BTE Instruments
Siemens Hearing Instruments, Piscataway, NJ, has added two new BTE instruments to its TRIANO™ product line: the TRIANO 3 P and TRIANO SL. The TRIANO 3 P features the TriMic™ three-microphone directional technology for a high level of directional performance with an AI-DI over 6 dB. TRIANO 3P also features a peak gain of 70 dB and a maximum power output of 131 dB. The TRIANO SL BTE has maximum power output of 115 dB and 45 dB peak gain, making it optimal for open-ear fittings for first-time hearing instrument users, and for patients with mild to moderate hearing loss.

Portable Vacuum Pump Kit
Lightning Enterprises, Limington, Me, announces the Traveler 2, a completely portable suction system designed for professional hearing aid cleaning and maintenance. Traveler 2 includes: the Lightning Vac 2 with suction and blower ports, which can also be used as a stand-alone system in the office; vacuum jar desiccator for drying; five various needle tips with convenient Slip-Luer fitting; and a durable carrying case. (877) 546-1797; www.lightning-enterprises.com.

Digital Product Line
Beltone Electronics, Chicago, has added Corus™ instruments to its line of digital products. Developed to help eliminate common fitting problems, such as feedback, occlusion, and inaudible or uncomfortable sounds, Corus offers: automatic feedback cancellation (combined with Gain Explorer™, Corus achieves up to an additional 10 dB of insertion gain without feedback); the Corus “Rapid” compression system, which yields low distortion levels and internal noise, while providing enhanced resolution for soft and mid-level signals; a step venting system to combat occlusion; speech pattern detection, which distinguishes between speech and nonspeech signals; a silencer system that automatically reduces both background and microphone noise in quiet and noisy environments; three channels/six handles, and up to four programmable memories. (800) 621-1275; www.beltone.com

DSP-Based Digital Hearing Aids
Dspfactory, Ltd, Waterloo, Canada, has launched the Orela 4500 series of DSP-based hybrids with optimal sound clarity. The DSP platform can be easily reconfigured for a broad range of hearing profiles, while algorithms can be refined and optimized during the development process and throughout the instrument’s lifecycle. A complete set of software tools is available to facilitate evaluation and enable rapid development and configuration. The Orela 4500 series features computational strength with selectable clock speeds (up to 5.12 MHz), configurable sampling frequencies, nonvolatile memory capacity, low time delay, low system noise, and comprehensive and easy-to-use development tools, full technical support, hands-on training, and compatibility with Dspfactory platforms. It includes built-in support for NOAHlink programming interface. (519) 884-9696; www.dspfactory.com.

Hearing Aid Batteries
ZeniPower, Zhuhai, China, introduces its hearing aid batteries, which feature a 25% improvement from last year in low impedance as measured by the new proposed IEC pulse test. Stable voltage, over 1.1V, ensures longer lasting time for the latest hearing aids. A strictly controlled manufacturing process guarantees high reliability and consistency. (814) 825-8398; www.hearing-aid-batteries-co.com;   www.zenipower.com.

Sound-Enhanced Hearing System
Phonak Hearing Systems, Warrenville, Ill, introduces its Valeo™ hearing systems featuring 3x3 SoundSelect™, a feature that offers three signal processing strategies, three performance enhancers, and three fitting levels. The three signal processing strategies are digital WDRC for natural sound quality and comfort, digital super compression for optimized speech clarity in noise, and digital limiting for preserved loudness. The three performance enhancers include a digital feedback canceler that ensures no feedback, AudioZoom and digital Noise Canceler, and a choice of up to three programs. The three fitting levels include a easy manager level, a standard level for automatic fine-tuning, and detailed level with manual fine-tuning and various slider configurations. (800) 777-7333; www.phonak.com.