Podcasts about Hearables

Wireless audio technology has evolved rapidly in recent years, with the potential to revolutionize both consumer electronics and health industries. Listening to music or a podcast and watching videos, movies, and series has never been easier, and has never offered better sound quality. The reason is new semiconductor technologies in combination with new system designs and software solutions. We discuss the developments and innovations in hearable technologies with our guests: Peter Sung, CEO of Linsation – a Shenzhen based company, dedicated to developing the intuitive "Sensation User Interface" experience for people. And Julian Kornprobst, who is a Marketing & Business Development Specialist for MEMS Microphones. (Read the transcript)

234. Music is a beautiful tool to improve your life when used appropriately. In Using Music to Improve Your Life, host Will Moore sits down with Frank Fitzpatrick (@frankfitzpatrickofficial) multi-platinum music producer, to discuss how music can help us reach our full potential. Frank shows us how he's gamifying the world through music! He talks about his early days of success working with Mikes Davis, Rat Charles, and doing the soundtrack for one of my fav movies, “Friday.” And how he's now taken his mastery of music and combined it with tech and science to help people reach their full potential. He's helping us sleep better, get motivated using what he calls “Power Play Lists,” meditate, and even improve our memory. Frank Fitzpatrick Bio: Frank is a Grammy-nominated multi-platinum music producer, international keynote speaker, social entrepreneur, author and wellness expert redefining human potential through the convergence of health, music, entertainment and technology. He is a leading voice in the emerging Hearables market, contributing writer for Forbes, and faculty at Singularity University's Exponential Medicine. Learn more at: https://frankfitzpatrick.com Welcome player. Thanks for joining me on my quest to make it fun and addictive to GAMIFY YOUR LIFE by replacing your failure habits with success habits in the 5 CORE AREAS of your life scientifically linked to happiness. PRESS START to begin the game of life by visiting our website: https://mooremomentum.com FIND OUT WHAT LEVEL YOUR CURRENTLY STUCK ON by taking the FREE HAPPINESS QUIZ for your baseline and the first steps to firing on all cylinders in all 5 Cores! https://mooremomentum.com/quiz DISCOVER THE GAMIFY YOUR LIFE APP https://mooremomentum.com/app Follow me on Social Media for daily habit hacks to #gamifyyourlife IG: https://www.instagram.com/gamify.your.habits/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gamify.your.parenting LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gamifyyourhabits/ PODCAST: https://mooremomentum.com/podcast Weekly BLOG to reduce the friction of building success habits using behavioral science and universal principles:: www.mooremomentum.com/blog/ Testimonials: https://mooremomentum.com/success-stories --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/5corelife/message

Geoff's voice avatar has some trouble wrapping his head around the sensor fusion algorithms in head-tracking devices - in part because as a voice avatar by nature he neither has a head, nor a body. Fortunately, Bosch expert Ye Lu is excellent in explaining how different sensors can help correct each other's errors and why school mathematics has its limits when you want to accurately determine rotation angles. In this deep dive, we also learn why the inventions of old geniuses like Foucault, Euler and Gauss are still relevant for state-of-the-art VR headsets, earbuds and other wearables. More Bosch podcasts: Beyond Bosch: https://podtail.com/de/podcast/beyond-bosch/ Mighty Micro: https://mightymicro.podigee.io/

Woooosh! Sounds are all around us, but when we wear headphones we are no longer moving through a soundscape, but carry the sounds with us, in our head. Head-tracking technology changes that and has a lot more interesting applications. Ye Lu aka “Kimmi” has developed the head-tracking feature in Bosch's BHI 360 sensor. She takes us on a journey of challenges, successes and new challenges. Constantin Popp from the University of York explains how 3D sound can help gamers win. Come join Shuko and Geoff for an auditory and emotional rollercoaster ride! This episode is special. For the full effect, it is best to listen to it with headphones or at least stereo speakers. More Bosch podcasts: From Know-how to Wow “MEMS - With all (technical) senses”: https://fromknowhowtowow.podigee.io/4-mems Beyond Bosch: https://podtail.com/de/podcast/beyond-bosch/ Mighty Micro: https://mightymicro.podigee.io/

As we wind down the year, we didn't want to miss the opportunity to look back at some notable tech trends and maybe predict a few, especially those in the ever-growing wearable tech market. Smartwatches are much more common these days, but “wearable” is starting to expand beyond the gadgets you strap to your wrist. Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams spoke with Victoria Song, a wearable technology reviewer for The Verge, who explained what’s on the horizon for this stuff in the coming year.

As we wind down the year, we didn't want to miss the opportunity to look back at some notable tech trends and maybe predict a few, especially those in the ever-growing wearable tech market. Smartwatches are much more common these days, but “wearable” is starting to expand beyond the gadgets you strap to your wrist. Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams spoke with Victoria Song, a wearable technology reviewer for The Verge, who explained what’s on the horizon for this stuff in the coming year.

181. In Using Music to Level Up Your Life, host Will Moore sits down with Frank Fitzpatrick (@frankfitzpatrickofficial) multi-platinum music producer, to discuss how music can help us reach our full potential. Frank shows us how he's gamifying the world through music! He talks about his early days of success working with Mikes Davis, Rat Charles, and doing the soundtrack for one of my fav movies, “Friday.” And how he's now taken his mastery of music and combined it with tech and science to help people reach their full potential. He's helping us sleep better, get motivated using what he calls “Power Play Lists,” meditate, and even improve our memory. What's your core score? Take the FREE Life Evaluator Quiz to see where you currently stand in your five cores: www.mooremomentum.com/free-li... Like and Subscribe! Are you ready to fire on all cylinders? If so, let's go! MORE ABOUT GAMIFY YOUR HABITS & WILL MOORE: My #1 mission in life is to help you become the best version of YOURself so you can, in turn, pay it forward to make the world the best version of ITself. WHAT'S YOUR CORE SCORE? Take the FREE Life Evaluator Quiz to see where you currently stand in your five cores: https://www.mooremomentum.com/free-life-evaluation Like and Subscribe! FIND ME ON FACEBOOK, IG or TWITTER: @mooremomentum JOIN MY FACEBOOK GROUP: 5 Core Life: Become an Entrepreneur in the Five Crucial Areas of Your Life ⬇️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildamilliondollarbiz/ SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY BLOG AS WELL! www.mooremomentum.com/blog Frank Fitzpatrick Bio: Frank is a Grammy-nominated multi-platinum music producer, international keynote speaker, social entrepreneur, author and wellness expert redefining human potential through the convergence of health, music, entertainment and technology. He is a leading voice in the emerging Hearables market, contributing writer for Forbes, and faculty at Singularity University's Exponential Medicine. Learn more at: https://frankfitzpatrick.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/5corelife/message

In this episode, I had the joy of interviewing a true ambassador of the power of music: Frank Fitzpatrick. Frank is a best selling-author, Grammy-nominated multi-platinum music producer, international keynote speaker, social entrepreneur, and wellness expert redefining human potential through the convergence of health & wellness, music, creativity and technology. He is a leading voice in the emerging Hearables market, contributing writer for Forbes, and faculty at Singularity University's Exponential Medicine. He has created successful programs reaching over 200 million people and generating over $1B in revenues. Frank's mission is to amplify human potential at scale through the power of music, health, creativity and technology. More about his best-selling book, Amplified, can be found at www.AmplifiedBook.com. We talk about his journey and how music forged a purpose in him in childhood that still drives him to this day. For Frank's Non-profit: www.earthtones.org For the Relaxation Vacation: www.sonicrecovery.com For our Sponsor: www.drneecie.com

In this week's technology spotlight, guest host Tony Sulsona speaks with John R. Luna, Chief Revenue Officer at Nuheara. The pair discuss the changes in hearing health delivery over the past several years and how the hearables segment is becoming an important and growing part of the hearing healthcare journey - particularly among consumers younger than those typically seen in hearing clinics today.

