SeeSound

SeeSound acts as a realtime spatial volume display to help make spaces and social interactions more comfortable for people with hearing loss or damage.

Seesound visually displays when sound occurs and how loud it is in the overall space. Acting as a companion to those with hearing loss, the user is able to dial in what personal preference for comfortable conversational volume for everyday interactions. Those with full hearing loss can determine when and where there is sound being made in a space with a small family of devices, and those with damaged hearing can use Seesound to demonstrate to others when they are speaking too softly to be heard. By displaying color-coded visual cues during a conversation to alert the speakers when they are talking too softly, Seesound takes the guesswork out of the equation, allowing conversation to flow more naturally.

SeeSound's display is powered by 64 LEDs behind fiber optic cables, creating a full-color screen which is hidden as an unobtrusively-designed object when not in use. SeeSound has a microphone that hears and responds to sound in realtime, allowing the display to engage whenever triggered by uncomfortable sounds. Thanks to its onboard microcontroller, SeeSound can be programmed to respond to a wide range of sound levels and is completely customizable. SeeSound is a discrete way to help others communicate with confidence.