Hearing aid innovator Signia has seen two of its innovations selected as honourees in the Consumer Electronics Show 2022 Innovation Awards.
The CES Innovation Awards program is an annual competition honouring outstanding design and engineering in 27 consumer technology product categories.
Signia’s Global CMO, Maarten Barmentlo, said: “We are extremely proud of this recognition for two of our latest and most innovative products. At Signia our mission is to enhance human performance through iconic innovations and being named an Innovation Awards Honouree clearly shows us that we are on the right path.”
The Signia Augmented Xperience (AX) platform was named Honouree in the accessibility category and is characterised by its ability to intelligently understand which sounds should be pulled to the foreground and prioritised, and which should remain in the background. Based on the world’s first dual processor split-processing technology the result is a fully immersive and intelligent hearing experience.
The Signia Insio Charge&Go AX, which was named Honoree in the Wearables category, is a Bluetooth-capable, rechargeable, custom in-the-ear hearing aid based on the unique Signia AX platform. An in-the-ear hearing aid, the Insio Charge&Go AX resembles many of today’s consumer earbuds and even includes iOS and Android wireless protocols so wearers can stream music and calls from their smartphones.
The Augmented Xperience platform is rooted in an Augmented Focus technology that processes speech and background noise separately to create a clear contrast between the two. It then recombines them to deliver speech clarity in a fully immersive soundscape – like a crowded cafe or an open office environment.
Augmented Focus leverages two independent processors – the first of which addresses ‘focus’ sounds like the speech of a conversation partner, while the second addresses ‘surrounding’ sounds like background music or ambient laughter, which create situational awareness and excitement. The two processors capture focus and surrounding sounds independently to create a greater contrast between the two – pulling focus sounds closer and placing surrounding sounds further away.
In addition to Augmented Focus, the AX platform features multiple other technology world firsts, including:
- Acoustic-Motion Sensors: Recognise one’s movements and adjust sounds accordingly to ensure hearing in any situation is as precise and personalised as possible.
- Own Voice Processing (OVP): More perfectly reproduces the sound of one’s own voice – which is essential for wearer comfort and satisfaction.
- Signia Face Mask Mode: Delivers better speech understanding through masks.
- The Signia app: Provides access to hearing aid controls, streaming capabilities, tinnitus therapy, the AI-based Signia Assistant for a more personalised listening experience and 24/7 digital support, Signia Telecare for remote care support, and much more.
Built on the AX platform, the Insio Charge&Go AX is a family of custom-fitted in-the-canal (ITC) and in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aids to feature contactless charging, Bluetooth connectivity, and the ability to stream from Android and Apple iOS devices.
Because they are designed to fit comfortably in the ear, they also deliver the discretion that today’s hearing aid wearers demand. The Insio Charge&Go AX is the second family of Signia hearing aids built upon the AX platform, following the successful Spring 2021 launch of the Pure Charge&Go T AX receiver-in-canal (RIC) hearing aids.
The first of its kind AX platform utilises Signia’s Augmented Focus technology, which processes speech and background noise separately—using two dedicated processors—and combines them to deliver outstanding speech clarity in a fully immersive soundscape. Signia AX makes it possible for users to focus on what they truly want to hear.