Welcome to another episode of the Speechly Podcast! In this episode, we dive into the Voice Consumer Index 2021 Report with Susan and Scot Westwater of Pragmatic Digital. If you would like to download the report exploring people's behaviors around voice assistance on smart speakers, mobile and web you can find it here: Vixenlabs.co/voice-consumer-index In this discussion we cover the following topics: - User Adoption Numbers for Voice Enabled experiences in 2021 across the US, UK, and Germany - How to balance the Value of a Voice Interface with Privacy and Security concerns - The usage of Voice across different types of devices including Mobile, Hearables, and in the Car - Why businesses and brands should be investing in Voice-Enabled experiences now I hope you enjoy this interview with Scot and Susan Westwater on the Speechly Podcast! Follow Speechly: Speechly.com @SpeechlyAPI GitHub.com/Speechly LinkedIn Follow Susan and Scot: Pragmatic.Digital Twitter - Susan, Scot, Pragmatic LinkedIn

In this episode, Roger talks with Dave Kemp. Dave runs business development for Oaktree Products but is most well known for his Future Ear podcast and his thought leadership around hearables and voiceDave and Roger discussDave's Background and the founding of Oaktree ProductsHow a hearing aid components company and Dave got involved with voiceDave's early experiences with voice and the synergy he saw between Oaktree's business and voiceThe massive opportunity for voice and older adultsWhy the industry hasn't figured out this massive opportunityHow wear all the time devices like hearing aids open up new opportunities to think about where and how we can use voiceThe post-phone eraAirpods, earpods, etc, and the innovation we are seeingAmbient computingHearing augmentation and consumer devices. Podcasting - how and why Dave started Future Ear RadioThe joys of podcasting and advice for those starting out as podcastersThe secret networking tool that podcasting isDave's 2nd podcast, This Week in HearingThe interesting model behind This Week in HearingDave's business idea: Golf + VoiceDave predictions for the short and long termLinks from the ShowOaktree Products - www.oaktreeproducts.comFuture Ear Radio Podcast and Blog - futurear.co/future-ear-radioThis Week in Hearing podcast - hearinghealthmatters.org/thisweekKeeping in TouchDave on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/dave-kempDave on Twitter -@Oaktree_DaveDave's Blog - futurear.coFuture Ear Radio on Twitter - @FuturEar_RadioThis Week in Hearing on Twitter - @WeekinHearingHost: Roger Kibbe(@rogerkibbe) is a senior developer evangelist for Samsungwww.linkedin.com/in/rkibbeEpisodesAll Bixby Developers Chat Episodes available on your favorite podcast player and at:bixbydev.buzzsprout.comMore about BixbySamsung Bixby is a next-generation, AI platform that enables developers to build rich voice and conversational AI experiences for the Bixby Marketplace, and Bixby devices including phones, watches, televisions, smart appliances, and more.Bixby Developers Homepage - https://bixbydevelopers.com/Bixby Developers Github - https://github.com/bixbydevelopersBixby Developers YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/bixbydevelopersBixby Developers Twitter - twitter.com/BixbyDevelopersBixby Developers Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BixbyDevelopers/Bixby Developer News/Blogs - https://bixby.developer.samsung.com/Support the show (https://www.bixbydevelopers.com)

"Alles, worauf sich der Mensch mit dem Ohr konzentrieren kann, kann man auch einer Maschine beibringen", sagt Dr. Jan Rennies-Hochmuth vom Fraunhofer IDMT. Der Gruppenleiter "Persönliche Hörsysteme" am Oldenburger Institutsteils Hör-, Sprach- und Audiotechnologie HSA des Fraunhofer IDMT möchte mit seinem Team das individuelle Hören verbessern und so nicht nur Technologien für Anwendungen im medizinischen Bereich entwickeln, sondern das Hör- und Klangerlebnis für jeden verbessern. Über die Hörwahrnehmung hinaus werden am Institut wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse über die Mensch-Technik-Interaktionen in technologischen Anwendungen umgesetzt. Schwerpunkte der angewandten Forschung sind die Verbesserung von Klang und Sprachverständlichkeit, die personalisierte Audiowiedergabe sowie die automatische Sprach- und akustische Ereigniserkennung mit Hilfe künstlicher Intelligenz (KI). Mit dem vielseitig einsetzbaren Hearable aus dem Hause IDMT lassen sich Maschinen in der Produktion und Logistik steuern und die Qualitätskontrolle optimieren, aber auch Körperfunktionen überwachen (EEG) und Leben schützen durch frühzeitige Erkennung von epileptischen Anfällen. Website des Hearables: https://www.idmt.fraunhofer.de/de/institute/projects-products/projects/das-hearable-fuer-den-smarten-industriearbeitsplatz.html IDMT HSA Startseite: https://www.idmt.fraunhofer.de/de/hsa.html sowie das YouTube-Video zum Hearable: https://youtu.be/eBvoekHQ3Po

Frank is a Grammy-nominated multi-platinum music producer, international keynote speaker, social entrepreneur, author and wellness expert redefining human potential through the convergence of health, music, entertainment and technology. He is a leading voice in the emerging Hearables market, contributing writer for Forbes, and faculty at Singularity University's Exponential Medicine.

David Kemp joins Dr. Dakota Sharp to break down current trends where voice technology, wearables, and hearing healthcare meet. Their discussion encompasses what the future looks like for hearing aids in a world of new hearables, apps that patients can utilize to better tune in to the world around them, and exciting new innovations that are breaking down walls in hearing healthcare.

Guests: Giles Tongue, CEO at Chatable Apps; Andy Bellavia, Director of Market Development at Knowles Corp Topic: The Quest for Near-Zero Latency in Hearables Giles and Andy join Dave this week on the podcast to discuss one of the opportunities that AI-based hearing solutions present, solving speech-in-noise, as well as the biggest challenge that these solutions face, which is latency. For a long time, solving speech-in-noise has been at the top of the list of many hearing professionals' wish lists, and finally, we might be at the onset of a new wave of solutions that can harness the power of artificial intelligence to help solve this issue. These solutions however, rely on complex calculations and processing power, which can cause latency, or a time-delay while the sound is being processed. The three talk through some of the ways and techniques that latency can be reduced to the point where it's indistinguishable by the wearer, and how these kind of solutions might ultimately manifest in the market. Episode Transcript --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/futureear/message

Tiny microphones and speakers are key enablers of the voice assistant revolution. From smart speakers to smart wireless earbuds (hearables), the audio components make it possible for voice assistants to communicate. Knowles Corporation is a leading supplier of these audio components for edge devices selling about $800 million in revenue annually. Brian Crannell is the SVP that oversees the development of audio solutions. He has been with Knowles for a decade, has degrees in mechanical engineering and law, and 25 years in consumer electronics. 

