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Surprisingly, one in five Americans over the age of 12 has hearing loss severe enough to affect communication and in over a third of the cases, the loss is from noise exposure, not age. ClearSounds produces a range of stylish products that help people overcome their hearing loss and communicate again. Andy and Courtney talk to company president, Michele Alman
If you've ever wanted a second line on your smartphone but don't have a dual SIM phone (and let's be honest, who does?), you'll be interested in this app from Line2. Andy and Don get a demo from Peter on what the app offers. The Line2 app provides a second line by using a VoIP connection over 3G or wi-fi.
The Canon Vixia camcorders have been popular with consumers and Canon have upgraded the range with six new models. Jeffrey Powers has been a Vixia owner for some time and chats to Ben Thomas from Canon to learn more. Some of the new models have built-in wi-fi allowing live streaming from the camera to iOS devices such as the iPad
Andy McCaskey discovered a cool little piece of hardware as he was roaming the floor of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month. The device is called Feedair (pronounced "Feeder") and it adds your own personal ticker to your mobile device. Once the app is installed on your handset, and the device is connected, you can set it
Courtney introduces her favourite "party-in-a-pocket", the Lil' Wiz. It's a mini vibration speaker that converts any flat surface into a loudspeaker. There are two Lil' Wiz models - the first is a basic MP3 player and takes microSD cards ($79). The second has Bluetooth and will stream music from any Bluetooth-equipped smartphone or tablet, both iOS and Android ($99). Both
SOUL by Ludacris can be guaranteed to have some nice gear on show and they don't disappoint. Allante takes in the latest audio extravaganza. First up are the flagship SL300 flagship noise-cancelling headphones, with built-in amplification giving great sound even within noisy environments such as aircraft. The little brother to the SL300s are the SL100s, a smaller headset; still very stylish,
In the "old days" finding enjoyable TV programmes relied on three sources - in programme advertising for another show, flicking through the channels or your friends saying, "Did you watch xxxx last night? It's brilliant!" At CES, Andy and Courtney discover Peel, a fourth way of discovering great new TV shows. Peel is an iPhone and Android app which offers