Speaking to The Independent, Mr Swain explained: “The information is turned into sound on the phone. Distant signals are rendered as clicking beacons like a Geiger counter, whilst the strongest signals have their network ID turned into a looped melody.
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“This audio is then streamed wirelessly over a Bluetooth connection to a pair of Starkey Halo hearing aids. These hearing aids are designed so that audio sent by Bluetooth can be blended with the normal output of the devices.
“In effect, I hear the Wi-Fi sound mixed into my normal hearing.”
In the advent of voice activated systems such as Siri and Google Glass, he believes everyone will soon want to wear an earpiece connecting them to their smartphone.
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