Current Classic Audio Bluetooth connectivity to assistive hearing devices does not deliver a good quality of experience and requires too much power. Bluetooth Low Energy Audio (LE Audio) is a new technology for audio streaming over Bluetooth that allows audio devices to run longer on a charge, with increased audio quality and reduced latency.

We talked to Giovanni Severini, Principal Group Program Manager at Microsoft, about how LE Audio can help people with hearing impairment and how Microsoft supports the technology and has partnered with the hearing device ecosystem to ensure the new technology is rapidly adopted by vendors and users.

Watch Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger's demo on the solution mentioned by Giovanni:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuU2YJohuZE&t=3440s

For more information:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/accessible-technology-products#areaheading-uid4a20

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/using-hearing-devices-with-your-windows-11-pc-fcb566e7-13c3-491a-ad5b-8219b098d647

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrN4TOkVL0M

https://www.engadget.com/ai/microsoft-recruits-accessibility-app-to-make-its-ai-more-useful-to-blind-and-low-vision-users-130006439.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=linkedin

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