Electronic Specifier Insights speaks to Phillipp Skribanowitz, CEO of Mimi.

Derek and Chris discuss the UX of hearables. What exactly are they? What key features do they enable? Chris goes through the UX of the BeHear Access, Timekettle M2, and Waverly Labs' Ambassador hearables. In Condensed Soup, they talk about their best and worst experiences with translations while traveling. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YSFT9b9tfeyuixl2GcFsFcCQ9H3JteK19kR6GbURSn0/edit?usp=sharing (Episode Transcript) Questions? Comments? Email us at UXSoup@strategyanalytics.com Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisschreiner/ (Chris), https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekviita/ (Derek), https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-cooper-556343135/ (Lisa) https://www.strategyanalytics.com/access-services/ux-innovation (Strategy Analytics UX Innovation Practice)

Guests: Luke Pearce, Market Analyst (Consumer Audio) at Futuresource Consulting; Andy Bellavia, Director of Market Development at Knowles Corp Topic: Breaking Down Hearables' Massive Growth in 2020 & What's on the Hearables' Horizon Luke and Andy sit down with Dave this week to talk through Futuresource's 2020 Hearables Market Report, citing the key findings and then talking through some of the major trends indicated in the data. Major trends discussed are: - People buying a second or third hearable device for different use cases and situations - The current status of voice tech integration into hearables - The growing demand for "conversational enhancement" and amplification hearable features within the consumer market - The trajectory of biometric monitoring features, biometric data visualization, and the preventative health use cases built off bio data The three each share their perspectives on these topics and provide their opinions on what comes next now that the era of hearables is truly upon us. Episode Transcript --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/futureear/message

Dans ce 35e numéro de notre podcast Les Nums : l'Émission, nos journalistes vous disent si casser votre livret de développement durable pour vous offrir un casque Airpods Max d'Apple est une bonne idée. Benoît et Florian, qui ont testé le casque de fond en comble, nous renseignent sur sa fabrication, son rendu sonore, sa réduction de bruit et son fonctionnement au quotidien. Mais Apple n'est pas la seule marque venue du monde de l'informatique et de la téléphonie à s'être construit une gamme intéressante de produits audio. Ces casques et écouteurs que l'on regroupe aujourd'hui sous la bannière des "hearables" ont en effet séduit bien des fabricants, sud-coréens et chinois notamment. On s'interroge alors sur la pertinence de leurs produits sur un marché toujours plus embouteillé. -- Aux micros : Florian Agez, Benoît Campion Présentation : Mathieu Chartier Réalisation, montage & mixage : Benoît Campion Habillage sonore : Baptiste “Zus” Bertrand

Updates on - Project CHIP (Connected Homes Over IP) - The First Draft Specifications is out. - Govt. of India Probably to incentivize the Manufacturers of Wearables, Hearables and IoT Devices. - 2 Major Tech Events - NPC2021, CES2021 - How to register for them and where? Finally, Our Guest of this Episode Stacey Higginbotham, a renowned Tech Reporter and Journalist will be sharing with us a lot of Insights around the Need for Smart Homes, Issues in Smart Home Space, Smart Home Networks, Device Issues, and a lot of other stuff. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/belkiot/message

Guests: Andy Bellavia, Shari Eberts, Carl Thomas, Ryan Kraudel, Brielle Nickoloff, Scot & Susan Westwater Topic: "What are you most looking forward to in 2021 as it relates to your industry, expertise and passion?" Dave sits down with seven of his guests from the show this year to highlight what each person is most looking forward to in 2021 as it relates to their industry and expertise. This is part one of two, focusing on folks with a background in hearables and voice technology. Part two will feature a group working in and around hearing healthcare. Episode transcript: here --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/futureear/message

James Chapman is VP and GM of music and wearables at Qualcomm, which means he oversees both hearables and smart watches. Qualcomm is a driving force behind the chips that make each subsequent hearable generation more powerful and more power-efficient.  Chapman arrived at Qualcomm in 2015 as part of the $2.4 billion CSR acquisition where he oversaw 400 engineers and later led the company's auto, CE, and IoT segments. Before CSR, Chapman spent many years in engineering and product roles at Broadcom. Since arriving at Qualcomm, among other accomplishments, Chapman oversaw the rollout of the QCC1541 chip which is the workhorse of the true wireless earbuds market today. He earned a PhD in condensed particle physics from Oxford and has an MBA from Henley Business School. 

Guests: Nick Hunn, CTO of WiFore Consulting and Chairman of The Bluetooth SIG Hearing Aid Working Group; Carl Thomas, Founder of Audiowings Topic: The Past, Present and Future of Hearables In a very special episode of the podcast, Nick Hunn, wireless technology analyst and Bluetooth expert, joins Dave and Carl to share his insight around what's transpired in the hearable market since it emerged roughly five years ago, how it has taken shape up to now, and where Nick believes the market is headed across the next five years. As the analyst who coined the term, "hearable," Nick offers one of the most knowledgeable and deeply researched perspectives around each facet of this product category. Topics covered: - Why AirPods were so successful and the secondary effects of its success - Potential applications of Bluetooth LE Audio - The role of biometrics in hearables' trajectory - How voice assistants will be used in tandem with hearables and the potential ramifications - The importance of startups to this space - The innovation transpiring inside the devices --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/futureear/message

Guests: Andy Bellavia, Director of Market Development at Knowles Corp; Carl Thomas, Founder of Audiowings & Hearables Expert Topic: "Hearables Aren't the Thing... They're What Give You Access to THE Thing" This episode stems from a 2019 twitter thread from Carl, in which he posited that hearables are a portal to something much larger (riffing off an iconic scene from the AMC TV show, Halt & Catch Fire.) Carl, Andy & Dave go around the horn to share what they think hearables will ultimately give rise to - similar to how computers eventually gave way to the internet. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/futureear/message

People have been using hearing aids since the dawn of humanity, but the desire for more fashionable, miniaturized devices and better performance has driven technological advancements in personal communications devices for the last century-and-a-half. Hearables continue to set the pace for major innovation in telecommunications. On this episode of Trailblazers, hear from the president of Starkey Hearing Aids, Brandon Sawalich, about Livio AI — the world's first hearing aid with AI and integrated sensors — as well as Tendekayi Katsiga, the co-founder of Deaftronics, which is providing solar powered hearing aids for those in rural communities throughout Africa.For more on the podcast go to delltechnologies.com/trailblazers 

Suzaan Sauerman is a consultant, tech columnist, advisor, and investor with a clear focus on wearables and hearables in the fitness, wellness, and fashion space. She sits on the Board of PreCure and NoviPel, and runs her own consultancy firm. On this episode, Suzaan talks about the need to make wearables more design-led and gender neutral, how they could make us live longer, and touches on the rise of women in tech.

