Augmented Hearing Technology from ams Enables Nuheara’s Latest IQbuds2 MAX Smart Hearing Earbuds

An apparently conventional true wireless stereo design, which survived multiple iterations with similarly looking designs, Australian startup Nuheara finally achieved its goal of standing out in a crowded consumer space, with the ability to enhance the user’s hearing ability. A bridge towards truly smart hearables, the Nuheara IQbuds2 MAX product enjoys critical acclaim thanks to a combination of great sound quality, advanced ANC and personalized hearing enhancement, powered by Austrian company ams.

The Audio Engineering Society announced its second AES International Conference on Headphone Technology which will be held on August 27–29, 2019 in San Francisco, CA, USA. The conference will focus mainly on Mobile Spatial Audio, Individualization, Assistive Listening and Audio for Augmented Reality. Anyone doing research in the field is invited to participate. Remember also, attendance is limited, so register asap.

Sennheiser Education Solutions is the audio specialist’s portfolio for the education sector. For Sennheiser, this is not new territory, since numerous universities and colleges have already been equipped with Sennheiser products. But in the age of digital transformation, the education system is also subject to constant change, and students, colleges and universities must constantly adapt to this change. Focused on these users’ evolving needs, Sennheiser introduced a portfolio that is perfectly customized for educational institutions.

Bragi announced Project Ears, a special collaboration with Mimi Hearing Technologies to develop sound amplification and hearing enhancement solutions. Project Ears is already in development and will focus on Personal Sound Amplification Systems (PSAP), and will examine the possibilities of hearing enhancement in a multitude of different settings including the home, office, jobsite and even outdoor sport environments.

Even is reinventing personal audio with technology that tunes sound to each listener’s unique hearing with its patent-pending Even EarPrint process. A veteran group of sound designers, acoustic engineers, mastering technicians, and audiologists have perfected a personalization process for headphones and earphones that measures the user’s reactions to a series of eight different frequencies in each ear in only 90 seconds. This article was originally published in audioXpress, June 2017.

Australian company Nuheara Inc., makers of intelligent, truly wireless earbuds, launched its flagship product, IQbuds, at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, NV. More than simply targeting the convenience of truly wireless music listening, Nuheara IQbuds are a testament to the life changing benefits of assistive audio, allowing people to completely augment and control their audio environment to hear what they want to hear. And they want to be first to market...