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LifeEar is a hearing aid that you can fine tune with an app

NEWS – I’m very fortunate that I don’t suffer from hearing loss requiring the need to wear hearing aids like millions of people do. I had no idea that hearing aids were so expensive. I’m talking upwards of $6000 expensive! That’s a lot of money to pay so you can hear clearly in a variety of situations. What do you do if you’re not covered by Medicare or other insurance policies? Is there a less expensive solution that doesn’t even require that you go to a hearing specialist to fine tune the hearing aids to your particular type of hearing impairment?

The new LifeEar CORE is a $799 hearing aid ($1599 per pair) that is the first mass-market hearing aid that can be both programmed and fine-tuned with a mobile app with no appointment needed.

Designed for people with mild to moderately-severe loss, users can use their smartphones and an iOS or Android app to create a personal hearing profile based on their ability to hear a series of tones and using a National Acoustic Laboratories algorithm that considers the hearing profile as well as the user’s age and gender. The app will also allow the user to customize special programs to be used in different situations like a noisy restaurant or a quiet setting by changing noise reduction, sound directionality, and amplification of different frequencies for each program individually.

The hearing aids themselves are designed to be discreet and with 4-8 day battery life, the hearing aids come with a year’s supply of batteries. For more info about the LifeEar CORE hearing aids, visit lifeear.com

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Bishop Curry’s “Oasis” device, which will save children from hot car deaths, is in the next stage of development!

NEWS – Last year, I wrote a post about a 10-year-old boy, Bishop Curry V, who came up with an idea for a device he calls the Oasis. This device is intended to save children from hot car deaths. He felt driven to help put an end to such tragedies after having heard about a little girl about the age of his younger sister who had died in a hot car. His device contains sensors that detect the temperature of the vehicle and if a child is present, then alerts the parents and the authorities to come to rescue the child when the device is activated.

At the time that I wrote about him last year, he was trying to raise enough money to obtain a patent for his device and as of April 10, 2018, he received the good news that he had obtained it (according to his GoFundMe site). Now he is in the process of raising money to cover the cost of  “at least 140 hours of design, testing, and assembly”. They estimate that it will take a lot more than the $50,000 they raised the first time around, but for now, he is targeting $10,000. He hopes to sell the final device for around $50.

Bishop is an industrious and inventive boy – he apparently has a whole book of inventions (-Bishop Curry, TedxPlano talk). “He is a regular robotics and STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] camp attendee and believes in the power of science to change the world.” (GoFundMe site). He has recently been traveling around the country giving talks at conventions about his device and encouraging kids saying, “Don’t let age limit your possibilities… don’t let limited resources limit your dreams… and make ‘helping’ be your highest priority.” (-Bishop Curry, TedxPlano talk).

I will keep you up-to-date on his progress and also let you know when his device becomes available for purchase!

It’s always so exciting and inspiring for me to see people come up with cool solutions to current day problems, especially when that person is so young. It also makes me question just how productive I am with my own time – I mean what have I invented lately? Bishop, you put me to shame! Kudos to you for making this world a better place!

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Casio turns back time with the re-introduction of two Baby-G watches

NEWS – If you prefer an old-school watch over a smartwatch, you need to check out these newly released watches from Casio.  I had a beautiful Baby-G watch years ago with a translucent blue case and band, and the face featured an animated swimming dolphin.  These Casio Baby-G Origin Series women’s watches don’t have the dolphin, but they do have the translucent colored band and case.

The BG169R-4E model is pink with red accents; the BG169R-2C is blue with coral accents.  Both models have the following features:

  • Shock resistant
  • 200M water resistance
  • EL Backlight with Afterglow
  • 25pg Databank – memory capacity up to 25 sets of data, each set including: Name (8 characters) and telephone number (12 digits)
  • World Time – 29 time zones (30 cities), city code display, daylight saving on/off
  • Day Counter – automatically counts down the days from the current date to a target date for up to five records
  • 5 daily alarms
  • Hourly time signal
  • 1/100 second stopwatch – measuring capacity: 23:59’59.99″ with measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, 1st-2nd place times
  • Countdown Timer – measuring unit: 1-second; input range of 1 minute to 24 hours (1-minute increments and 1-hour increments)
  • Full Auto Calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2099)
  • 12/24 Hour Formats
  • Button Operation Tone on/off
  • Accuracy: +/- 30 seconds per month
  • Battery: CR1616; approximate battery life of 3 years

Casio Baby-G Origin Series watches are $79 each in blue or pink.  You can purchase them at Casio or search there for a local retailer.

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The YOHANN Wooden MacBook stand artfully elevates your laptop

NEWS – I’ve always had a great appreciation for items crafted out of raw materials such as wood. Especially those that are essentially functioning pieces of art we can use in our everyday lives. The YOHANN wooden MacBook Pro and MacBook stand is one of those items.

The stand is sustainably crafted out of a single block of solid wood and is designed to offer stable support for MacBooks of all sizes. It’s even sturdy enough for you to type on the keyboard and use the trackpad. However, to get the optimal benefit from the stand, it’s recommended that you use it with a separate keyboard and mouse.

Because the stand elevates your laptop, it not only helps to reduce neck strain and maintain upright posture it also keeps it cool. And it provides space-saving storage for your MacBook, helping to keep your desktop nice and tidy.

The stand is designed to fit all post-2011 MacBook models (MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro) with a screen size of 11 – 17 inches.

The YOHANN Wooden MacBook Pro and MacBook stand comes in Walnut ($179) or Oak ($159) and is available on their website.

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You’ll want this camping lantern to attract mosquitoes!

NEWS – Usually, using a light when you’re camping or sitting around outdoors simply attracts mosquitoes to bite and bother you, but this little ENKEEO 2-in-1 Camping Lantern Bug Zapper is designed to lure them in and zap them.  In addition to the light for you to see by, the lantern also has a 360nm-400nm ultraviolet light to attract mosquitoes.  The bugs are lured in and zapped, providing you with a 16 x 16 ft² mosquito-free zone.

The lantern can hang from the hook or sit on a tabletop with the hook folded away.  It’s equipped with a 2000mAh USB-rechargeable battery for 20 hours run time with lantern-only feature (low light, ≥ 30 lumen) or 15 hours for zapper-only feature.  There’s a plastic cage to protect you from touching the inner wire; the lampshade is removable.

It’s IPX6-rated, meaning it’s highly waterproof and perfect for outdoor use.  It also means that you can clean away the zapped insects simply by running water over the lantern.  It measures 3.46″ x 5.08″ and weighs 0.44 pounds, so it easily adds to your camping gear without increasing your burden.

The ENKEEO 2-in-1 Camping Lantern Bug Zapper is available in black, orange, or green.  It’s $24.99 at Amazon.

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