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hombre_fatal on Dec 26, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: AirPods Are Becoming a Platform?

My father doesn't even use his $1000+ hearing aids because he says they just amplify everything and don't help.

If Airpods + an iPhone on the table can help him out, like making table conversation more accessible, that would be a big deal. I'll have to look into it.

The point of Airpods + iPhone here is that they are still highly portable, people today already carry both around just for fun. Your desktop PC + mic setup is not.

jjeaff on Dec 26, 2019 [–]

That's not the way high end hearing aids are supposed to work, at all. You can buy $20 off the shelf hearing aids that just amplify everything.

Although $1,000 is not quite what high end hearing aids usually go for. I usually see prices closer to $3000+.

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