This week on ResearchVR we dig deep into hearables - advanced hearing devices that go way beyond hearing aid towards augmenting hearing. Our guest is a visionary in the field of Augmented Reality, Tom Emrich from Super Ventures.

Topics

Here is a list of most prominent issues we've talked about:

• hearable definition
• Apple Earpods - hearable features
• Bluetooth: challenges and Apple's approach
• Hearables vs fashion
• hearables enabling AR powered assistance
• KUI - kinetic user interfaces
• VUI - voice user interface
• World is a computer now
• HRTF - Head Related Transfer Function
• the near future of hearables

Links

• Apple Earpods
• Bragi Earpods
• Motorla Hand
• Gear IconX
• Doppler Labs eardbuds
• OSSIC headphones
• Movie Her

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