Corporate Citizenship — uSound for Samsung
summary
uSound for Samsung converts a smartphone plus headphones into a calibrated hearing screening that runs in five minutes, classifies no/low/medium/high risk, and sends age/gender/type risk data in real time. Launched three months ago in Argentina with 11,000 tests so far (40% from abroad, US ~9% share), the campaign supplies kits to clinics and partners with governments to push public policy. The company reports $300k revenue, distribution in 150 countries, and plans a proprietary earphone acting like a hearing aid at 30x less cost.
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- 0:00Introduction and welcome
- 1:24Hearing loss global impact
- 3:51uSound for Samsung solution
- 5:18Campaign launch and goals
- 7:24Public-private sector synergy
- 8:06uSound hearing aid innovation
- 9:53Vision and future plans
- 11:21Q&A session
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