Google's project to give you hearing 'superpowers' that let you isolate a specific source of noise so you can understand it more clearly. It would prove useful in a room full of people all talking at the same time, or where there's loud and distracting background noise, such as in a factory. You'd be able to focus on just one conversation, ignoring everything else. This type of technology is called speech segregation. Yes, inside the ear. It contains sensors and microphones that use algorithms to identify which audio to pick up. Early designs were crude, covering the entire side of the ear, or sticking out above it. Since those prototypes, it seems that Google has shrunk the device so it doesn't look too ugly - or indeed, can't be noticed at all by others.
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