Bose and their patented acoustic waveguide speaker technology redefined the concept of a radio in 1993 by delivering rich, deep sound not previously heard from such a small unit. The immensely popular QuietComfort headphones forever changed air travel in 2000 by drastically reducing noise and providing better in-flight entertainment sound quality than ever before. For achievements in audio technology that “have significantly influenced the quality of how we live,” Dr. Bose was inducted into the 2000 National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio. Dr. Bose donated a majority of Bose Corporation’s non-voting shares to MIT in 2011. The dividends on those shares are used to sustain and advance MIT’s education and research mission.
Bose brought noise cancelling technology to the NFL in 2014, improving coaches’ on-field communication and enhancing the in-game experience for fans in the stadium and at home. In 2020, all the quiet of Bose’s best-in-class QuietComfort noise cancelling headphones were introduced in a sleek, truly wireless earbud. The QuietComfort Earbuds deliver big audio quality in a compact, comfortable design, and offer 11 levels of noise control so you can choose how much of the world to let in. Bose was the first to introduce FDA-cleared, self-fitting hearing augmentation technology in 2022 for consumers with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss. Bose’s partnership with hearX for a new line of Lexie Hearing Aids Powered by Bose will make affordable hearing aids accessible for millions of adults.