World’s First Internet-Capable IFTTT Hearing Aid to Be Shown at CES, Says Oticon

Audiology device supplier Oticon will use CES to showcase what it calls the world’s first hearing aid capable of connecting to the internet via the IFTTT network that supports Amazon's Alexa and other devices, the company announced Monday. Called the Opn, the small, discreet hearing aid can be programmed to talk directly with doorbells, smoke detectors and other smart devices via an Oticon app, it said. “In its core function as a listening device, Opn overcomes a challenge the most advanced hearing solutions can’t solve: the ability to handle noisy environments with multiple speakers.”