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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SHL
September 14, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Noise canceling in toilet cubicles. So it’ll be less awkward if there are people in the other cubicles doing their business.
Report PermalinkJarrard
September 14, 2009 at 12:19 PM
People complaining about having my headphones to loud.
Report PermalinkDavid Turner
September 14, 2009 at 12:19 PM
The sound of everyone else’s ipods on the train in the morning :-)
Report PermalinkDamian Sander
September 14, 2009 at 12:20 PM
The whining noise created by the offspring as they complain that, the computer isn’t working, I can’t get onto Habbo, the dog ate my apple!
Report PermalinkAdam Brownsea
September 14, 2009 at 12:20 PM
I would cancel out people who have to put their office phones on speaker phone. I don’t need to hear your conversation.
Report PermalinkRC
September 14, 2009 at 12:21 PM
The noise that comes from the mother-in-laws mouth!
Report Permalinktrist
September 14, 2009 at 12:22 PM
the screams of my victims
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Chris Maca
September 14, 2009 at 12:25 PM
schoolkids
Report Permalinksd
September 14, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Kevin Rudd.
Report Permalinkintripletime
September 14, 2009 at 12:30 PM
My two coupled housemates having “private time” in the room next to mine… thin walls :(
Report PermalinkJohn
September 14, 2009 at 5:10 PM
My single housemate having ‘private time’ in the room next to mine… thin walls :(
Report Permalinkjared
September 14, 2009 at 12:32 PM
I would love to cancel out music pushed through phone speakers on trains at loud volumes, its never good music either.
Report PermalinkMat Unwin
September 14, 2009 at 12:33 PM
…the sound of my twins asking “What do they do?What’s that for?Can We have a go? Dad? DAD!?!?”
Report PermalinkBen
September 14, 2009 at 12:33 PM
There’s this persistent sound of creaking springs on the other side of my bedroom wall. I need sleep and old Mrs Jones won’t move out.
Report PermalinkKris Samarakoon
September 14, 2009 at 12:34 PM
I’d cancel out the sound of silence. Because compared to these headphones, it’s SO LOUD!!!
Report PermalinkFane
September 14, 2009 at 12:35 PM
I would cancel out the loud noise of busses and trains while trying to enjoy peaceful music at 7am!
Report PermalinkBrian Quick
September 14, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Inferiority.
Report PermalinkBen
September 14, 2009 at 12:39 PM
The sound of deadlines, as they make that “whoosh!”ing sound while they fly by.
Report PermalinkSam Brady
September 14, 2009 at 12:40 PM
The incessant background music that prevents me from hearing my recordings of obnoxiously loud bus conversations.
Report PermalinkDaniel
September 14, 2009 at 12:42 PM
I’d like to cancel out the voice in my head that tells me to get back to work
Report PermalinkBladeOz
September 14, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Be nice to cut out all the noise in my head but I’ll settle for cutting out all the noise around me instead.
Report PermalinkJohn Tass-Parker
September 14, 2009 at 12:45 PM
The memory of stumbling home one night to find my divorced mother lying horizontal on the couch with my ex school principal.
Report PermalinkBill
September 14, 2009 at 12:48 PM
I’d love to block out the sound of my workmates mocking my big, ugly, over-ear headphones that are missing one earpiece!
Report PermalinkViddy
September 14, 2009 at 12:48 PM
My boss telling me I’m fired due to the GFC – Now I can’t go buy the pair of Panasonic HC55 Noise Cancelling Headphones I wanted!
Report PermalinkEvan Barton
September 14, 2009 at 12:50 PM
i want to block out my 18month old son, still screaming and crying in bed with us every night. she can deal with it.
Report PermalinkAsher
September 14, 2009 at 12:54 PM
I’d block out the wife’s nagging about how she can’t believe I actually would lie about winning this competition to cover up buying these headphones.
Report PermalinkiNoob
September 14, 2009 at 12:56 PM
The Random Crazies that talk to me on the train
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