“Gotta Love It” Reviews BeHear NOW
Lifestyle Blogger Reviews Wear & Hear Headset
♦ Dee Long, writer at the “Gotta Love It” blog (which offers reviews of books and products that readers should know about to add quality to their lives), recently reviewed the BeHear NOW headset. She writes “The clarity is amazing and the device is very comfortable to wear and simple to recharge.”
To read the full article, click here.
Second Testimonial for BeHear NOW Assistive Hearing Headset
BeHear NOW Indiegogo Backer Shares Experience
♦ Prior to officially launching the BeHear NOW assistive hearing headset to worldwide markets, we launched an Indiegogo campaign to attract Beta testers. We wanted to gather opinions from “early adopters” regarding the product’s effectiveness, usability, and comfort.
After shipping the Beta version to the registered Indiegogo backers we sent out a survey to gather feedback.
However, in addition to the standard survey responses, one backer was so impressed he sent us an e-mail with the following content:
I can tell you right now, unequivocally, I love this product. I’m only using it for hearing amplification, though. Right out of the box, my voice sounded to me as if I were in a barrel or had a bad head cold. After changing out the earpiece to the rubber ones with slits on the sides…all’s well! The battery charges quickly and lasts for the day, although the device is not always powered up all day. The preprogrammed settings work ok (although I can’t tell much of a difference between the four. I keep it on the indoor #1 setting), and the volume adjustments are easy. The earbud fitting is ingenious as they stay in and are not the least bit uncomfortable.
Finally, the appearance of the entire device is pleasing as due to a bit of vanity, I’m glad they don’t look like hearing aids…(I feel as I’m blending in with what the kids wear for their music).
Great product, and I won’t even say “so far”.
Dave Johnson
August 2018 Newsletter
iOS App in Apple Store
♦ iOS App for BeHear NOW Headsets Finalized ♦ Next Stop: IFA Berlin ♦ HearLink “How to…” Videos Published ♦
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July 2018 Newsletter
Tutorial Videos Available
♦ Instructional Videos for BeHear Assistive Hearing Headset Released ♦ iOS Version Release Scheduled ♦ Wear & Hear in the News ♦ Wear & Hear On the Road ♦
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BeHear NOW Touted as Hearables Game Changer
Auditory Insight Editor Reviews Wear & Hear Headset
♦ Nancy M. Williams, a hearing health advocate and person with hearing loss, visited Alango at the recent AAA event in Nashville. She writes that BeHear NOW has a “game-changing hearing assessment and revolutionary Easy Listen feature”.
To read the full article, click here.
Review Published in Hearing Aid Know
Geoff Cooling Praises BeHear Now
♦ Geoff Cooling, an Irish hearing aid blogger who has been involved with the hearing aid industry for over ten years, recently received delivery on a Beta version of the BeHear NOW assistive hearing headset. Among other things, he writes “… they delivered amazingly crisp sound across all applications.”
To read the BeHear Now article, click here.
BeHear Now in Technology Today
Product Review About BeHear Now Published
♦ Alan J. Pierce, the editor of Technology Today which provides classroom resources on new and emerging technologies, recently published a review of BeHear Now. The article, entitled “BeHear Now Can Improve Your Hearing”, describes the thinking that led to the inception of the Wear & Hear line of assistive hearing solutions, as well as the main features of the BeHear NOW headset.
To read the BeHear Now article, click here.
BeHear NOW in Hearing Health Magazine
Industry Journal Features BeHear
♦ The Spring 2018 edition of Hearing Health magazine includes an advertorial about BeHear NOW headsets. The article, entitled “Hearing Enhancement, Inspired by Technological Advances”, describes the thinking that led to the inception of the Wear & Hear line of assistive hearing solutions, as well as the main features of the BeHear NOW headset.
To read the BeHear NOW article, click here.
Read the complete Spring 2018 edition of Hearing Health here.
BeHear NOW Reviewed in Podcast
WSRadio.com Computer & Technology Show Reviews BeHear
♦ Marc Cohen, podcaster on the “Computer & Technology” show at WSRadio.com, recently reviewed the BeHear NOW headset. He notes “I can turn down the volume on the TV and increase the volume on the headset”, addressing an issue which is typically a point of contention between viewers of different hearing capabilities.
To listen to the podcast, click the play button below:
Or, click here and scroll down to the second segment. The BeHear NOW review starts at minute 21:55.
May 2018 Newsletter
W&H Line at Audiology Conference
♦ Wear & Hear Line Showcased in International Audiology Event ♦ First Feedback from Backers ♦ Planned Participation in HLAA2018 in Minneapolis ♦
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March 2018 Newsletter
First Newsletter Edition Published
♦ Video clip of BeHear NOW beta user testimonial ♦ Planned participation in #AAA2018 event in Nashville ♦ Mention of Wear & Hear activities in audioXpress article ♦ Announcement of our business development activities in Europe ♦
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User Testimonial for BeHear NOW Assistive Hearing Headset
BeHear NOW Beta Tester Shares Experience
BeHear NOW is a is a multi-functional, high-performance, low-cost alternative to traditional hearing aids. It is a self-tunable, truly personal Bluetooth® headset featuring advanced signal processing with hearing enhancement and assistive listening capabilities.
Prior to officially launching the product to worldwide markets, we have been running focus groups and organizing beta testing programs to make sure that the units are effective, intuitive, and comfortable.