Today on the show, we welcome Carl Robinson. Yep, the script has been flipped, and your favorite Voice Tech Podcast host is now on the other side of the mic as today’s guest! Interviewing Carl live from Project Voice is the brilliant Keri Roberts – host of the Inside Voice Podcast.In this episode, we find out more about Carl’s background as a data scientist, how he got interested in voice tech through emotion detection technology, and the fascinating array of projects he has worked on since those earlier days. We also discover why the Voice Tech Podcast was started, how it has progressed since its inception in 2018, and the many insights Carl has gleaned from the array of guests and conversations he has had on this very podcast show to date.From the boom in voice tech education, to hearables and wearables, biometric smart speaker detection, and the remarkable advancements being made in emotion detection – Carl also shares the technology he is most excited about right now, and his predictions for future trends. Whether you are new or old to the world of voice tech, or perhaps just seeking some great tips for your own podcast – this is a fantastic episode that will connect you to the heart of your host and the latest in voice tech!HighlightsAvailable at http://bit.ly/voicetechpodcast-ep066Quotes from the show[06:34] you’ve just got one chance to convert a listener. If you mess up, well, that’s it.[09:32] The world is your oyster. So many people are working in voice, it’s incredible![16:48] Hearables and wearables will be an important catalyst for greater usage.Links to clickVoice Tech PodcastCarl Robinson on TwitterCarl Robinson on LinkedInInside VOICE PodcastKeri Roberts on LinkedInKeri Roberts on TwitterVoiceTech ProProject VoiceBatvoiceTask BulletVoice Tech Podcast NewsletterVoice Master’s by Vixen LabNeurodata LabPragmatic DigitalProject Voice 2020 – Voice Tech Podcast ep.050Subscribe for more episodesApple iTunes:https://apple.co/2LqW4olGoogle Podcasts:http://bit.ly/voicetechpodcast-googleSpotify:https://spoti.fi/2IZr5hmRead all about itNewsletter:https://voicetechpodcast.com/newsletterMedium Blog:https://voicetechpodcast.com/mediumWrite for us:https://voicetechpodcast.com/publishSupport the show (https://patreon.com/voicetechpodcast)

Suprise! Een extra Teams Talk aflevering!! Gisteren was daar plotseling een grote aankondiging rondom 7-tal nieuwe Surface devices. Mooi moment om Paul Honout (Business Group Lead Microsoft) aan de tand te voelen over alle nieuwe aankondigingen.Teams Talk is een twee wekelijkse podcast gepresenteerd door Jeroen Jansen (Partner Succes Manager, Microsoft) en Michel Bouman (Territory Channel Manager Modern Workplace, Microsoft) waarin de verschillende onderwerpen die gelinkt zijn aan Teams de revue passeren. Teams Talk duurt ongeveer 30 minuten, is voor Microsoft klanten en partners en focust minder op de techniek en meer op de impact op mens en werk.

Our Webinar with Wireless Expert Nick Hunn, Discussing the Growing ‘Hearables' Market. As Competition Increases, aided by the new capabilities of Bluetooth Low Energy Audio, how will Innovation address Voice Assistance & Workplace Integration?

Inside VOICE was recently interviewing live in person at a voice tech event called Project Voice in Tennessee. On this episode you'll hear Andy Bellavia talk about what intelligent hearables have the power to do, Carl Robinson discuss what he's learned from interviewing so many people in the voice tech space and what are the most important things to know about voice and finally Dave Kemp discussing the emergence of hearables and how they're working with multi-modal devices. Want the chance to speak at VOICE 2020? Call for proposals is open until March 2020. Get them in here!

Guest: Priti Moudgill, CEO & Founder of Peripherii Topic: Fashionable Hearables Priti sits down with Dave to share the story behind what led her to start her hearables startup, Peripherii. The two discuss why hearables designed as earrings that are tailored for women is both intriguing and feasible, the rise of "situational" hearables, and the type of universal features that will likely be available for the broad hearable economy over time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/futureear/message

David Cannington is co-founder of Nuheara, a pioneer in the hearables, wireless earbuds market. Nuheara was founded in 2015 in Perth, Australia and delivered its first product in 2017. The company recently announced a new generation product at CES, the IQ Buds Max. David and his co-founder previously worked together at Sensear which provided noise reduction gear for high noise manufacturing environments. 

AR und VR sind Buzzwords schlechthin. Ihre ersten erfolgreichen Schritte hat diese Technologie zur Realitätserweiterung im Gaming gemacht. Mittlerweile ist sie längst in smarten Fabrikhallen und sogar in der Traumabewältigung angekommen. In dieser Folge spricht Manuela Kaiser mit ihrem Bosch-Kollegen Sergej Scheiermann, Systemarchitekt bei Bosch Sensortec. Er entwickelt unter anderem Sensoren für AR/VR und Hearables und weiß deshalb genau, welche wichtige Rolle Sensorgenauigkeit bei der Erfassung der Kopfbewegung und -orientierung in VR-Applikationen spielt. Als weiterer Gast ist Katrin Brunner von der Universität der Bundeswehr in München zugeschaltet. Sie forscht zu Augmented und Virtual Reality und deren Einfluss auf unser Verhalten als Kundinnen und Kunden und weiß, wann wir uns für den Kauf einer AR-Brille entscheiden.

Guest: Andy Bellavia (Business Development at Knowles Corp) & Bradley Metrock (CEO of Score Publishing and host of Project Voice) Topic: The Emergence of Voice Panel from Project Voice This episode of the podcast is a recording of the, "Emergence of Hearables" panel from Project Voice. Dave and Andy comprise the panel, which was moderated by Bradley. The three discuss a wide range of hearables + voice technology topics, including the recently announced Bluetooth protocol, Bluetooth LE Audio, and the types of applications that this protocol can facilitate. In addition, they discuss the ways in which voice assistants can be designed to work for hearables and some of the types of hearables-specific voice applications we may see. At the end, the conversation shifts to biometric monitoring, the challenges faced with collecting this type of data, and also the potential for voice assistants to serve as an intelligent aggregator and agent of the data, notifying the user of what's being assessed from the data. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/futureear/message

Guest: Carl Thomas, Founder of Audiowings & Longtime Hearables Enthusiast Topic: Hearables-as-a-Platform Carl joins Dave to discuss a wide range of hearables-specific topics. The two begin with some of the key learnings that Carl has had from his time knowing Nick Hunn, the wireless analyst who coined the term, "hearables." Chief among those learnings was the idea of hearables-as-a-platform, and the type of ongoing experience that these products can provide, beyond the hardware. For example, might we one day see hearing aids unbundled, where one buys the widget and subscribes to the audiometric configuration, aka their "prescription" on a monthly or annual basis? Some of the other topics that the two discuss are why the ear makes so much sense to collect biometric data and what can be done with that type of data. As Carl states, the ear is a, "physiological playground," given the highly unique combination of traits that make it ideal for data collection. Finally, the two discuss a fantastic Twitter thread that Carl posted last year juxtaposing hearables with a famous line from the TV show, Halt & Catch Fire. "Hearables aren't the thing; Hearables are the thing that gives you access to THE thing." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/futureear/message

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     Nuheara has updated the company’s versatile truly wireless earbuds with the IQbuds2 Max.   They were among the Innovation Award winners at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show and are leaders among the new affordable hearing...

