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Otosense, by OtoSense Tech, is a sound recognition app for the deaf and hard of hearing. The app can identify sounds such as the doorbell, smoke alarm blares, or oven timer and send you a notification.

It comes pre-programmed to recognize many sounds, but you can also teach Otosense to listen for certain things by recording the sound and labeling it. You can also set the notifications to flash, vibration, and third-party notifications such as SMS text.

Otosense will be available on the App Store soon - hopefully a little later today, in fact. To find out more you can watch the explanation video below.

Pedius is a an app that aids the deaf and hard of hearing in having real-time conversations with friends and family using their iPhone.

The app uses voice recognition software to translate spoken words to text. The user can either type or speak to start a conversation, and the recipient will get a transcript of the conversation to reply to. Pedius makes it easy to have conversations with anyone.

You can download Pedius for free on the App Store.