Widex Smart Ric Hearing Aid by Widex |
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| DESIGN NAME: Widex Smart Ric PRIMARY FUNCTION: Hearing Aid INSPIRATION: The SmartRIC’s inspiration was to overcome one of the most commonly-reported challenges for hearing aid users: hearing in noisy environments. Its pioneering L-shape positions the microphones at an improved angle to create a better signal-to-noise ratio that makes speech more prominent and reduces background noise. The L-shape design – a world’s first – allows the microphones to better align with the user's primary focus, following their conversational focus to create a better hearing experience. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Widex SmartRIC’s L-shaped form factor creates a wearer experience that’s modern, stylish, & comfortable, while also delivering new benefits that optimize device performance. While sleek and stylish, the L-shape – unlike anything on the market – improves more than aesthetics. It allows for better microphone placement to enhance directionality and improve signal-to-noise ratio – resulting in improved speech targeting and reduced background noise to help wearers connect with the world around them. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: - PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Lynge, Denmark FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Medical Devices and Medical Equipment Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: - SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Length – 14.6 mm Width – 6.4 mm Height – 33.1 mm Weight - 3.0 g TAGS: - RESEARCH ABSTRACT: - CHALLENGE: Widex was challenged to reposition the microphones higher on the ear – to optimize hearing-in-noise – yet in a form factor that met the company’s unwavering commitment to product design. Improved microphone placement was essential to delivering the performance benefits, but performance couldn’t come at the expense of design. Widex overcame this by creating the world’s first L-shape hearing aid – that both improves audiological performance while setting a new standard in hearing aid design. ADDED DATE: 2024-02-27 13:49:12 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : IMAGE CREDITS: Widex, 2023. |
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| Visit the following page to learn more: https://www.widex.com/en/hearing-aids/sm |
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NAME: Widex PROFILE: Widex, one of the world's leading brands for hearing aids, was founded in Denmark in 1956. Our ambition is to create the absolute best hearing aids to deliver the most natural sound. The pursuit of natural sound guides everything we do. |
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Widex Smart Ric Hearing Aid by Widex is Winner in Medical Devices and Medical Equipment Design Category, 2023 - 2024.· Read the interview with designer Widex for design Widex Smart Ric here.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Widex. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Widex. |
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