The digital revolution has transformed how we connect with one another, creating unprecedented opportunities for instant communication across vast distances. Yet this technological progress hasn’t…
When a natural disaster strikes you’ve got mere seconds or minutes to stay away from harm’s way. The split-second decision-making backed by your senses can…
We take many products in life for granted just because many of us still have nearly complete use of our senses, especially sight, hearing, and…
Here’s a question nobody probably ever thought of… how do deaf and mute people communicate with voice assistants? Or specifically, with smart speakers? It’s a…
See-Through Captions is a simple, understated solution for the DHH community that uses a transparent subtitle display screen to project conversations with ASR technology and…
Bose just announced their latest product, the SoundControl™ Hearing Aids – the first FDA-cleared, direct-to-consumer hearing aid developed for adults with perceived mild to moderate…
We’ve often seen hearing dogs help those who may have trouble listening but there are a few issues with that system. Firstly, getting a hearing…
A hearing-impaired person usually has no frame of reference when it comes to speech, but they possess all the tools needed to speak correctly. Through…
The Feeling Mouse, designed specifically for the hearing impaired, appeals to the user’s tactile senses to emphasize the all-important “click” that’s crucial in operating the…
In an extraordinary fusing of textiles and robotics, the Flutter functional garment was design to aid individuals with hearing impairments “feel” the sounds of the…
The VV-Talker is a device designed for deaf children to help them overcome their problem in speaking effectively. If you can’t hear the sounds you…
Acoustic Poetry is an exploration in the design of products for deaf culture that focus not only on simple functionality but also offer an emotional…
The beginning stages of wearing a hearing aid can be uncomfortable and embarrassing. Pulse is an auditory system aimed at improving this transition by providing…
A view of the ambient noise is what this device hopes to give people with less than a perfect sense of hearing. The fashionable bit…
Pratt student Suhyun Kim is quite concerned about the deaf folks and wants them to enjoy technology as much as we do. Her Visual Sound…
You know it happens sometimes. Someone gets a remote like in those sci-fi movies or Adam Sandler walks by and boom, you can’t hear a…