Scientists Develop Smartwatch that Alerts Hearing-impaired Persons of Nearby Sounds
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Scientists Develop Smartwatch that Alerts Hearing-impaired Persons of Nearby Sounds

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Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed ‘SoundWatch’, a smartwatch app for the deaf and hard-of-hearing people who want to be aware of nearby sounds. “This technology provides people with a way to experience sounds that require an action — such as getting food from the microwave when it beeps,” said study author Dhruv Jain from the University of Washington in the US. My hope is that other deaf and hard-of-hearing people who are interested in sounds will also find SoundWatch helpful,” he added. The displays also show the sound’s waveforms, to help users identify the sound, and store a history of all the sounds a user might have missed when they were not home.

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