Tech article 3/7/14

Can Apple help make hearing aids cool?

Hearing-aid manufacturers and audiologists are collaborating with Apple so they can help Danish hearing-aid company GN ReSound.The hearing aid is compatible with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, and it's called LiNX. The LiNX are bluetooth headphones that can make phone calls, FaceTime, listen to music, movies, and do turn-by-turn navigation. The hearing aids work like normal, picking up in-person conversations and surrounding sounds. A feature called Live Listen turns an iOS device into microphone. If someone's in a loud environment and wants to focus on one person's voice and cut down on background noise, they can get a stream directly from the smartphone's mic to their ears. It is also $3,000. Click here to learn more!