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Google Working on Advanced Hearing Aids

posted by martyb on Friday March 05 2021, @06:37AM   Printer-friendly
from the can-we-hear-you-now? dept.

takyon writes:

Alphabet's moonshot lab is working on a device to give people superhuman hearing

Alphabet has attempted to take on some wild projects over the years, like a crop-sniffing plant buggy and fish-tracking cameras. But now, its X lab is working on a device that could give people superhuman hearing. As Insider first reported, the project, codenamed "Wolverine," is exploring the future of hearing through sensor-packed hardware. The team, members of which spoke to Insider anonymously, say they're currently trying to figure out how to isolate people's voices in a crowded room or make it easier to focus on one person when overlapping conversations are happening around you.

They've already iterated on the device multiple times, including devices that covered the whole ear and others that protruded from above the ear. These iterations have been large because the team incorporates lots of microphones into the build, but newer versions are smaller, Insider says. Multiple people from hearing technology companies have joined the team, including talent from Starkey Hearing Technologies and Eargo.

Also at 9to5Google.

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 05 2021, @12:41PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 05 2021, @12:41PM (#1120297)

    >> cochlear implant

    OP was referring to hearing loss, not erectile dysfunction.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 05 2021, @01:50PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 05 2021, @01:50PM (#1120322)

    Oh, well, since there's no "-5 Lame joke" mod

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 05 2021, @11:34PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 05 2021, @11:34PM (#1120597)

      This thread has devolved into a cochness monster.