Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a slim acoustic transducer having a thin thickness a low-frequency reproduction capability and a sound pressure level in the entire frequency band of which may not be lowered. A slim acoustic transducer includes a diaphragm; a voice coil disposed at a peripheral portion of the diaphragm; and a permanent magnet disposed around the voice coil and configured to apply a magnetic field to the voice coil, wherein a maximum amplitude of the diaphragm is less than a thickness of the permanent magnet.

Abstract: Various aspects include audio eyeglasses with through-hinge wiring configurations. In particular aspects, audio eyeglasses include: a frame for resting on a head of a user, the frame comprising: a lens region; a pair of arms extending from the lens region; and a hinge coupling the lens region and one of the pair of arms, the hinge comprising: a body; a friction element coupled to the body for damping the movement of the arm relative to the lens region; and a cavity within the body, the cavity sized to accommodate a cable extending therethrough, the hinge permitting movement of the arm relative to the lens region; and an electro-acoustic transducer at least partially housed in the frame and comprising a sound-radiating surface for providing an audio output.

Abstract: A speaker apparatus includes a sound guide and a pair of speakers mounted to the sound guide. The sound guide includes a first guide portion configured to guide a sound generated from any one of the pair of speakers in a first direction; and a second guide portion configured to guide a sound generated from the other speaker in a second direction that is plane-symmetric with respect to the first direction. Each of the first and second guide portions includes an opening forming portion formed in an end portion of the corresponding portion and including an opening configured to output a sound generated by the pair of speakers, and a slit forming portion including a slit configured to output a sound, together with the opening, wherein the slit is extended from one side of the opening.

Abstract: A hearing system includes at least one hearing aid (10) and a personal communication device (17) both having a short range radio transceiver for providing a short range radio communication link. The personal communication device includes application software for controlling the operation of said at least one hearing aid. The at least one hearing aid has a user operable control for opening the user interface of the application software on said personal communication device.

Abstract: The invention discloses a rapidly mountable ceiling loudspeaker device comprising a loudspeaker housing, a ceiling locking assembly, a woofer module and a dustproof assembly. The loudspeaker housing comprises a basket, a speaker inner frame and a surface frame ring body; the ceiling locking assembly comprises a locking sleeve body, a ceiling locking piece and a locking member; the woofer module is arranged in the basket; and the dustproof assembly is arranged on the speaker inner frame. After the scheme is employed, the ceiling loudspeaker device can be efficiently assembled and disassembled without the aid of a mounting tool.

Abstract: An apparatus for presenting a chemical spectrum to a human user in an audible and/or tactile format comprises an input that receives at least one chemical spectrum, a processor, and at least one transducer that produces the audible and/or tactile output. The processor identifies a first component and a second component of at least one value of the at least one chemical spectrum, selects at least one periodic function for each first component, and modulates the at least one periodic function according to the second component. Modulated periodic functions are composed into at least one complex function which is output to the at least one transducer to produce the audible and/or tactile output. The chemical spectrum may comprise data obtained from a sample using mass spectrometry, Raman spectroscopy, or the like.

Abstract: An earbud tip for an in-ear headphone can include an outer body; an inner tube extending at least partially within the outer body, the tube having opposing first and second ends and first and second openings at the opposing first and second ends, respectively, the first opening configured to emit audio signals provided by a speaker of an in-ear headphone into a user's ear canal during operation of the in-ear headphone and when the earbud tip seals the user's ear canal and the second opening configured to be removably coupled to a portion of the in-ear headphone; and one or more channels extending from an outer periphery of the earbud tip to the inner tube.

Abstract: There is provided a method of operating a hearing device (10, 11) to be worn by a user, comprising: defining a plurality of hearing device services and assigning to each hearing device service a service access confirmation level selected from a plurality of hierarchically structured service access confirmation levels; providing an access software platform for enabling third party service access to the hearing device services; providing at least one application program adapted to provide a third party service to the hearing device, each application program adapted to utilize the access software platform and at least one of the hearing device services; providing a manufacturer access service for approving or denying access to the hearing device for each of the application programs depending on whether or not approval for the respective service access confirmation level(s) has been previously obtained.

Abstract: A headphone with a headband and at least one earcup. The at least one earcup is movably coupled to the headband by a joint that is structured to allow rotation of the earcup relative to the headband about two mutually perpendicular axes, and translation along one of these axes.

Abstract: A system includes a first microphone that captures audio, a communication module communicatively coupled to the first microphone, a logic circuit communicatively coupled to the first microphone and communication module, a speaker operatively coupled to the logic circuit, and an interaction element. The interaction element and logic circuit are configured to initiate control of audio content for output from the speaker in response to at least one voice command detected in captured audio. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A loudspeaker system is provided including an enclosure and a transducer mounted within the enclosure. A port is provided in the enclosure, the port having an inlet located at an external surface of the enclosure and an outlet located in an interior of the enclosure which allow bi-directional air flow in and out of the enclosure. At least one duct is provided in the port to extract air flow from the port and redirect the air flow within the enclosure. In one embodiment, the at least one duct may comprise a NACA duct.

