Here One

Here One
Category	Other Head-mounted Devices
Developer	Doppler Labs Inc.
Announced	June 2016
Released	Developers: (unknown) Consumers: November 2016
Price	299 USD (June 2016)
Operating system	none (requires smartphone)
Sensors	microphone
Weight	g (unknown)
Controls	smartphone
Data available	Limited
Risk factor	Moderate
Not Standalone
https://hereplus.me

Here One and Here Active Listening are electronic ear plugs that allow the user to control, filter, and or amplify incoming sound. The user can control these functions with the provided smartphone app to which the ear plugs needs to be wirelessly connected. The device is developed by an American startup company Doppler Labs Inc.

The company already release the first iteration of the device named Here Active Listening in February 2016 which it financed through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The improved version Here One is planned to be released in December 2016.

Main characteristics

A male model wearing the Hero One ear buds.

The device consists of a pair of ear buds and a smartphone app. The ear buds are wireless and are equipped with a speaker and two microphones - one outer and one inner. The outer shell is made of plastic and the ear plug itself is replaceable. The user can choose from different shapes and sizes for the best fit. The ear buds have a batter life of 6 hours.

The user inserts the ear plugs and pairs them with the smarthpone app. Once the device is ready, the user then can control the sound passing through the ear buds with the app. For example, they can control the lower frequencies of the incoming sound if they wish to hear less bass while listening to music. They can also use a variety of provided filters and sound effects, such as filter out the noise of the aircraft's engines while travelling.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dopplerlabs/here-active-listening-change-the-way-you-hear-the/description

Hero One ear buds in their case that acts as a charging dock as well.

Purpose

Here allows the user to control the sound that is entering their ears. This allows the user to filter or unwanted sounds such as traffic noise, or enhance sounds they want to hear such as music or speech.

Company & People

Here One and Here Active Listening are developed by an American startup company Doppler Labs, Inc. The firm is based in New York City and was established in 2013.

• Noah Kraft- CEO and co-Founder
• Fritz Lanman- Co-Founder
• Kennard Nielsen- Vice president of product
• Jeff Baker- Vice president of R&D
• Gints Klimanis - Director of Digital signal processing
• Jacob Palmborg - Director of design

Doppler Labs also collaborated with the music producer Hans Zimmer who also invested in the company.

Important Dates

• June 2016 - Doppler Labs announces Here One.
• February 2016 - First shipment of Here Active Listening.
• June 2015 - Doppler Labs announces Here Active Listening.
• 2013 - Doppler Labs founded.

Public & Media Impact and Presentation

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/here-active-listening-system-hands-on/

https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/28/doppler-labs-intros-here-one-with-improved-live-audio-tuning-and-music-streaming/

http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2016/06/28/here-one-earbuds/

http://www.cnet.com/products/here-one/

http://mashable.com/2016/06/28/here-one-earbuds/#GXJn0SeL88q7

Public Policy

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Related Technologies, Projects or Scientific Research

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