Temperatures in Germany have been in the 80s thanks to a heat wave and the hearing between the two technology giants over design rights to their respective tablet computers had to take a few breaks this afternoon.
Etymotic's hearing protection products were honored with a Design and Engineering Innovations Award in the Health and Wellness category at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show and the prestigious 2010 Safe-in-Sound Award for decades of innovation in hearing loss prevention from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the National Hearing Conservation Association.
During the committee hearing, the chairman Graham Stuart said exam boards competing to win franchises to design replacements for GCSEs felt they were "designing in the dark", with not enough time.