Abstract: This invention relates to a hearing aid comprising at least one electroacoustic transducer; a signal processing circuitry, configured to receive from the at least an electroacoustic transducer an electrical input signal and/or to provide said at least an electroacoustic transducer with an electrical output signal; and power supply means configured to provide power to the electroacoustic transducer and to said signal processing circuitry; wherein the hearing aid further comprises at least one electroosmotic porous membrane configured to transport liquid and/or vapor outside of the hearing aid, or away from a component thereof.

Abstract: A bone conduction speaker includes a housing, a vibration board and a transducer. The transducer is located in the housing, and the vibration board is configured to contact with skin and pass vibration. At least one sound guiding hole is set on at least one portion of the housing to guide sound wave inside the housing to the outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interfaces with the leaked sound wave, and the interfacing reduces a sound pressure level of at least a portion of the leaked sound wave. A frequency of the at least a portion of the leaked sound wave is lower than 4000 Hz.

Abstract: A receiver assembly including a receiver and an assembly housing. The receiver includes a sound outlet configured to outlet sound from the receiver. Furthermore, the receiver includes at least a first and a second outer surface and is arranged at least partly within the assembly housing. The assembly housing includes an assembly sound outlet arranged in communication with the sound outlet for outlet of sound from the receiver via the assembly outlet. The receiver assembly further includes a suspension structure having at least one suspension element, the suspension structure suspending the receiver in the assembly housing. The suspension element connects the receiver and the assembly housing, and the suspension element is formed by a sheet material and is an elongated element extending in an longitudinal direction and is configured to dampen vibration of the receiver by deflection of the suspension element in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: In a hearing aid (26) that can be inserted into the ear canal (12) of a patient, comprising an actuator (31) effecting a mechanical stimulation of the tympanic membrane (14), the actuator (31) comprises an inner surface (32) associated with the tympanic membrane (14) and an outer surface (42) associated with the ear canal (12) and is configured as an areal disk actuator, whose deformation stimulates the tympanic membrane (14) by areal deformation. On the actuator (31) at a distance from the outer surface (42) a cover plate (43) is arranged which together with the outer surface (42) delimits a preferably lenticular cavity (48).

Abstract: A hearing aid provided which has: a battery; a control means which controls a function of the hearing aid, including a wireless communication; a power supply switch which switches between supply and block of power from the battery to the control means; and a magnetic switch connected to the control means, wherein: the control means proceed to a normal operation via a start-up process when power is supplied from the battery due to the power supply switch; and if the magnetic switch is on during the start-up process, the control means switches a wireless communication setting before proceeding to the normal operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a head wearable equipment with an adjustable bone-conductive acoustic device movably coupled to the head wearable equipment and the moving manner at least includes rotation. A technical effect of adaptive adjustment according to the wearer's head form or facial shape can be realized via the structural arrangement of the adjustable bone-conductive acoustic device, with the characteristics of a large adjustable range, strong adaptability, high comfortability and a wide range of application.

Abstract: A wearable microphone array apparatus and system used as a directional audio system and as an assisted listening device. The present invention advances hearing aids and assisted listening devices to allow construction of a highly directional audio array that is wearable, natural sounding, and convenient to direct, as well as to provide directional cues to users who have partial or total loss of hearing in one or both ears. The advantages of the invention include simultaneously providing high gain, high directivity, high side lobe attenuation, and consistent beam width; providing significant beam forming at lower frequencies where substantial noises are present, particularly in noisy, reverberant environments; and allowing construction of a cost effective body-worn or body-carried directional audio device.

Abstract: A hearing aid has an assembly, the assembly comprising: a microphone for reception of sound and conversion of the received sound into a corresponding first audio signal; a signal processor for processing the first audio signal into a second audio signal compensating a hearing loss of a user of the hearing aid; a wireless communication unit configured for wireless communication; and an antenna system comprising a first feeding structure and a radiating segment; wherein the first feeding structure is connected or coupled to the wireless communication unit, and wherein the radiating segment is galvanic disconnected from at least a part of the first feeding structure; and wherein the at least a part of the first feeding structure is galvanic disconnected from the radiating segment if a capacitive coupling between the at least a part of the first feeding structure and the radiating segment is between 0.5 pF and 20 pF.

Abstract: Headphone eartips with internal support components and methods for making the same are provided. Different support components may provide specific amounts and types of additional rigidity at specific portions of an exterior surface of an outer eartip body that may be expected to interface with specific portions of an ear canal geometry when an eartip subassembly is positioned within the ear canal, such that the eartip subassembly may conform to the various shapes of the ear canal while maintaining an acoustic seal.