| The trouble with ordinary hearing aids: fixed by TV ears
For a partially deaf person, watching TV is not much improved by a hearing aid, because it amplifies all noise in the TV room. Enter a wireless device which feeds just the TV sound track, and tunes the audio for hearing loss sufferers. As Coolest Gadgets put it: For the average person, this gadget is totally useless and looks pretty extremely geeky. However, for a very niche market, this thing is great. For those who have absolutely no idea what TV Ears is, it's a TV hearing aid. Background sound elimination is done via the microchip built into the headset. It lowers sound below 100 Hz (the background sound) and raises sound above 1,000 Hz (speech). Further details on the TVEars web site. .
Actiontec to Distribute Skype-Certified VoSKY Product Line
Actiontec Electronics today announced a new distribution agreement with ASI Corp. for its VoSKY family of Skype-certified products. ASI is positioned to provide extensive distribution and integration...
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Heading Overseas? Make Sure You Have the Right Cell Phone
(ARA) - Whether you're headed to another country for business or pleasure, chances are you need to keep in touch with family or business associates in the United States. But if you plan to do that using your cell phone, you could be in for an unwelcome surprise - U.S. cell phones don't work overseas."A lot of people don't realize that their cell phones won't do them any good in another country," says Morris Shawn, president of Roadpost, www.roadpost.com a company that rents cell phones, BlackBerrys and satellite phones to overseas travelers.Most U.S. cell phones do not work overseas because U.S. companies use different forms of technology which don't conform to the GSM system used by most of the international community, including Europe. .
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