Techstination interview: Nuheara unveils IQ buds 2 Max: Co-founder David Cannington

Guest: Ryan Kraudel, VP Marketing - Valencell Topic: Biometric Sensors + Hearables Dave brings Ryan Kraudel on to talk about the type of biometric sensors that Valencell manufacturers and the various devices that these sensors are being embedded into. Valencell makes optical-based, PPG (photoplethysmogram) sensors that are capable of capturing and measuring a wide-range of biometric health data points. If you've ever seen the green blinking light on the underside of an Apple Watch, that's the PPG sensor capturing one's heart rate data. As the two discuss during the episode, there's been a breakthrough recently with these type of sensors, both in the size of the sensors (allowing for them to be embedded on devices as small as a receiver-in-the-canal hearing aid) and the sophistication of the machine learning algorithms that are used to asses the data. Given the widespread of adoption of consumer wearables and the increasing amount of sensors that are being outfit on these devices, the two talk about how this will give rise to personalized, individual longitudinal health data sets. The health baselines that can be established with consumer wearables and the ability for machine learning algorithms to detect deviations from the baselines, will usher in a much more proactive phase of healthcare. Rather than reacting to the symptoms of being sick, this new combination of technology will allow for Apple Watch, AirPods and other wearable users to be alerted to potential risks being discovered within their data. This is the era of preventative health and as Ryan mentions, we're only beginning to scratch the surface with the types of metrics that we can glean from the broad swath of health data being captured by Valencell's PPG sensors. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/futureear/message

What are hearables? They are wireless earbuds and headphones that provide always-available voice assistant access. Think AirPods, Pixel Buds, Echo Buds, Galaxy buds. At home, you have an always-listening smart speaker but on the go having that just in your phone is a bit limiting. Connecting the voice assistant from a smartphone to your ears creates a more efficient and private interaction.    Today we talk about the technology underlying hearables and why we aren't getting 12-hour, all-day battery life. We also discuss applications, consumer adoption, and how the big players intend to compete. 2020 is going to see a lot more hearables action driven by new apps and new products such as AirPods Pro and Amazon Echo Buds.    Dave Kemp works for Oaktree products, the leading U.S. distributor of hearing aids and an expert in the hearables space ranging from prescription solutions to consumer products such as AirPods. He is also a contributor to Voicebot.ai on hearables topics and has his own regular podcast and blog called Future Ear.    Also, with us is Andy Bellavia. He has a long tenure in the sound and hearing market with past work for consumer hearables innovator Bragi, hearing aid tech company Nuheara and currently as a BD lead for Knowles Corp. — a company that has components in the new Amazon Echo Buds. 

Guest: Andy Bellavia Topic: VoiceFirst Hearables Use Cases After discussing the evolving hearables landscape in part one, Andy and Dave now move into some of the new use cases that voice-assistant enabled hearables will begin to offer. One area that seems ripe for some innovation is around audio content consumption and the ways in which we access said content. Perhaps this combination will offer new ways to curate and discover audio content specific to the user's interests. GPS-based applications also represent a new avenue with lots of possibilities, which the two speak about in depth. The idea of having conversations with your voice assistant about loads of information that's already stored in the app ecosystem. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/futureear/message

Guest: Andy Bellavia Topic: Hearables Ubiquity Andy and Dave provide a rundown of the recent movement that's occurred in the hearables space with the slew of new products being entering the market or due to enter the market soon. We'll soon have AirPods Pro, Beats Powerbeats Pro, Echo Buds, Galaxy Buds, Pixel Buds 2.0 and Surface Buds (maybe) all available on the market. The era of hearables has officially arrived, and Andy and Dave reflect back on this journey to 2020 and the challenges that were overcome, and new hearables-specific features that are beginning to go mainstream. This convo sets the stage for part two of the conversation, which will cover various use cases that are beginning to emerge as the hearables user base grows and begins to serve as a home for voice assistants. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/futureear/message

The LSA analyst team tore into a stack of hot button issues in part two of our most recent around the horn sessions. We cover the potential market opportunity for 'hearables", the real impact 5G will have on local, and why we should all think about moving to Des Moines.

Alexander Goldin makes the comparison between hearing aids and Hearable devices to contact lenses and glasses and some of the reasons why people would choose one over the other. Follow Alexander Goldin HERE: Email: Alexander.Goldin@Alango.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-goldin-bab4461/ Website: http://wearandhear.com/ Follow Hear Me Out Here: Youtube: https://youtu.be/uE41eS-KVsQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hearmeoutpod/

Do you know the difference between a hearing aid and a hearable? Keri Roberts chats with Andrew Bellavia, the Director of Market Development of Knowles Electronics about what hearables can currently do, where they're going, the importance of hardware in hearables, the issues of security and human interaction while wearing them and how they're changing lives.

Amazon held its annual Alexa product launch event in September 2019 and there were some expected announcements along with a few surprises. Hearables, smart glasses, smart home, Samuel L. Jackson, Alexa Auto and many more topics were covered in more than 80 announcements. Breaking it all down for you this week are Amazon VP of smart home Daniel Rausch, USA Today's Jefferson Graham, Chris Albrecht of The Spoon, and Ben Fox Rubin from CNET. Voicebot's Bret Kinsella also offers his "hot take" on the key themes of significance from the event. 

