Those headache-educing, tinny Zoom and Teams meetings could become a thing of the past, thanks to a new dialogue-boosting Bluetooth speaker from ZVOX.
The Massachusetts-based audio company originally started life as a home theater speaker company, but has more recently specialised in hearing aid tech, and it’s applying that expertise to its latest AV70 Bluetooth AccuVoice Speaker.
Aimed at enhancing speech on conference and video calls as well as dialogue from movies, shows and games, the speaker makes use of ZVOX’s proprietary AccuVoice dialogue clarifying technology to make voices sound crisp and easier to understand, even at low volumes.
According to ZVOX, the speaker is able to boost audio frequencies in the range of speech, while at the same suppressing background noise, making dialogue far easier to make out, even in noisier environments.
The portable speaker measures 4-inches wide by 2.2-inches high and features a sensitive hands-free microphone.
There’s also a built-in battery, which allows the device to run for 24 hours on a single charge, plus topside buttons to permit activation/deactivation of the AccuVoice feature, alongside volume, pause/restart video and phone answer and hang-up controls.
The ZVOX AV70 is on sale now from ZVOX.com (opens in new tab), priced at $99.99 (which is around £81 or AU$147).