No, it’s not a Philippe Starck-designed hearing aid , although we kind of wish it were. What you’re actually looking at is an over-the-ear sensor, dubbed the e-AR, made to mimic the human vestibular system . In layman’s terms, this 3D accelerometer-equipped device, crafted by Sensixa, is capable of recording real-time information related to posture and orientation, much like the inner ear does, which is then relayed via an embedded low power radio to a remote receiver
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Sensixa e-AR duplicates the inner ear, knows if you’ve fallen and can’t get up