Hear my interview with Dave Kemp on the Beetle Moment Marketing Podcast: https://beetlemoment.com/podcast/2019/8/12/045-hearables-and-the-future-of-audible-social-media-dave-kempClick here to enable this Flash Briefing on Alexa, then say "Alexa, news." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dave Kemp from Oaktree Products is an expert on hearables, which are smart, wireless in-ear devices such as AirPods. And they’re probably the future of voice, more so than smart speakers.Dave and Emily talked about ambient computing from Alexa to wearables to the connected car. And interestingly we touched on the dire need for curated content to replace the noisy and overwhelming experience of social media today. Plus, hear how Alexa Flash Briefing might be the first iteration of that improved content experience.Topics:Hearables including AirPods and competitor products such as Samsung Galaxy Buds, Pixel Buds, Microsoft Surface headset5:10 Amazon hearables in late half of 2019 (competitor to AirPods)Apple's new H1 chip in v2 AirPods shows that Apple is dedicated to AirPods for the long term (beyond using the W1 chip from Apple Watch), now AirPods have their own chip architecture just for hearablesFirst application is "Hey Siri" activation (no tapping required)7:10 Bret Kinsella helped people visualize importance of the smart speaker as training wheels, a conditional device to make people comfortable with the voice assistant, offloading smartphone related tasks to VAs. But hearables are really riding the bike.The near-field voice assistant is key (smart speakers like the Amazon Echo and Google Home and Apple HomePod are far field)9:00 We have to recognize there has been a dramatic behavioral shift since 2016It has becomes socially acceptable to wear in-ear devices all the time9:20 Form factors are developing: earrings (fashionable hearables) and Bose AR frames with speakers near the ear could be the future9:40 Hearing aids as a form factor allow for usage that is super discreet - moving away from stigma today and to all-day usagePassively consuming content while synced to digital environment - all day usage is plausible10:30 Emily's Bluetooth headache - how can we minimize exposure to EMFs from a health standpoint?11:00 AirPods case could become the receiver vs streaming content from phone to AirPods. Content could be housed in the AirPod case and streamed in a lower bandwidth from the edge vs the cloud.11:20 Outfitting our bodies with technology - what are the health implications for heavy EMFs? TBD…12:25 Flash Briefing and passive consumption of contentFlash Briefing is such a gemDave’s Flash Briefing is his daily blog post on futurear.co then the briefing is a 60 second tease about the blog post (a promotional vehicle to his blog post)Flash Briefing should be the star of the smart speaker - such a powerful use case14:00 This is the precursor to audio social media, consuming on demand the content you want to consume from your favorite sources (curated feed)Amazon should be featuring Flash Briefing more but now it's relegated to the Settings area of the Alexa appHow can we put the Flash Briefing idea on other platforms?15:15 We are so overwhelmed with social media- what if you could Google Reader / RSS all that content?Ways to better curate your attention and cut out the noiseWe love Twitter but it requires so much parsing - what does the future hold and how can voicefirst make passive content consumption better?Get in touch with Dave Kemp:Twitter @Oaktree_DaveFuturear.coFuturEar Radio - Flash Briefing on AlexaThank you to our sponsor, Trinity Audio. I added the Trinity Audio player to my blog on beetlemoment.com and within two weeks I saw a 16% increase in my engagement rate. Anyone with a website can add the FREE Trinity Audio player to your text with one short snippet of code. It’s a win-win for content creators and site visitors. Meet your audience where they’re headed: a voice first world. Visit trinityaudio.ai1-click subscribe to this podcast on your favorite podcast app See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode description:Adrien Schmidt is the CEO and co-founder of Aristotle by Bouquet.ai, a conversational analytics platform that lets you chat with your data through voice and text. Aristotle makes your data available to the whole company, and makes it faster and easier to perform complex queries. In our conversation you'll discover the many benefits of talking with data, and glimpse the ultimate vision of casual data usage in the workplace and the home. We discuss how complex queries are performed over voice, the pros and cons of VUI and GUI, and what the next phase of voice interaction heralds. Then we get into the technical aspects of training an NLP model on custom company data, and the security measures taken to ensure data privacy. This is an especially interesting episode that touches on many important issues in the voice space, and one you won't want to miss! This is a time-limited preview. To hear the full episode, and access the full catalogue of episodes and bonus content, become a Voice Tech Pro https://voicetechpodcast.com/proHighlights from the show:Why do people need to talk with their data? It democratises access to data, and makes complex queries faster and easier. AI + BI = CI, the equation of the future. Building a CI using AI + BI What's the vision of data access in organisations? Casual data usage over the entire day will become a habit. How to voice activate any structured data source? Use Aristotle to train an NLP model on it, then gain access to the key information in it. How are complex queries performed over voice? They are built up in stages over the course of a dialogue, not given all at once as with traditional search apps. What's the symbiotic relationship between VUI and GUI? Surprise: GUI aspects like charts and buttons are not the most important Is multi-modal really essential, or a stepping stone to a truly voice-only interaction? For enterprises: really essential, but we can envision voice-only use cases like doctors What are the advantages of conversational interfaces? Can quickly access many available options by asking, versus trawling through a complex GUI. By condensing information to the essentials, you enable ease of understanding and speed of access. What are the advantages of using a GUI? Can provide reassurance of correct capture of request, and accuracy of voice answer. What’s the next phase of voice interaction? Hearables will allow us to do real work with voice interfaces. The major challenges in VUI/GUI design? Trust level, confidence, finding the right number of words for the response, NLP and Search complexities How does Aristotle keep client data secure? Uses in-database analytics to avoid pooling client data externally. Links from the show:Aristotle: https://bouquet.ai/aristotle Adrien Schmidt: https://www.adrienschmidt.com/press-1 Video from Web Summit 2018: http://bit.ly/30JFCXyAdrien Schmidt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a_schm Adrien Schmidt on LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/30JFHdOAristotle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aristotleAristotle on email: press@bouquet.ai Subscribe to get future episodes:Apple iTunes:

Interview with Daniel Clark, Director of Behind the Curve; News Items: Reporting UFOs, Phosphorene Nanoribbons, Hearables; Who's That Noisy; Dumbest Thing of the Week; Science or Fiction

Interview with Daniel Clark, Director of Behind the Curve; News Items: Reporting UFOs, Phosphorene Nanoribbons, Hearables; Who's That Noisy; Dumbest Thing of the Week; Science or Fiction

First, we say thank you to all the teachers out there as we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day! Then, we dive into the latest wearable technology, hearables. As Fitbits and Apple Watches continue to flood the market, what is the latest technology available for our ears? Apple's Air pods are a popular example of the growing product area of smart, wearable audio devices known as hearables which are changing media consumption and have broad implications to learning.  How can hearables be used for learning and personalization? How can clarity controls and amplification created for those suffering from hearing loss make audio lectures and learning in crowded spaces more engaging for everyone? Are our ears a pathway to tracking our brain functionality and health more closely and dynamically? Find out how a Stanford Neuroscientist describes the possibilities. How long until cochlear implants combine with hearables to further blend humans with smart tech? In sum, we get futurist with our learnholes this week. What more could you ask for? Tune in and enjoy!

Techstination, your destination for gadgets and gear.   I’m Fred Fishkin.     We are buying more and more smart wearable devices.    IDC is out with a forecast that says the worldwide market for wearable devices…including wireless headphones with smart assistants…will grow more than fifteen percent this...

Techstination interview: IDC forecasts double digital growth for wearables: Research Dir. Ramon Llamas

In this episode, Teri welcomes Dave Kemp, a leader in the intersection between voice first technology and hearables. He is part of a company called Oak Tree Products and they provide medical supplies and devices to the hearing technology industry. He also has a blog called FuturEar.co where he documents the rapid technological breakthroughs that are occurring in the hearables niche, including biometric sensors and voice assistants that are being incorporated into the hearable devices.Key Points from Dave KempIn a voice first world, in order for there to be an efficient exchange of information, a person involved in that communication exchange has to be able to hearWhere hearables are going in a world where we are rapidly adopting voice technology.FuturEar.coThe blog is about telling stories around innovative use cases for new in-the-ear devices.A lot of new things can be done with Bluetooth connected audio devices.In the ear devices will continue to become more computerized and become more like stand-alone computers.The Voice First/Hearing First worldData shows that one of the fastest growing demographics for smart assistant usage is the older population.Hearing loss is a prevalent problem and presents a challenge because people with hearing loss can’t hear Alexa. There can be an amplification solution in a hearing aid and then Alexa can be ported into it. That will not only improve accessibility but also empower people with hearing loss by enabling them to have complete control over their environment. The older population is poised to be the early adopters of the in-the-ear voice first technology.The functions of smartphones will be migrated gradually to smart assistants.Developments in the hearing assistant devices nicheAmazon released the “Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit” in 2017.The kit offers a new way to bring Alexa to portable, on-the-go devices such as hearables and more. The kit enables OEMs to add Alexa to their devices with minimum investment in hardware or integration efforts.Qualcomm just announced more ways their chips can be used to embed Alexa into devices.Smart assistants will facilitate the creation of smart homes where the older population can live independently without the need to move into a retirement home.Numerous new biometric sensors are constantly being embedded into in-the-ear devices. The sensors can track fitness and detect different things.PPG sensors (embedded in hearing aids and other hearables) that can identify blood pressure, heart rate, and other things are expected to come up. A PPG sensor is the optical sensor that, for example, an Apple watch uses to record a person’s heart rate.The first biometric sensors were being embedded in hearing aids since early 2018.A biometric sensor manufacturer and sensor supplier to the hearing aid OEMs has announced that they will have a commercially available PPG sensor by 2019 so the OEMs can implement them into their devices.The largest challenge to overcome with all the developments going on is privacy and security.The Meaning of Voice First Health to DaveThere are so many efficiencies to be had here. The area for improvement is all the clerical work in the actual medical setting from how doctors record notes to the healthcare administration processes.Capitalizing on the new efficiencies to make the whole medical system more efficient.He thinks the smart assistant will eventually be a person’s personal nurse. Through voice analyzation they will be able to understand a person’s state of health. Amazon has a patent based on Alexa being able to tell if a person is sick based on the inflection of their voice and it would prompt them to seek medical help.Links and Resources in this EpisodeDave’s BlogDave on TwitterDr. Teri Fisher on TwitterDr. Teri Fisher on LinkedInPlease leave a review on iTunes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On The New Screen Savers with Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone recorded on Saturday, July 14, 2018: Megan and Leo discuss the new $399 Surface Go by Microsoft and the MacBook Pro 2018 refresh. TakeThis.org Co-Founder Russ Pitts tells us how they're working to advocate and educate about mental wellness. Plus, see how they've partnered with indie game developers, Devolver Digital and Mega Cat Studios, on a retro SNES cartridge game called "Fork Parker's Crunch-Out" to help in their mission. Leo reviews the Nuheara IQbuds Boost. A hearable that gives you control over how you hear the world around you and auto-calibrates to best match your hearing profile. Want to keep in touch with your kids but aren't ready to give them something like a smartphone?  Megan shows how Relay, a phone alternative by Republic Wireless, might be what you're looking for. Jason Howell reviews the BlackBerry KEY2. Is the new keyboard making a comeback or is it just a throwback?  Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone Guests: Russ Pitts, Jerry Wagley, and Jason Howell The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsor: RocketMortgage.com/NSS

