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  • Erik Heinz
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It's been leaked. Improvements are definitely there. Downloadable if you read the Crackberry thread about it.
I concur. I'm a hearing aid wearer. These Songbirds wouldn't work for me anyway, as my hearing impairment is severe. Even if they were usable, the expense is absurd. My current pair of digital aids cost about $3000 each at the time of purchase 2 years ago, Multiple programs for different listening situations, including T-coil mode for phones. I have DAI ports meaning I plug cables direct from my phone or an MP3 player into the aids, allowing the devices to process the sound just as they would any audio picked up by the microphone. If they're lost or stolen (as one was), they're covered with no deductible for the first two years. And I get to have full audiogram and hearing examinations with this. And I definitely wear my aids more than 2 to 6 hours a day, which is the estimate based on the info in the article.

What is interesting is a company that provides hearing aids that the consumer can program at home in much the same way an audiologist makes adjustments in office. They're direct-to-consumer so they're much cheaper - $995 a device, and they allow a $200 trade-in credit - and allegedly have many of the same technological ability and some of the bells and whistles. The company is America Hears, website is the same.
So...what happens when regular data access becomes more prevalent and people start using Skype?
But will it be hearing aid compatible with an M3/T3 or M4/T4 rating? First iPhone sure didn't. Deal killer.
And then bumps it right up to the regular price of $12. $12 a month for the HD box? Come on... $18 for the HD DVR, not including the DVR service fee. So sad.
And we end my participation with number six.
Do I hear combo number 5?
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm in the market for a new phone and money isn't a limitation. I'm also not partial to any particular US carrier, but here are some of the features I'd like to have: WiFi, GPS, good coverage in lots of places, push Gmail (a must!), physical keyboard (a must!), a touchscreen, decent battery life and a relatively slim body. And please, nothing that has a fruit logo on it. No offense to the fruit fans, though. Thanks!"

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