Bluetooth Headphones, Ear Buds, Mini Bluetooth Headset, Wireless Earbud, In Ear Earphones, etc. These earphones must be known to all, so today to introduce a different earphone.
On December 10th, it was learned from foreign media that a pair of 3D printed earplugs created by Manchester City University student Elen Parry could provide a stylish and functional upgrade for the hearing impaired. Her HeX earbuds are designed to improve the aesthetics and functionality of hearing aids.
Traditional hearing aids have made great strides in miniaturization and skin tone matching, but their medical appearance still draws attention to hearing loss and can make users feel self-conscious about their disability. By combining the music listening and call answering features of Bluetooth headsets and designing them into modern headphones, Parry opened up the HeX market, not just the hearing impaired.
“My mission is to encourage social inclusion through my design and create a better environment for everyone. The driving principle behind creating HeX earphones is to create a hearing device that suits everyone – whether you are hearing loss or perfect hearing,” Said. “Because of their medical equipment , people with disabilities often feel excluded and eye-catching, so I want to turn hearing aids into an ideal wearable technology product that allows people to enhance their sense of hearing, style and confidence – this is something anyone might want What to wear."
But her concept goes a step further by embedding an E1 chip receiver and processor that distinguishes between background noise and speech, and can reduce the volume of the former while increasing the volume of the latter. In addition, when the environment is too large, HeX can reduce the incoming sound, protect the inner ear from damage and prolong healthy hearing function. Because they support Bluetooth, several users can skip the same audio stream. This will allow a group of people standing in the same group to listen to different audio sources; meetings and events with multiple speakers on the nearby stage can avoid cross chattering, and participants of the festival can listen to their favorite while waiting in line for beer. band.
Custom-shaped components can only be produced using 3D printing. If the cost is to keep the market price low enough, Parry is keenly aware that "3D printing allows us to manufacture them quickly and relatively easily, so HeX earphones can easily be made available to the public. The audience made."
The prototype was 3D printed at Print City, the advanced 3D printing and digital manufacturing center in Manchester City. Professor Craig Banks, Print City's academic leader, said: "This is one of many examples of how Elen's additive manufacturing and out-of-the-box thinking can disrupt current medical device designs." With HeX addressing the needs of medical devices. People with disabilities and those who only want to protect their hearing are a huge potential for their success.
