Oculaudio put "hearing aid" in eyeglasses to reduce stigma, while offering a significantly improved hearing experience by amplyfing only the sound of the person you are talking to.
Oculaudio
The entry barrier to start using hearing aid is high for many people. Existing hearing aid is also amplifying all sounds.
Pain
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Solution
2017
Founding year
3
# Employees
CEO: Tom Austad, CTO: Hans Zwart, CSMFO: Toril Jensvold
Team
Market research: completed, Proof of concept: completed, Incorporation in designer glasses: starting 2022, Operational deliveries: pending
Milstones
Oculaudio Glasses are designed to hide all microphones and camera and the glasses appear as regular designer glasses. - 2xDSP, - Bluetooth,
- 16 Microphones
- 1 HD Camera (face detection, even in dark rooms). Proprietary software. Patented intelligent expandable ear buds
Technology
Defensibility
With 3 patents filed and the forth patent application in pipeline, a working prototype, collaboration with top designers and clear go-to market strategy the product is defensible for many years.