On The New Screen Savers with Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone recorded on Saturday, July 14, 2018: Megan and Leo discuss the new $399 Surface Go by Microsoft and the MacBook Pro 2018 refresh. TakeThis.org Co-Founder Russ Pitts tells us how they're working to advocate and educate about mental wellness. Plus, see how they've partnered with indie game developers, Devolver Digital and Mega Cat Studios, on a retro SNES cartridge game called "Fork Parker's Crunch-Out" to help in their mission. Leo reviews the Nuheara IQbuds Boost. A hearable that gives you control over how you hear the world around you and auto-calibrates to best match your hearing profile. Want to keep in touch with your kids but aren't ready to give them something like a smartphone?  Megan shows how Relay, a phone alternative by Republic Wireless, might be what you're looking for. Jason Howell reviews the BlackBerry KEY2. Is the new keyboard making a comeback or is it just a throwback?  Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone Guests: Russ Pitts, Jerry Wagley, and Jason Howell The New Screen Savers records live every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on twit.tv/live. Episodes are available for download and streaming later that evening at https://twit.tv/shows/new-screen-savers. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsor: RocketMortgage.com/NSS

Rob Black & Your Money" - Radio Show December 7 - KDOW 1220 AM (7a-9a) Rob Black talks about Bitcoin, the squirrelly stock market, General Electric, Qualcomm, "Hearables", the tax reform bill winners, the Gift Card Scandal, and chats with CFP Chad Burton about IRAs, ETFs, and college tuition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rob Black talks about Bitcoin, the squirrelly stock market, General Electric, Qualcomm, "Hearables", the tax reform bill winners, the Gift Card Scandal, and chats with CFP Chad Burton about IRAs, ETFs, and college tuition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rob Black & Your Money" - Radio Show December 7 - KDOW 1220 AM (7a-9a) Rob Black talks about Bitcoin, the squirrelly stock market, General Electric, Qualcomm, "Hearables", the tax reform bill winners, the Gift Card Scandal, and chats with CFP Chad Burton about IRAs, ETFs, and college tuition.

It’s time to change the way we approach health and fitness. The days when you simply lift weights or go for a run are gone. In this episode, our guest, Josh Trent explains the benefits and risks of self-tracking and looks at: how to choose the right wearable, the biggest problems with wearable tech, tips to prevent tech addiction and much more. Listen now! Brief Bio: Josh Trent, NASM CPT, CES, BCS is the founder of www.wellnessforce.com and host of the Wellness Force Radio Podcast, a top ranked iTunes show in Health, Self-Help, and Fitness & Nutrition that showcases world-class experts in both physical and emotional wellness. Awarded “Top 50 Digital Health Influencers 2015” by Onalytica, Josh is a wellness content creator and coach with over 12 years in the industry. As a regular contributor to the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the American Council on Exercise, and WellnessFX, Josh believes we are now in the most exciting time ever known to use new technologies for enhancing our personal wellness. His vision for Wellness Force is to empower greater wellness in over one million lives through the channels of technology and emotion that help men and women live life well + enjoy the process.   In this episode, you’ll learn: Hearables – the new wearables (4:20) Biggest problems with wearable tech (6:26) How to stay engaged with wearables (8:57) How to choose the right wearable (10:58) Josh’s top wearable picks (11:32) How wearables are giving virtual coaching a boost (13:17) Is red light therapy safe (30:12) Health & fitness innovations of the future (28:19) 5 Tips to prevent tech addiction (35:43)   Josh’s Recommendations Fitbit Blaze Jawbone HRV4Training MUSE Sleep Timer   Ted Takeaways 1. Be clear about your intention There are so many people out there who buy something and expect that product/service to do the work. Make sure you have the right intention when choosing a wearable device or when you purchase anything to help you get fit. 2. Have a plan Think about what device you are going to get and what the end result you’re expecting. Make sure you have a plan to get that result. Don’t expect the device to do the work if you don’t. 3. Find a coach Accountability is important. A professional has the ability to get you to your goal faster and help you get the results you want. Find a coach, hire them, and then do the work to yield the results.   Resources:   Connect with Josh:   Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post. If you have any questions (or would like answers to hear previously submitted voicemail questions!), head on over to . Are you tired of following a fitness routine, eating healthier foods, and not be seeing the weight come off the way you hope? Take my  now and find out how to fix that today. Until next time! Ted  

