{"id":15975,"date":"2024-09-21T15:37:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T13:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/21\/thanks-to-donald-trump-apples-new-airpods-will-make-america-hear-again-john-naughton\/"},"modified":"2024-09-21T15:37:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T13:37:35","slug":"thanks-to-donald-trump-apples-new-airpods-will-make-america-hear-again-john-naughton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/21\/thanks-to-donald-trump-apples-new-airpods-will-make-america-hear-again-john-naughton\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanks to Donald Trump, Apple\u2019s new AirPods will make America hear again | John Naughton"},"content":{"rendered":"

The tech firm\u2019s federal approval to turn its earbuds into hearing aids is one in the eye for the monopolistic US healthcare agency<\/p>\n

Like many professional scribblers, I sometimes have to write not in a hushed study or library, but in noisy environments. So years ago I bought a set of Apple AirPods Pro, neat little gadgets that have a limited degree of noise-cancelling ability. They\u2019re not as effective as the clunky (and pricey) headphones that seasoned transcontinental airline passengers need, but they\u2019re much lighter and less obtrusive. And they have a button that enables you to switch off the noise cancellation and hear what\u2019s going on around you.<\/p>\n

I remember wondering once if a version of them could also function as hearing aids, given the right software. But then dismissed the thought: after all, hearing aids are expensive, specialised devices that are often prescribed by audiologists \u2013 and also signal to the world at large that you are hard of hearing.<\/p>\n

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\nThe tech firm\u2019s federal approval to turn its earbuds into hearing aids is one in the eye for the monopolistic US healthcare agency
\nLike many professional scribblers, I sometimes have to write not in a hushed study or library, but in noisy environments. So years ago I bought a set of Apple AirPods Pro, neat little gadgets that have a limited degree of noise-cancelling ability. They\u2019re not as effective as the clunky (and pricey) headphones that seasoned transcontinental airline passengers need, but they\u2019re much lighter and less obtrusive. And they have a button that enables you to switch off the noise cancellation and hear what\u2019s going on around you.
\nI remember wondering once if a version of them could also function as hearing aids, given the right software. But then dismissed the thought: after all, hearing aids are expensive, specialised devices that are often prescribed by audiologists \u2013 and also signal to the world at large that you are hard of hearing. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The tech firm\u2019s federal approval to turn its earbuds into hearing aids is one in the eye for the monopolistic US healthcare agency Like many professional scribblers, I sometimes have to write not in a hushed study or library, but in noisy environments. So years ago I bought a set of Apple AirPods Pro, neat …<\/p>\n

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