Widex releases its first hearing aid in 1956, the Widex 561, an elegant device carried in the user’s pocket. Widex continues to pave the way for exciting new innovations in hearing technology till today. Widex delivers industry-leading sound by capturing as much of the sound environment as possible, delivering speech so wearers can hear well with less effort, and delivering automatic personalization when wearers need it and direct control when wearers want it.