For episode 12 we’re continuing our featured series, LIVE from CES 2017 bringing the top speakers and brands from Las Vegas right to your audio player.  Our first guest is Dr. Steven Leboeuf from Valencell. You won’t want to miss our second featured guest, Joni Kettunen, CEO of Firstbeat, and pioneer in physiological analytics and their applications for fitness. His vision for incorporating heartbeat analytics and wearable technology has placed Firstbeat at the cutting edge of the industry. About Dr. Steven As co-founder and President of Valencell, Inc., Dr. LeBoeuf has developed ongoing strategic partnerships between Valencell and leaders in industry and academia. He has raised more than $10M in funding for Valencell and is the inventor/co-inventor of more than 50 granted patents, including dozens of foundational patents in the field of accurate wearable sensors. Prior to Valencell, LeBoeuf led the optoelectronic biosensor program at GE Global Research, where he managed the development and productization of biosensor systems and developed cutting-edge nanosensor technology. Before joining GE, LeBoeuf developed optoelectronic solid-state materials and devices while researching at North Carolina State University. Dr. LeBoeuf holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from N.C. State and a B.S. in Mathematics and Electrical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.  With fitness wearables, apps, and devices of the rise, Dr. Steven is talking with us about a flourishing segment in our industry called, “hearables.” These are connected devices worn at the ear, typically functioning as an audio earbud, biometric monitor, and can also be used as an augmented hearing device. The hearables segment is projected to have a compound growth rate of over 170% in the next 4 years, and Dr. Steven’s insight and expertise on how this tech will impact the fitness industry will uncover the changes we’re seeing in the way fitness professionals will collect heart rate, blood pressure, perform health and fitness assessments and much more.  Listen To Episode 012 As Dr. Steven Uncovers What are hearables? Growth of hearables as a segment in wearables  Why there are over 330 million aftermarket headphones now in the marketplace  Why track biometrics at the ear? (effective due to arterioles and blood flow) The science of tracking blood pressure and other biometrics at the ear  Discover how in 2006 Valencell’s technology lead to the rise of the wearables market   Why one of the biggest hurdles with sensor technology is predicting the future (for investors) Making sensor tech seamless? Exploring augmented hearing and voice user input  The confluence of combining wearables biometrics with AI for Voice Plus  Why use case validation is not done well currently, and what needs to be done for the future Why everything Dr. Steven does is about making people's lives better Top 3 Takeaways From The Show The hearables segment is projected to have a compound growth rate of over 170% in the next 4 years. This technology will impact the future of how fitness professionals will collect heart rate, blood pressure, perform health and fitness assessments and much more.  Hearables are poised for tremendous growth, being driven by several orthogonal market forces, however, before mass-market adoption (10 M+ users) can be realized, a few technical challenges remain. The technical hurdles that stand between niche markets and mass consumer adoption are proving stable, seamless Bluetooth and wireless connectivity balanced with advanced features of size, comfort, and power management for long-term comfort and extended wear use cases. Power Quotes From Dr. Steven "At Valencell, we want you live your life well, with whatever wearable you like, and we'll help collect the data you generate to uniquely guide you in your lifestyle to better health." - Dr. Steven LeBoeuf on the Fitness + Technology Podcast "We're seeing that sensor use case validation is often not done well. What companies must do now is work together to test out these cutting edge technologies to meet the demands for seamless functionality and accuracy during real life situations." - Dr. Steven LeBoeuf on the Fitness + Technology Podcast Resources Mentioned From Dr. Steven Valencell Website CES 2017: Optical Sensor Measures Blood Pressure Dr. Steven LaBouef on LinkedIn Catapult sports training Nick Hunn - Industry reviewer  Photoplethysmography: a volumetric measurement of an organ. A PPG is often obtained by using a pulse oximeter which illuminates the skin and measures changes in light absorption. Emerging SUUNTO watches powered by Valencell technology Firstbeat Technology   Tune In @ 20:25 For Featured Guest: Joni Kettunen, CEO - Firstbeat Mr. Joni Kettunen, PhD, is a pioneer in physiological analytics and its applications. He is leading Firstbeat at the cutting edge of heartbeat analytics for wearables, fitness devices, wellbeing services and professional sports. As of today, Firstbeat analytics is used by hundreds of elite sports teams, thousands of corporations, and millions of consumers to improve their performance and wellbeing. Before founding Firstbeat in 2002, Joni has done and published research in the areas of psychophysiology, behavioral medicine, autonomic nervous system function and stress quantification. Joni received his PhD from the Department of Psychology at the University of Helsinki in 1999. His vision for incorporating heartbeat analytics and wearable technology has placed Firstbeat at the cutting edge of the industry. On this show, you’ll learn about how coaches and trainers are using Firstbeat’s technology to train clients with precision heart rate variability, otherwise known as HRV. Joni is going to share with us how GARMIN is using this technology combined with virtual coaching for athletes and everyday fitness users to support wellbeing and superior performance by tracking much deeper than just steps and sweat.  Listen To Episode 012 As Joni Uncovers What is Firstbeat? How Firstbeat models HRV with 20+ phases of heart rate data for actionable use from coaches and trainers How to provide actionable and individual feedback for stress or fitness training or sleep recovery How to model heart rate variability and stress in real life Why using HRV gives a “direct view” into the parasympathetic vagal system,  which is strongly related to the recovery systems in the body HRV for coaches in person and virtually  GARMIN HRV devices using training Why Firstbeat has grown to 90 people on staff with 20 exercise physiologists alone Understanding the GARMIN Fenix 3  Understanding the Jabra Elite Sport Headphones The challenges for the sensor technology How HRV and 24/7 digital systems in corporate wellness systems are being used to optimize wellness Top 3 Takeaways From The Show Joni believes it's no longer enough to simply capture and measure data. Whatever you are doing, the wearable needs to provide accurate, consistent, and meaningful feedback that is actually useful. It is now understood by the technology sector that serves the fitness, wellness, and corporate wellness settings that collaborating together to do better is paramount. Firstbeat’s accurate heart rate variability (HRV) based measurement and personal diary provide a window to a client’s well-being. This real personalization via HRV and biometric data is allowing greater coaching and lifestyle modification along the wellness journey. Based on decades of research and work with professional athletes, Firstbeat has created a professional grade coaching tool that helps their clients manage stress, enhance recovery and exercise based off of data that matters. Power Quotes From Joni "At any given time there are 15 to 20 different processes in our body that influence our heart rate. We detect those, and out of that we can compose a model of the physiology itself. Once we know what's happening in the body, we can provide much more actionable and insightful feedback for stress, training, fitness level, or sleep recovery." - Joni Kettunen on the Fitness + Technology Podcast "It's no longer enough to simply capture and measure data. Whatever you are doing with the wearable needs to provide accurate, consistent, and meaningful feedback that is actually useful. It is now understood by our peers that in the fitness, wellness, and corporate wellness settings we must come together to do better." - Joni Kettunen on the Fitness + Technology Podcast Resources Mentioned From Joni Firstbeat Technology Stress and recovery analysis method based on 24 hour HRV Whitepaper: Firstbeat method, subjective stress was directly associated with objective stress and inversely with objective recovery GARMIN Fenix 3 Jabra Elite Sport True-Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Earbuds  Wellness Professionals  one professionals that use 24/7 dashboards Firstbeat is powering over 70 consumer devices to produce meaningful insights for training + wellbeing Firstbeat on twitter Firstbeat on facebook Firstbeat on Youtube   Support This Podcast Leave a 5 star review on iTunes Share this episode with someone you care about Contact FIT-C for podcast sponsorship and partnership opportunities  Download the 2017 Tech Trends report Thanks To Our Outstanding Sponsors Bryan O’Rourke and his family of companies including Vedere Ventures, Integerus Advisors, and many more. If you are looking for unmatched guidance, capital, insights or a great speaker or facilitator, Bryan and his partners are the go to resource for your organization. To learn more visit bryankorourke.com The Fitness Industry Technology Council, your non-profit resource for reliable technology information supported by forward looking brands who are seeking to drive increased technology adoption in the fitness industry. Make a difference and join FIT-C at fittechcouncil.org today Check out Bryan and his partner Robert Dyer's recent book "9 Partnership Principles: A Story of Life Lessons" which is available now on Amazon.com 

This week on ResearchVR we dig deep into hearables - advanced hearing devices that go way beyond hearing aid towards augmenting hearing. Our guest is a visionary in the field of Augmented Reality, Tom Emrich from Super Ventures.