How about an earpiece which would instantly translate someone's speech in another language from across the room? How about a smartphone in the ear for a doctor to use while examining you?
All this would be possible with a new device now under developing. The device, called a hearable, would have many of the same functions as current smartphone apps.
Whether this is a good idea for society and culture, like so many other whiz-bang inventions, is another story. Read more at the linked article.
Hearables: Hi-Tech or Technopoly?
Image courtesy Fast Company
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