stated: "Apple Watch Series 4 with watchOS 5 brings advanced… Continue reading Guardians of Health (Future Ear Daily Update 9-23-19)
Category: Hearables
Wearables Grow Up (Future Ear Daily Update 9-19-19)
One of my favorite podcasts, a16z, recently created a secondary, news-oriented show, "16 minutes." 16 Minutes is great because the host, Sonal Chokshi (who also hosts the a16Z podcast), brings on various in-house experts from a16Z's venture capital firm to provide insight into each week's news topics. This week, Sonal brought on general partner, Vijay… Continue reading Wearables Grow Up (Future Ear Daily Update 9-19-19)
Signia’s Acoustic-Motion Sensors (Future Ear Daily Update 9-18-19)
Much of what I am excited about right now in the world of consumer technology broadly, and in wearables/heararables/hearing aids more narrowly, is the innovation happening at the component level inside the devices. I'm still reeling a bit from Apple's U1 chip embedded in the iPhone 11 and the implications of it that I wrote… Continue reading Signia’s Acoustic-Motion Sensors (Future Ear Daily Update 9-18-19)
Apple’s U1 Chip (Future Ear Daily Update 9-13-19)
Perhaps the most interesting revelation from Apple's product event Tuesday was what was not announced a single time during the presentation: Apple's U1 chip that will be embedded into the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 pro. The only reference of the chip during Phil Schiller's presentation was an image of it during Phil Schiller's slides.… Continue reading Apple’s U1 Chip (Future Ear Daily Update 9-13-19)
Apple Hearing Study (Future Ear Daily Update 9-11-19)
Yesterday, Apple hosted its annual September event to show off its new set of products that are set to go on sale as we enter into the last quarter of the year. Although the bulk of the announcements were focused on the new iPhones set to debut and all the upgrades in the phones' cameras… Continue reading Apple Hearing Study (Future Ear Daily Update 9-11-19)
Hearables Panel Video (Future Ear Daily Update 9-10-19)
Back in July, I published an update recapping the hearables panel that I participated on in July at the Voice summit. One of my fellow panelists, Eric Seay, had a friend in the audience who shot a video of the panel, so for today's update, I'm sharing the video. I had remembered the panel being… Continue reading Hearables Panel Video (Future Ear Daily Update 9-10-19)
Voice of Healthcare Podcast Ep 21 – Dr. Eric Topol (Future Ear Daily Update 8-26-19)
Back in June, I wrote an update about an a16z podcast interview with Dr. Eric Topol. Dr. Topol is a longtime cardiologist and the chair of innovative medicine at Scripps Research. He's been practicing medicine for 40 years and seems to be regarded in the medical community as one of the most forward-thinking, open-minded doctors.… Continue reading Voice of Healthcare Podcast Ep 21 – Dr. Eric Topol (Future Ear Daily Update 8-26-19)
Sonova’s SWORD Chip (Future Ear Daily Update 8-22-19)
Last May, I wrote a long essay about how the most interesting innovation occurring in the world of hearing aids and hearables is the stuff that's happening inside the devices. Nearly all the cool new features and capabilities that are emerging with our smart ear-worn computers are by-and-large derived from the breakthroughs transpiring underneath the hood of… Continue reading Sonova’s SWORD Chip (Future Ear Daily Update 8-22-19)
The Hearables & Hearing Aid Convergence (Future Ear Daily Update 8-14-19)
For today's update, I want to hone in and expand on this short, but powerful twitter thread by Andy Bellavia of Knowles Corp pertaining to the convergence of hearing aids and hearables. I think Andy is right on the money with his analysis, as the two worlds of hearing aids and consumer hearables are beginning… Continue reading The Hearables & Hearing Aid Convergence (Future Ear Daily Update 8-14-19)
Beetle Moment Marketing Podcast Appearance (Future Ear Daily Update 8-13-19)
One of the best things about attending the Voice Summit was meeting so many sharp people working in and around the voice space. One of the people I was fortunate to meet and spend some time with was Emily Binder, founder of Beetle Moment Marketing. Emily's marketing firm specializes in helping brands differentiate by leveraging… Continue reading Beetle Moment Marketing Podcast Appearance (Future Ear Daily Update 8-13-19)