Lyra Nā Makaaniani Kōkua Lohe by Zhaolin Wu

Lyra Nā Makaaniani Kōkua Lohe by Zhaolin Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Makaaniani Competition Category.

HaoMakaaniani· 2026

Lyra Nā Makaaniani Kōkua Lohe

by Zhaolin Wu

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Makaaniani Category

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The Design

About Lyra Nā Makaaniani Kōkua Lohe

He mau makaaniani kōkua lohe ʻo Lyra e hoʻohui ana i ke kōkua lohe me nā makaaniani o kēlā me kēia lā. Hopu kekahi pūʻulu o ʻeono mikrofona i ke kani mai kahi ʻaoʻao i koho ʻia a hōʻemi i ka walaʻau o ke kaiapuni. Noho kekahi leo hoʻopuka hiki ke hoʻohuli ʻia ma kahi kokoke i ka puka pepeiao a hāʻawi i ka hoʻonui kani a hiki i 40 kekipela no ka ʻōlelo maopopo aʻe. Kōkua ka hōʻemi walaʻau hoʻololi ʻakomi a me ka hoʻomalu i ka hoʻihoʻi kani ma nā wahi kani paʻakikī. Hiki ke hana ʻia nā aniani no ka ʻike pōkole, ka ʻike ʻelemakule, a i ʻole ka hoʻoponopono holomua. ʻO ka manaʻo, e hāʻawi i ke kōkua lohe i kahi helehelena ʻaʻole lapaʻau i kūpono no ka hoʻohana ʻana i kēlā me kēia lā.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Lyra Nā Makaaniani Kōkua Lohe i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Lyra Nā Makaaniani Kōkua Lohe he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Lyra Nā Makaaniani Kōkua Lohe no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Lyra integrates professional hearing-aid tech with consumer smart glasses, breaking traditional hearing aids' 'medical device' limitation. Core configs: 6-array directional mic (accurate pickup and noise reduction), rotatable ear canal-proximal speaker (40dB max gain for clarity), with adaptive noise reduction and acoustic feedback algorithms for complex sound fields. Supports myopia/presbyopia/progressive lens customization, delivering 'hearing and vision and daily wear' all-in-one experience.
Dimensions & Packaging: 155 x 168 x 35 mm
Tags: Smart glasses, Hearing aid function, Wireless charging, Acoustic tuning, Rotating speaker.
Production Technology: Temples: 0.8mm TR90 injection molding. Electronics: multilayer FPC, SiP with Bluetooth SoC & PMIC, LDS antenna, custom-shaped micro battery. Assembly: active alignment for optical engine & waveguide, adhesive sealing (IP56), fixture press-fitting.
Design Challenge: Wireless charging alignment: custom coil misalignment reduces efficiency; magnetic positioning + multi-coil array + Q-value detection for adaptive matching. Acoustic tuning: open-ear speaker has sound leakage & weak bass; dual-diaphragm inverted cavity + psychoacoustic EQ + bone conduction assist, anechoic chamber optimization.
Inspiration: The design inspiration comes from hearing-impaired users' pain points: existing hearing aids have single functions (no multimedia connection) and medical-like looks, making users reluctant to wear them daily. Thus, we focus on 'non-medical and multi-functional', using a rotatable speaker (better clarity), 4 scenes and 4 hearing presets, and a stylish glasses design to make the device effective and integrated into daily life.
Project Duration: Launched in Shenzhen, June 2025; now in prototype testing.

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