Thanks, Jim.
There is a likely connection between Sonova/Phonak and Audatic. While at the time of the article (2023) there were only vague indications in terms of business ownership, what stands out more today is that the Managing Director, Henning Hansemann, is now featured in Phonak articles and marketing videos.
The article linked is coauthored by Henning Hansemann, the Managing Director of Audatic. This suggests that Sonova probably partnered with or acquired Audatic at some stage and has since figured out how to run their denoise algorithms on a hearing aid-sized processing chip, instead of a smartphone, which was their previous model.
I’m curious to see how the devices work in the real world, and whether the compromises of this „groundbreaking“ technology are. AI processing is clearly the future of everything, however this is first generation technology, and Phonak has removed „Comfort in echo“, CROS support, automatic StereoZoom, and software indicates an option to limit sphere mode to 3 hours a day. Add Bluetooth classic streaming on top, and who knows if you’ll achieve the advertised battery life at all!
Al