Utilizing the Open-Q 820 µSOM enabled the Whisper designers to revolutionize hearing systems by using artificial intelligence, machine learning and wireless technology. Results: An Affordable Prototype and Speed to Market Designed for OEMs, its advanced technology and extensive range of peripherals provide the perfect platform for creating high-performance embedded and mobile devices. Lantronix’s Open-Q 820 µSOM is the world’s smallest production-ready, pre-certified micro computing module based on the Qualcomm® cutting-edge Snapdragon™ 820 processor.

The Open-Q 820 provides Neural Network processing for sound as well as the low latencies required for speech intelligibility and the processing power to make it all work. What makes it unique is the pocket-sized power and intelligence of the Whisper Brain, which is powered by the Lantronix Open-Q 820 µSOM. Like a traditional hearing aid, the Whisper Hearing System has earpieces with tiny microphones. Providing the processing power needed to extract speech from background noiseĭelivering big capabilities in a very small and portable form factor Reducing the latency between the actual sound and when it reaches the user’s ears so that speech is more intelligible, as even small delays make speech less understandable. “Utilizing Lantronix Open-Q 820 µSOM, we were able to create the Whisper Hearing System, giving people with hearing loss a technologically advanced way to hear better,” said Shlomo Zippel, Co-Founder of Whisper.Ĭhallenge: Reimagine Hearing Systems With Advanced TechnologyĬhallenges in creating the Whisper hearing aids included: Their goal was to use technology to help users hear better and to use machine learning to improve the system over time. After seeing family members struggle with hearing loss, the co-founders of Whisper decided to reinvent the way hearing systems work by utilizing artificial intelligence, machine learning and powerful processing.

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