For the first time in the world, Amazon has partnered with Cochlear to make movies and shows easier for people with hearing loss to watch by streaming audio directly from a Fire TV device to the sound processor of a Cochlear hearing implant.
In 2018, Google released the Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids (ASHA) specification to make it easier for people with hearing loss to use Android smart devices. The following year, her implantable hearing aid specialist Cochlear teamed up with her GN Hearing to start supporting audio streaming directly from her Android device to compatible hearing aid solutions via Bluetooth LE. .
Cochlear has fine-tuned the Nucleus 8, Nucleus 7, Nucleus Kansa 2, and Baha 6 Max sound processors to stream audio directly from ASHA-enabled Fire TV devices such as the Fire TV Omni QLED Series, Fire TV 4 Series, and Fire TV I made it possible. Cube.
This feature allows users to immerse themselves in echo-free and noise-free audio from streaming and entertainment apps within 10 feet (3 m) of their Fire TV device after setting it up in the Accessibility section of the Fire TV device’s settings menu. TV device.
“Television is a big part of our lives. We get news and information through television, entertainment, sports and music,” said Ryan, Director of Nucleus Product Management and Marketing at Cochlear. Lopez said. “When we started working [Amazon], what really stood out was their dedication to accessibility, effective communication and collaboration on how these technologies can be combined. I’m really proud of ”
Source: Cochlear Limited
