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GN Audio Japan will release the completely wireless smart earphone "Jabra Enhance" with hearing enhancement function from February 25th from the Jabra brand. The price is 89,000 yen. Can be set up with the dedicated app "Jabra Enhance" Sales locations are Amazon, Yodobashi Camera, Bic Camera, Jabra online store, hearing aid specialty stores nationwide, and hearing aid handling eyeglass stores. From February 14th today, advance reservations will start at BicCamera stores, BicCamera.com, and Jabra online stores. Jabra Enhance is a completely wireless earphone equipped with a hearing enhancement function developed in collaboration with GN Hearing Japan, which handles medical business such as hearing aids. This is the first Jabra brand product to have hearing enhancement. Based on many years of research in sound and hearing and advanced development technology, GN Group's technology is combined, and it is described as a 3in1 smart earphone that supports everyday "difficulty in hearing" in addition to music playback and calling. The state-of-the-art proprietary microprocessor and directional beamforming microphone work together and combine with advanced auditory algorithms to reduce noise and improve conversation intelligibility. Use the dedicated app "Jabra Enhance" (compatible with iPhone only) to set up the main unit. Normally, hearing aids need to be set up at a specialty store, but since this product can be done by yourself from the app, you can start using it from the day you purchase it. The app allows you to check and adjust the fit and set "personalization" to suit each individual's hearing. The personalized setting is like an auditory test that listens to and checks the sound coming from the earphones, and can amplify the necessary parts according to the individual's hearing. Equipped with four sound processing functions to enhance hearing. Both are medical-grade features that are also used in ordinary hearing aids, and are enhanced to suit different hearings for each individual, making difficult-to-hear voices clear and natural. First, there is a "warp compression" function that adjusts the sound using an auditory filter to reproduce the way it sounds like a human being. As a result, a more natural sound quality that is close to the original sound quality can be obtained. "Environment-linked noise reduction" suppresses ambient noise. In this product, in order to make it easier to hear the sound coming into the built-in microphone, all sounds including environmental sounds are amplified and enlarged. Among the captured sounds, this function can reduce steady noise and impact noise to maintain clear sound, and it is said that it can be used comfortably even in a noisy environment. It is also equipped with an "automatic digital feedback suppression" function that suppresses howling that tends to occur by amplifying the sound. Howling is also a big problem in ordinary hearing aids, and in order to solve this, this function can suppress it by canceling using signals of opposite phase. There are two microphones on each side, for a total of four microphones, and a "binaural interlocking beamforming function" that amplifies only the sound in front using these microphones is also installed. By selecting the sound that can be heard from a narrow area in front with a super-directional beam, it is possible to clearly hear the voice of the person in front. In addition, it has three listening modes, and you can select the mode according to the situation. Adaptive mode can be automatically adjusted according to the surrounding environment and conversation, and focus mode can focus on familiar sounds in front such as one-on-one conversation. Surround mode can capture more sound from the entire surroundings. The main body is extremely small and lightweight, designed from an anatomical point of view regarding the human ear, and the internal parts are laid out precisely to achieve a compact size. It's about half the size of Jabra's fully wireless earphones, the smaller Elite 75t. Place the operation buttons with the Jabra logo printed on the faceplate side. According to the company, the next most important point for users who purchase products such as hearing aids is "shape and size." The Jabra Enhance has a stylish design that doesn't stand out even when worn, and is easy to use on a daily basis. The body color is dark gray. The driver will adopt a powerful one that is also suitable for music playback. You can also adjust the sound when playing music according to the auditory profile set up from the app. Furthermore, as mentioned above, it is equipped with 4 microphone technology with 4 built-in microphones, and it is said that high call performance will be realized. It cannot be used with one ear. Bluetooth is equipped with version 5.2. The supported codecs will not be disclosed, but "we are using the one that achieves the optimum sound quality when we put the technology in a very small housing," the company explains. Currently, the only supported device is the iPhone, which supports iPhone 11 and later, and iOS 15 and later. The settings in the app are saved in the main unit, but it does not work on terminals other than the iPhone. In addition, it is not currently compatible with Android devices, but it is considering supporting it in the future. The ear gel is made of silicone and comes in 3 sizes for a comfortable and secure fit. It also has IP52 compliant dustproof and splashproof performance. The battery can be continuously played for up to 10 hours on a single charge, and can be used continuously for up to 30 hours in combination with the charging case. The case does not support wireless charging. Today, the Jabra Enhance product announcement was held online for the media. He explains that the background to the development of this product is that there are a large number of users who have trouble hearing and cannot easily take measures for improvement. According to a survey, as many as 14 million people in Japan are "aware that it is hard to hear", but about 14% of them are using hearing support devices. In addition, it often takes an average of 6 years from the time when you notice that it is hard to hear until you take some measures. There are many people who say that. In response to this situation, Jabra Enhance targets the age group of 40 to 60 years old, saying, "Although it is not enough to use a full-fledged hearing aid, it may be difficult to hear in daily life depending on the situation." As a product that allows people with mild to moderate deafness to take a step toward improving it, the GN Group's advanced technology has made it an earphone that can easily use the hearing support function. Also, many people want to manage their own health, so it is an advantage that they can set it up by themselves with the app. It is small and inconspicuous, has the same design as a normal completely wireless earphone, and can easily enhance hearing, so it appeals as an "all-in-one audio device that can be used all day long". It is said that it will be proposed as a high-performance smart earphone just before entering a hearing aid that generally costs hundreds of thousands of yen. Product support, such as inquiries about the use of this product, will be accepted at the Jabra support desk. It is a product for people with mild deafness, and it is not recommended to use it for people who have no problem with hearing because it greatly amplifies the surrounding sound by the hearing enhancement function.
Editorial department: Natsuki Kawada
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