SoundAMP hearing aid app for iPhone unleashed on our delicate ears
By Laura June 
posted Jul 9th 2009 10:29AM
posted Jul 9th 2009 10:29AM
We've just caught wind of a new app for the iPhone / iPod touch... should you be either a little hard of hearing or a little nosy. SoundAMP works a lot like those Sonic Earz you see on the infomercials -- you run the app with your earbuds plugged in, and then sit back and enjoy listening to the sweet sounds of whatever's going on around you -- only louder. The app allows you to control volume and tone, and you can also replay the last 30 seconds of what you've been hearing -- in case you missed something particularly juicy. Now, personally, we put in the earbuds and crank up the tunes to shut out the outside world, but if this is your kind of thing -- it's available in the iTunes store right now for $9.99. [Warning: read link takes you to the iTunes store]
[Via CNET]
[Via CNET]
Check out an app called listenup instead.
It's $2 (I think) and does the same volume boosting trick, but also includes high/low pass filters, resonance adjustments, squelch and peak adjustments, and the ability to record.