http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.themongoose.co.uk/img/tinfoil/tinfoil_hat_wearers_for_bush.jpg]]>May 6th 2008 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU]]>May 7th 2008 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/Thanks
Christine ]]>May 16th 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/
-anonymoose's college economics professor who you could tell got a haircut by looking at his ears. he seemd to grow sideburns on them.]]>May 6th 2008 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 11:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/
I've done vision clinics in the Texas border area, Appalachia (Eastern KY hills), and the inner city in Union, TN. These kids were all just as grateful for being able to see as African kids. All kids are worthy, but really, we need to recognize the circumstances of our fellow citizens occasionally too and give back to the country (we the people) that gives us such a great place to live.

Again, I'm not knocking this guy's work; he's to be commended. I just wonder why we're so focused on spending our time and energy on people of other countries rather than our fellow citizens.]]>May 6th 2008 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 7th 2008 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 14th 2008 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/
Also would solar power work during those long dark winters. And anybody wearing a toque to keep from getting frostbite on there ears would cover the solar cells. ]]>May 7th 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/I am that guy. Why developing countries and not USA. Well for afew reasons.
1) The big for profit companies could have developed a low cost one for USA but chose to go after consumers who could afford a flat screen TV.
2) 88% of hearing aids are sold in developed countries where 66% of the need is in developing countries
3) I am helping an NGO in Arizona start a similiar program . They will be hiring empowering deaf young adults Native Americans and thsi program will be run by Native Americans and sold throughout USA.
cheers
Howard]]>May 11th 2008 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 12th 2008 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/I've needed hearing aids for years and can't and probably will never be able
to afford them. I ask my kids , "WHAT? " after almost everything they say . I now have to live with the response, "Never mind." What about making them affordable for Americas working poor? ]]>May 6th 2008 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/Kudos.

Also, this blokes got quite a clever idea - something I'd never have even considering existential, anyhow.]]>May 6th 2008 7:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/May 6th 2008 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/When the body temperature is higher than the weather (or vice versa).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peltier-Seebeck_effect
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When is your program in Arizona going to start up? My good friend is losing his hearing. He works for the Washington State Dept of Veteran Affairs, and their benefits are terrible. They will only pay $400 towards the $6800 cost of the hearing aid he needs (turns out he's audiologist used to work for the state 18 years ago and she said they paid that same amount then). He simply can't afford it and hearing is vital to his work. He's a social worker/public servant helping incarcerated vets and homeless vets.

Any suggestions on where he might get one of your hearing aids NOW???

Thanks much!]]>Jun 13th 2008 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/06/solar-powered-hearing-aids-improve-life-in-developing-nations/I have interest to be your solar hearing aid agent here.
please contact me, thanks.
lienly@ms1.url.com.tw]]>Jun 23rd 2008 2:48AM