[android-developers] Re: Hearing Aid

2013-03-01 Thread Lew
Indicator Veritatis wrote: > Well, of course you are right. The only right way to proceed is to give up > on the whole idea of using an Android phone as a hearing aid. But you know > how it is: the OP may have been hired specifically to do such a thing, and > not be at liberty to say, "no, it i

[android-developers] Re: Hearing Aid

2013-03-01 Thread Indicator Veritatis
Well, of course you are right. The only right way to proceed is to give up on the whole idea of using an Android phone as a hearing aid. But you know how it is: the OP may have been hired specifically to do such a thing, and not be at liberty to say, "no, it is a bad idea". On Thursday, Februar

[android-developers] Re: Hearing Aid

2013-02-28 Thread Lew
Shaik Shabana wrote: > Thanks John for your reply. > Can you pls let me know how can I proceed now? > Didn't he just? He described the shortcomings of the smartphone as a hearing aid and suggested that you proceed to investigate the history and state of the art of hearing aids. If I read his

[android-developers] Re: Hearing Aid

2013-02-28 Thread John Coryat
Just from a technical standpoint, a smartphone held in your hand, is never going to be a satisfactory hearing aid. The original hearing aids were pretty much exactly what you're describing. A box, usually held in one's shirt pocket, that transmitted sound through a wire to a small speaker in th