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A smartwatch app alerts users with hearing loss to nearby sounds

From bird chirps to fire alarms, the app displays the type and volume of noises

SoundWatch smartwatch app

The new smartwatch app, SoundWatch, alerts people who are deaf and hard of hearing to bird songs, sirens and other noises.

Jain et al./ASSETS 2020

By Maria Temming

- More than 2 years ago

A new smartwatch app alerts users who are deaf or hard of hearing of nearby sounds, such as microwave beeps or car horns.