The smart hair clip for the hearing impaired

Ontenna is a small wearable that could change the lives of people who are hard of hearing. Taken in the form of a barrette, the device clings to the hair and uses a microphone, light and haptic feedback to help the wearer to feel the sound through the hair.

Ontenna’s prototype was unveiled last year and is now in production. To begin with, only a thousand devices will be produced and marketed on the internet. In my opinion, the first thousand copies should sell very quickly because this product is just great!

Originally, Ontenna was a university project devised by Fujitsu user interface designer Tatuya Honda. She had been trying to find out how technology could mimic what cats do with their whiskers; the latter allowing them to detect movements in the air. As you can see, this wearable does not work like a conventional hearing aid. In fact, this smart health smart health connected object works thanks to the rhythm and vibrations of a sound. So if someone shouts, the portable hair clip will vibrate louder.

The Ontenna will apparently offer 256 different levels of feedback and works similarly to bone conduction headphones. The main difference is that this technology is applied to the hair, not the skin. They would provide a better position for the wearer to detect sound.

Here is a short ehealth that will allow you to discover and understand how this smart health smart health connected object for hearing impaired people works:

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This smart health connected bar will be available in two versions. The larger model will connect to an additional application via Bluetooth. The second, smaller one will not have this Bluetooth connectivity. And the price in all this? Well, for once, the price is quite affordable. The goal is to offer these products below the 100 dollar mark.

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