Designer Tang Peipi's SoundsGood hearing aid is a conceptual sound booster designed to be aesthetically pleasing. Peipi's design has the shape of an earring and features a functional and colorful display.
The SoundsGood hearing aid changes colors to tell you when you're talking too loud or too soft. When the earring is green the voice level is just fine and can be heard without discomfort. Blue means you're speaking too softly; yellow means you're talking too fast and red means you're speaking too loudly.
The SoundsGood hearing aid can also transmit data into your computer to let your doctor know how you're doing. As the population of the world starts to live longer there will be an added need for tech targeted at the elderly. Designers will need to continually develop new and better elderly aids to keep pace with an increasingly tech-savvy group of senior citizens.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Aesthetic Hearing Aids
- Opportunity for designers to create hearing aids that are not only functional but also visually appealing.
- Voice Level Monitoring
- Potential for innovative solutions that can accurately measure and indicate voice levels, allowing individuals to adjust their speech accordingly.
- Smart Medical Devices
- Increasing demand for technologically advanced medical devices that can transmit data to healthcare professionals for remote monitoring and management.
Where This Applies
- Fashion Design
- Fashion designers can explore the integration of hearing aids as fashionable accessories, catering to individuals with hearing impairments.
- Healthcare Technology
- Opportunity for companies specializing in healthcare technology to develop innovative solutions for monitoring and managing voice levels in various settings.
- Elderly Care
- The aging population presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the development of advanced hearing aids and other tech-savvy elderly aids.