In this video interview, Keith Bookman of Moshav Ya’ad in the Lower Galilee, Israel, describes his experience with traditional hearing aids, and contrasts that with his impressions of the BeHear NOW headset, on his first day, and then again after two weeks of use:
BeHear NOW is scheduled for launch in the United States in April 2018, at the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) annual conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Launches in other markets will take place later this year.
For more information about BeHear NOW, including pricing and availability, register for our newsletter.
Wear & Hear Line Prepares for European Launch
Alango recruits veteran hearing technology professional to develop sales and distribution channels for its assistive hearing products in Europe
Alango, a leading supplier of voice and audio enhancement technologies for the communication and entertainment markets, has signed a representation agreement with Hans Zwart, a 30+ year veteran of the hearing health industry. According to the agreement Mr. Zwart will create sales and distribution channels on the Continent and in the United Kingdom for Alango’s “Wear & Hear” hearables product line.
Veteran Hearing Professional Brings Market Knowledge and Connections
Mr. Zwart has accumulated more than 30 years’ experience in the hearing health industry, for the most part on an international level. He has held such positions as Marketing & Sales Director of ExSilent BV, a company which developed innovative hearing healthcare products; Managing Director at Varibel Innovations BV, a developer of directional hearing glasses based on digital technology; and Sales Consultant at Otoharmonics LLC, a developer of custom neuroscience-based sound therapy for patients with tinnitus. Furthermore, Mr. Zwart has been trained as an acoustician.
“We are pleased to welcome Mr. Zwart to the Wear & Hear team at Alango,” states Dr. Alexander Goldin, CEO and founder of Alango Technologies, Ltd. “I am confident that his deep understanding of the hearing challenges experienced by over a billion people worldwide, coupled with his connections to leading hearing product distribution channels in Europe, will serve to bring our innovative hearing enhancement solutions to those who need them most.”
“I am honored and motivated to join the Wear & Hear team and share its journey to bring affordable hearing enhancement to all European countries,” states Mr. Zwart. “The ability to improve people’s quality of life with a ground-breaking product will be both rewarding and challenging, and I intend to recruit the most qualified partners to accomplish this task.”
Hearables Line Combines Alango Sound Enhancement Technology with State-of-the-Art Consumer Electronics
The Wear & Hear line of stylish, affordable, always-on, always-connected wearable audio devices (“hearables”) is designed to deliver crystal clear and pleasantly natural customized audio and voice directly to an individual’s ears. The first member of the Wear & Hear product line, BeHear® NOW, is a multi-functional, high-performance, low-cost alternative to traditional hearing aids. It is a self-tunable, truly personal Bluetooth® headset featuring advanced signal processing with hearing enhancement and assistive listening capabilities.
Wear & Hear Availability
BeHear NOW is scheduled for launch in the United States in April 2018, at the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) annual conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The European launch will take place later this year.
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Alango Technologies, Ltd.
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Calling All Early-Adopters: Back Our Campaign Now to Get an Advance BeHear NOW Unit
We are excited to announce the launch of an Indiegogo campaign to increase awareness and generate feedback for the first member of our “Wear & Hear” assistive products line: BeHear® NOW.
BeHear NOW is a stylish personal hearing product that looks and functions like a Bluetooth stereo headset, but includes fully customizable ambient hearing amplification. It suits people with mild to moderate hearing loss and overcomes the stigma, expense and limited functionality of a traditional hearing aid.
What makes BeHear NOW different from a hearing aid?
- Scope: improves the user’s overall hearing experience when conversing in person or on the phone, watching television, listening to recorded or live music, or just going about daily activities.
- Customization: can be personalized by the user with a convenient, intuitive smartphone application.
- Design: looks and feels like a modern Bluetooth stereo headset.
- Technology: leveraging our company’s 15+ years’ experience developing sound enhancement technologies for consumer electronics devices.
- Sound Quality: much wider frequency range than hearing aids, which are developed for speech enhancement only. Highest quality acoustic components designed for hi-fi music allow efficient reproduction and amplification of sounds from 70Hz up to 12KHz.
Why is BeHear NOW being promoted in an Indiegogo campaign?
We are already far along in the development process, having completed the design and initial production of the product. Local testing is in full swing, and now we are looking for additional feedback from users around the world before we announce general availability this spring. The Indiegogo platform gives us the opportunity to reach out to a wide range of people who can benefit from a customizable, cost-effective, feature-rich hearing enhancement product.
What is the next step?
We’re live on Indiegogo right now. The first 300 backers will receive their BeHear NOW units right after the campaign ends in February. Take a look at the project details and if you’d like to test one out for yourself, or get one for someone you know, don’t wait too long!
Affirmation for Personalized Hearing Products at #AudiologyNOW17
AudiologyNOW!, held this year in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the world’s largest gathering of audiologists. Alango participated in this annual meeting, which includes four days of educational sessions and an expo, by exhibiting and presenting an Industry Update. It was a great opportunity to announce our Wear & Hear line of personalized hearing products in the United States, explore the latest in hearing technology, and network with hearing professionals from around the world.
We were encouraged to hear from visitors to our booth as well as panelists in the conference that PSAPs (Personal Sound Amplification Products) and other assistive listening technologies such as ours are being welcomed by audiologists around the world. These products provide an affordable, stylish, and high performance alternative to hearing aids.
Check out these photos from the event: