🔷 About ACETT
What is ACETT?
ACETT (Auditory Communication Enhancement Through Touch) is an innovative assistive device that helps Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals feel sound through gentle, real-time vibrations on the hand. By converting speech and environmental audio into tactile feedback, ACETT enables users to experience sound in a completely new and empowering way.
🔷 How It Works
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Real-Time Sound Capture
ACETT’s built-in microphones pick up speech and surrounding sounds instantly. -
Smart Translation to Touch
ACETT converts these sounds into gentle vibrations—each sound and each voice producing its own unique tactile feeling, just like how hearing allows us to distinguish voices and tones. -
Feel the Sound
Vibrations are delivered through a soft, skin-contact interface on the hand, letting users feel what’s happening around them—naturally and intuitively.
🔷 Key Benefits
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Understand Speech via Touch
Feel speech patterns and sound events clearly and uniquely. -
Discreet & Comfortable
Lightweight, skin-friendly design for daily wear. -
Evidence-Based
Backed by neuroscience and clinical testing. -
Personalized Training
Companion software helps users learn and adapt. -
Multi-Mode Functionality
Choose from Speech, Music, Nature, or City modes.
🔷 Tailored for Everyday Life
ACETT offers four intelligent sound modes designed for real-world environments:
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🎤 Speech Mode
Translates phonemes and vocal dynamics into distinct tactile patterns. -
🎵 Music Mode
Captures rhythm and beat for a rich musical experience through touch. -
🌿 Nature Mode
Detects ambient sounds like birdsong, wind, and water—offering a calm, immersive sensory layer. -
🚦 City Mode
Recognizes sirens, horns, and crosswalk signals to improve safety and spatial awareness. Users can switch manually or let ACETT adapt automatically to the environment.
🔷 Grounded in Science
ACETT’s technology is based on peer-reviewed studies showing that the brain meaningfully integrates touch and sound, especially in key frequency ranges:
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Xydas et al. (2020) – Audiotactile integration in the Pacinian corpuscle’s frequency range → When touch and sound occur together in the 200–300 Hz range, perception is enhanced, showing effective integration of tactile and auditory input. 🔗 PubMed
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Wilson, Reed, Braida (2010) – Integration of auditory and vibrotactile stimuli: effects of frequency → The brain integrates sound and vibration more efficiently at specific frequencies, confirming frequency-dependent audio-tactile fusion. 🔗 PubMed
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Schürmann et al. (2006) – Touch activates human auditory cortex → Neuroimaging showed that touch alone can activate the auditory cortex, revealing strong cross-modal connectivity between sensory systems. 🔗 PubMed
These findings form the scientific foundation for ACETT’s tactile-based design.
🔷 Built with the Deaf Community
ACETT was co-developed with Deaf and hard-of-hearing beta testers, ensuring real-world comfort, usability, and meaningful impact.
🔷 Certified & Safe
Currently undergoing CE Marking and ISO 13485 certification as a Class I medical device, ACETT meets rigorous European safety and performance standards.
🔷 ACETT Features
✔ Converts sound into tactile vibration in real time
✔ Four intelligent listening modes
✔ Rechargeable, portable, and discreet
✔ Ergonomic skin-contact interface
✔ Companion training software included
🔷 Pre-Order Now
🚀 Be part of the first wave transforming how we connect to sound.
📦 Limited Release – Early access to ACETT
📅 Estimated Shipping: September 2025
🎁 Early Bird Bonus: Discount for the first 100 pre-orders & Free Audiogram Optimization RRP €97.