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Photos: Hearing glasses cut down on chatter

By // July 18, 2006, 8:41 AM PST // billdetwiler

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

    Varibel

  • 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.

    Varibel

  • 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.

    Varibel

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

Varibel

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