Photos: Hearing glasses cut down on chatter - TechRepublic

Photos: Hearing glasses cut down on chatter

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    Hearing glasses developed by Varibel separate conversational speech from background noise, amplifying desired sounds and dampening unpleasant racket.

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  • The Varibel hearing glasses will come in different shapes and colors, striving to be a more attractive hearing aid than the standard, beige, in-ear models.

  • The hearing glasses will work with rechargeable batteries. Microphones and a sound signal processor are built into the frame; only the speaker is plugged into the ear.

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