Auracast: Can I Get a Connection?

An updated version was presented at the Australian College of Audiology conference in May 2024 and online at the Future of Hearing Healthcare virtual conference. You can now watch it here:    • LE Audio and Auracast™: Taking Audio Acces...   on This Week in Hearing. The need, present state, and future of LE Audio & Auracast in one video. Originally presented at the Academy of Doctors of Audiology's AuDacity 2023 conference with thanks to Intel and Bluetooth SIG for their support. For further background, the complete EUHA interview with Bluetooth SIG excerpted in this video, as well as the Auracast discussion with GN, is available here:    • Auracast Demo: Accessibility & Audio Shari...   Information on the ADA and the AuDacity conference here: https://www.audiologist.org/ 0:00 Introduction 1:06 The role of connectivity in improving the lifestyles of hearing impaired people 8:51 Brief background on Bluetooth 13:06 The need for low latency, with examples 16:08 Incompatible proprietary devices cause confusion 18:40 LE Audio is standard Bluetooth, a big advantage 19:51 Introducing Auracast 24:04 Tuning in to Auracast transmissions 26:15 Live Auracast demo with an audience member 32:12 The rollout begins, thoughts on the future 37:41 Intel leverages LE Audio for advanced functionality in PCs 42:20 Consumers will drive multi-screen deployment 44:09 Greater accessibility with Auracast (thoughts of Chuck Sabin / Bluetooth SIG)