The smart sound collector "Olive Smart Ear" is a hearable device developed by members from Samsung's product design and development. Unlike conventional sound collectors, Olive Smart Ear can be automatically equalized by linking with a smartphone and has a stylish design that is the same as wireless earphones, as well as music playback function and call function. .. ■ Expansion to the Japanese market Olive Smart Ear raised funds through the American crowdfunding service "Indiegogo" and succeeded in raising about 100 million yen. It was also jointly developed with a doctor and obtained FDA certification in the United States and South Korea for medical device certification. In Japan, the number of people with deafness exceeds 15 million, and the number is increasing due to the super-aging society. In addition, the number of people at risk of hearing loss (earphone hearing loss) is increasing not only for the elderly but also for the younger age group due to the influence of smartphones and portable music players. On the other hand, in Japan, the penetration rate of hearing aids is about 14%, which is low compared to other developed countries, and there is a background that they have not been purchased in terms of price and appearance, and such social issues are solved. Therefore, we have decided to enter the Japanese market.
■ Features of "Olive Smart Ear" ( 1) Automatic equalizing function Olive Smart Ear can automatically adjust the sound to be optimized for the user's environment by using a dedicated app. You can also use the equalizer function to adjust the volume for each frequency.
( 2) Call function Olive Smart Ear can make calls by pairing with a smartphone. You can tap the Olive Smart Ear to answer or hang up the call, so you can operate basic call functions with this device alone.
( 3) Music playback function You can play music playback software on your smartphone by pairing it with your smartphone. You can also tap the Olive Smart Ear to adjust the volume.
■ Overview of "Olive Smart Ear"
■ About Olive Union Olive Union is a startup company founded in South Korea in 2016. Unlike conventional hearing aids, "Olive Smart Ear" was designed on the premise of linking with smartphones, making it possible to perform hearing tests and adjustments that required visiting a hearing aid specialty store on the app. As a result, it is possible to significantly reduce the costs of design, manufacturing, distribution, etc., and it is an innovative product with excellent design that can be obtained at low cost while having high performance, and at first glance it does not look like a medical device. Was developed. The US crowdfunding site "indiegogo" has received more than $ 900,000 in support and has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). HP: https://www.olive.store
