17Nov/11Off
App Boosts the Sounds You Have Trouble Hearing
During the test, performed with headphones, the device plays sounds across a range of frequencies and asks whether the user can hear them. The software adjusts the device's audio output by amplifying the most troublesome frequencies. This is important, because a smart-phone user who has trouble discerning speech because he can't hear certain frequencies will gain nothing by simply turning up the volume.
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