The Future of Hearing Aids

On Monday Wired published an interesting article covering HearWear - The Future of Hearing, a new exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum that showcases future hearing aids.

It seems as if the future will hold wearable devices to enhance hearing and audio intake for everyone, not just the hearing impaired. Things like voice recorders built into your wardrobe to help you capture, and remember people’s names and devices that can help cancel out loud noise to help you concentrate.

There is also a quite a bit of focus on making these wearable devices fashionable.

Part of the exhibition is dedicated to making hearing aids more attractive. Exhibits include pink plastic flowers and sleek silver surfaces that disguise unsightly implants as elegant jewelry, underlining an effort to turn Europe’s underdeveloped $5 billion hearing aid market into a fashion industry.

Hearing Aids for the Unimpaired

Die Dulci Fruere