Apple in 2014 created more advanced version of Bluetooth LE—and no one even noticed
To solve the huge problem of streaming high-quality audio over Bluetooth without quickly draining the tiny batteries in hearing aids and other implants, Apple has developed a new technology called Bluetooth LEA, or Low Energy Audio,accordingto Wired. Apple released it (but didn’t talk about it) when the first ‘Made for iPhone’ hearing aids appeared in 2014, according to author Steven Levy. The solution allows hearing aids to receive audio from an iOS device without the need for a middleman device, known as a streamer....