| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : AUGUST 9, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS
Loud and Clear THE PRODUCT Computerized hearing aids that incorporate microprocessors small enough to fit into the ear THE MARKET $1.5 billion worldwide. Three Danish innovators--Widex, Oticon, and GN Danavox--control half of it THE SPIN-OFFS Cellular phones with CD-quality stereo sound, minicomputers in ears or earrings that provide audio links to the Web, new battery technology DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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