What Is Bluetooth?

Bluetooth technology is a wireless networking standard that operates at a short distance. It allows for a variety of electronic devices (mobile phones, computers, PDAs) to communicate and transfer data without being hardwired to each other. The Bluetooth standard was developed to provide an easier way for electronic devices to speak to each other using the same protocol or language.

Although initially it was difficult to find devices with Bluetooth technology, today it is commonly found in many mobile phones, cellular headsets, PDAs, laptops and desktop computers. This rapid development that the public has seen and experienced has shown that the market is readily accepting this new technology.

Bluetooth and Hearing Devices

Phonak introduced its Smartlink, which is the first Bluetooth enabled hearing device which has enables a bi-directional digital link between the user’s hearing devices and their Bluetooth cellular phones.  More info on smartlink

Eli DirX is the first Ear-Level Instrument with Bluetooth technology. It is a universal device that can be connected to any behind the ear instrument. Like the SmartLink, the Eli DirX provides a bidirectional digital link between the hearing devices and the Bluetooth cellular phone.  More info on Eli DirX

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