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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Brett
September 15, 2009 at 3:06 PM
I would use these awesome earphones to cancel ALL noise, so that I can listen to my music and movies how it was intended
Report PermalinkHenry Wong
September 15, 2009 at 3:08 PM
I’d block out the nagging of my parents…
Report PermalinkBenjibuls
September 15, 2009 at 3:08 PM
Use them while eating at a Ramen house to block out my and other’s slurpings.
Report PermalinkMark T
September 15, 2009 at 3:09 PM
the noise laptop fan noise every time i fall into sleep on my bed with my laptop in front of me
Report PermalinkJonathan Ng
September 15, 2009 at 3:10 PM
The same message tone coming from every man and his dog’s iphone
Report PermalinkJonathan Ng
September 15, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Finally my compact digital camera photos can look like DSLR shots!…oh wait…wrong noise…
Report PermalinkWilliam Friesen
September 15, 2009 at 3:20 PM
I’d love to cancel out the noise coming out of Stephen Conroy’s word-hole.
Report PermalinkNick
September 15, 2009 at 3:23 PM
I’d like to cancel the sound of the rest of the family enjoying the pool while I’m still working :-(
Report Permalinknx1nx1
September 15, 2009 at 3:27 PM
the voice that is kanye west
Report PermalinkAnthony
September 15, 2009 at 3:29 PM
I’d cancel out the sound of my housemate and his girlfriend having sex in the next room.
Report PermalinkDave Lim
September 15, 2009 at 3:29 PM
I’d like to block out the noise of Stephen Conroy. “Blah blah, think of the children, blah blah, opt out, blah blah, our scientific sample of 3 people clearly shows no service degradation, blah blah…”
Report PermalinkRed T-Rex
September 15, 2009 at 3:31 PM
They would cancel out general aircraft noise (which is pretty bad) as well as those annoying screams of other passengers in the case of your aircraft spiraling into the ground.
Report PermalinkTracey
September 15, 2009 at 3:35 PM
The noise of my children whinging and complaining about having to do their chores!
Report PermalinkLee
September 15, 2009 at 3:36 PM
the missus’
Report PermalinkThomas Whateley
September 15, 2009 at 3:40 PM
My boss. Its ok to wear these at work right?
Report PermalinkStephen
September 15, 2009 at 3:43 PM
The quiet hum of the electric vehicle we built as my final year project. Drive in complete silence :P
Report PermalinkBS
September 15, 2009 at 4:10 PM
Q: “What noise would you most want to cancel out?”
Report PermalinkA: Kyle Sandilands.
questionable
September 15, 2009 at 4:11 PM
Oh but I need these to cancel out the screaming people as I fill the grave back up.
Report PermalinkPaul Wilson
September 15, 2009 at 4:13 PM
No more shouting school kids on the bus every morning and afternoon.
Report PermalinkJordan Dautovic
September 15, 2009 at 4:17 PM
I would cancel out Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne on a road trip to Colorado.
Who am I kidding, no I wouldn’t!
Report PermalinkAnthony
September 15, 2009 at 4:21 PM
Screeching of worn out breaks, send shivers down my spine while driving
Report PermalinkHeath Tennant
September 15, 2009 at 4:29 PM
Oh im sorry, I couldnt hear your childs repeated requests for my twisties and whats better, I still can’t hear them crying about it!
Report PermalinkJoshua
September 15, 2009 at 4:29 PM
Every noise in the Western World, so we can hear the cries of those in war-torn, poverty-stricken countries, and appreciate how fortunate we truly are.
Report PermalinkSethaan
September 15, 2009 at 4:29 PM
My girlfriend’s keyboard, pounding out her PHD. With a few months of constant typing to go, she’ll probably destroy the hardware and possibly my sanity.
Report PermalinkJoshua
September 15, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Every noise in the Western World, so we can hear the cries of those in war-torn, poverty-stricken countries, and appreciate how truly fortunate we are.
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