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Electronics manufacturers are increasingly producing software and products that address hearing loss. Smartphone apps, earbuds, and soundbars help people understand real-time, in-person conversations, phone calls, and streaming media. It s remarkable that so many more tech companies are even thinking about people with hearing loss, says Joe Montano, a New York City audiologist and professor at Cornell University s Weill Medical College.
Montano was pleasantly surprised to learn that big box retailer BJ s is now selling a dialogue clarifying soundbar that makes it easier for people with hearing loss to understand movies and TV shows by reducing the prominence of music and sound effects in the soundtrack.
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Fans of Weird Al Yankovic have no doubt listened to all his albums, watched his live shows, and can probably recite a handful of classic lines from
UHF (for better or worse). But there s also a world of Weird Al collectibles out there, from Chia Pets to action figures, that any self-professed Al aficionado (
alficionado?) should be familiar with. Here are nine of our favorites.
1. Weird Al Yankovic Funko Pop!; $29
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This Funko Pop! of Weird Al is a picture-perfect vinyl recreation of the star s 1980s look, right down to his aviator glasses and signature mustache.
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1:25 variant cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
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