<h5>Who created this haptic suit?</h5><p>We all love music. But how can deaf and hard-of-hearing people enjoy them? Jay Alan Zimmerman, a deaf composer and musician, always stood near club speakers to feel the vibrations of songs he couldn't hear. So, he became excited when he was asked to test a new technology that allowed him to experience music as vibrations on his skin.</p><p>The technology Zimmerman initially tested many years ago has now become more widely available to the public. The haptic suits were available at various recent events. The device has been developed by a US company named Not Impossible Labs and is named Music: Not Impossible.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <iframe width="100%" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KlJFnDZWjas" title="Introducing Music: Not Impossible" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><figcaption>A video regarding the Music: Not Impossible device. Video by Not Impossible.</figcaption></figure></div><h5>How does the suit work?</h5><p>The wearable suit uses vibration to transmit sound onto the skin (wow!). Not Impossible Labs has worked with Avnet, an electronics company, to make the device. The companies worked hard for many years to create a full platform for composing, translating, and sending audio as vibrations wirelessly to the users' bodies.</p><p>The device combines wearables, hardware, software, and wireless tools. The suit is battery-powered and uses wireless technology. It has two ankle bands, two wrist bands, and a harness that a person can wear. The device provides eight separate zones of vibration across the user's body.</p><p>Users can control the vibration strength, which is represented visually by adjustable-colour LED lights. Music: Not Impossible was first used by 200 deaf concertgoers in 2018 in Las Vegas, USA. The company also worked with deaf and hard-of-hearing people to improve the device.</p><p>The vibrations are created by a DJ trained to adjust the position, frequency, and intensity of vibrations throughout the suit in the same manner that a music DJ does.</p><h5>What is the future of this device?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/tech-that-allows-deaf-people-to-experience-live-music%2FMusic.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=f4dc8c6c-58ae-4db4-a7f3-db5123c6c88e&amp;_gl=1*1ev9aq5*_ga*MTIzNjQ0ODg2NS4xNjgzNzk5MjMy*_ga_CW55HF8NVT*MTY5NjU5MDgwNS4yMjcuMS4xNjk2NTkxNDkxLjUxLjAuMA.."><figcaption>The Music: Not Impossible device being attached to a person. Photo by The New York Times.</figcaption></figure><p>The company aimed to improve the concert-going experience for deaf and hard-of-hearing concertgoers. The suit's potential was shown in a recent event where 75 suits were available. Anyone, whether hearing, hard of hearing, or deaf, could borrow one.</p><p>The company currently offers the suits to various organisations as part of a full-service package that includes many suits, a team that will help people put them on, answer questions, and a team of DJs trained to adjust the vibration locations for each song played.</p><p>The price of such a package is costly, but the company doesn’t want to charge deaf and hard-of-hearing people for using the device. However, the suits are expensive, and buying them is not possible for everyone. Also, many deaf and hard-of-hearing people want to listen to the lyrics, too, as feeling the vibrations is not a problem for many.</p>

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