These Sensear headphones aim to be the quite the noise-cancelling, speech-enhancing wunderkinds. They’re specifically designed to protect against Noise Induced Hearing Loss in high-noise environments (above 85 dBA) while letting you communicate clearly with the people around you.
The setup uses a combo of software and hardware, like a directional multi-microphone system “that is gain selective in the direction of the speaker” while it blocks out sound coming from every other direction. Topping off the package is integrated Bluetooth, letting you answer your cell phone clearly and hands-free.
Obviously, Sensear has big plans for the tech, given the number of additional designs—from chinbands to earbuds—they’re showing off. The as-of-yet-unpriced standard headphones drop in September, by which time hopefully they’ll come up with a way to selectively block “noise” emanating from say, your boss.
Product Page [via Popgadget]
McbLt
Monday, May 28, 2007 at 9:25 AMHa, if it’s too loud, you’re too old… but cool tech none the less :) It’ll be interesting to see how the pack that into earbuds though.
Penguinister
Monday, May 28, 2007 at 12:40 PManother “spork” invention (something that seems to work but in reality doesn’t).
1. batteries to cover whole work shift +20% to power the speakers and the noise cancelling processer will weight allot.
2. Do you remember in the 90′s how everyone was talking about adding noise canceling to cars, yep it didn’t happen and for a very good reason, computers cant differentiate between must hear warnings and noise, be it a skidding car or a emergency services vehicle. Imagine your working in an industrial site and a large container is rolling towards you from behind, with normal headsets you will hear the racket of the drum fine, with these things your a sitting duck.
3. Ear bud version wont happen because the wires may tangle with other objects in your work environment thus being a safety risk.
Penguinister
Monday, May 28, 2007 at 4:29 PMI really forgot the obvious though in my last post.
4. What is available is cheap and works with very little if any possibility of failure due to some technical failure.