Rattles. Coughs. Sneezes. Other people’s music. PA announcements. Idle conversation. Shouting. The sound of a train speeding along the tracks. Aircraft noise. Your wife. Your girlfriend. The telephone. These are all sounds you avoid having to listen to with a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. And Panasonic is giving Giz readers the chance to win one of ten pairs of the HC55 noise cancellers this week.
The HC55s will cancel out 88% of ambient noise which is enough to let you block out most of the annoying sounds that fill our days. They come with three different earpiece sizes, and the stainless steel design will match pretty much anything.
To win a pair worth $149, all you have to do is tell us in 25 words or less in the comments below, “What noise would you most want to cancel out?” Entries close Friday at 5pm.
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Josh Meredith
September 15, 2009 at 12:14 AM
The sound of my family yelling at me for constantly exceeding our monthly internet quota..
Report PermalinkPeter Davis
September 15, 2009 at 12:15 AM
I would block out the insistent, whiny meow of my retarded, speech-impeded cat when it gets stuck on the roof every second day.
Report PermalinkMass
September 15, 2009 at 12:20 AM
I’d like to cancel out the sound of humiliation from being turned away at customs from our flight to Paris today due to my girlfriend’s expired passport.
Report PermalinkAndrew Moore
September 15, 2009 at 12:29 AM
The noise I would like to cancel out would be my neighbours’ tuba. He’s 12 and last night he began to learn how to play…
Report PermalinkMark
September 15, 2009 at 12:33 AM
I would use them to cancel out the bipartisan noise of politicians fighting in Washington.
Report PermalinkSteve
September 15, 2009 at 12:52 AM
My Mum once threatened to swap me for a bucket of chips with gravy. I wish I had these to block out he night terrors.
Report PermalinkJason Whittaker
September 15, 2009 at 1:06 AM
I’d like the noise canceling headphones to block the most odious, offensive sound conceivable – the sound, as Paul and Art sang, of silence. Music lives.
Report Permalink99coat
September 15, 2009 at 1:19 AM
I would love to cancel out the noisy trains on the Sydney network, along with the passengers (with their fully sick phone music and iPod earphones on max volume). Also my loud dad
Report PermalinkET
September 15, 2009 at 1:31 AM
THREE KIDS UPSTAIRS PLAYING BALL GAMES AT 6AM! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP!
Report Permalinkgargravarr
September 15, 2009 at 2:03 AM
“Chief, we need the Cone of Silence”
“It doesn’t work, Max”
“Okay, how about the HC55 Noise Cancelling headphones. They will block out KAOS!”
Report PermalinkZaR
September 15, 2009 at 2:04 AM
To cancel out other people’s so called ‘noise-cancelling’ headphones that produces noise itself!
Report PermalinkIzzard
September 15, 2009 at 2:04 AM
I would cancel out my mom’s nagging voice screaming at me not to listen to music so loud while using headphones.
Report Permalinklaguna
September 15, 2009 at 2:10 AM
I’d love to use these to cancel out my alarm early in the morning!
Report PermalinkSbs10pm
September 15, 2009 at 2:55 AM
most of the annoying things one has to put up with in student accomodotion, still I’m a little worried about some rather scary looking man with an axe creeping up behind me.
Report PermalinkSbs10pm
September 15, 2009 at 3:06 AM
oops over 25 words my bad. nice looking headphones though so I’ll try again.
Report PermalinkCody
September 15, 2009 at 2:56 AM
I’d cancel out the screams as half the staff including me are laid off in the company I work for … help!
Report PermalinkSbs10pm
September 15, 2009 at 3:09 AM
Mike’s stereo from across the hall, it seems that Mike doesn’t know that Xavier Rudd is not the only musician in the world.
Report PermalinkElio
September 15, 2009 at 3:23 AM
I know that these work best on ambient noise but I would most like not to hear is children. they are irritating little people.
Report PermalinkKhiem Tudo
September 15, 2009 at 3:29 AM
I would most want to cancel the noise leaking out of other users’ headphones, especially on trains and buses.
Report PermalinkAndrew
September 15, 2009 at 3:42 AM
why would anyone want to cancel noise…it’s the best way to evesdrop on others, with your ear buds in, but no music playing =D
Report Permalinkfrancis
September 15, 2009 at 3:42 AM
I would use it to cancel out any noise that comes out of Kanye West’s pie hole.
Report PermalinkKarin Babbitt
September 15, 2009 at 5:46 AM
I would cancel the sound of my ex-husband whining that the woman he left me for after 26 years is not interested in participating in S&M games anymore. Iew.
Report PermalinkBen
September 15, 2009 at 6:58 AM
Morning – The service station next door.
Report PermalinkCommute – The din from other headphones.
Work – The photocopier I sit next to.
Home – The partying students next door.
p3rpl3x
September 15, 2009 at 7:05 AM
The noise of my ancient treadmill. Exercise is much better when you cant hear it :)
Report PermalinkKieran Cummings
September 15, 2009 at 7:15 AM
Working in tech support, I’d love to cancel the user’s noise when I’m trying to fix their computers.
Report PermalinkSam Nicholson
September 15, 2009 at 7:19 AM
I’d love to be able to cancel out the noise of my girlfriend nagging me.
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