At yesterday’s Jawbone launch, there was a very interesting conversation at the end of the session around the future of Bluetooth headsets. The representative from Aliph (who make the Jawbone) said that in the future, they are hoping to have the ability to customise the noise cancellation to exactly the situation you are in, right in the device itself. More »
If you’ve ever flown on a plane, you know that it’s not exactly a pleasant experience for your aural cavities. That’s why you should never fly without a pair off noise cancelling headphones. More »
I must have these. Sennheiser has announced that they’re going to announce a whole new range of Bluetooth-enabled headphones at IFA this year. You may not think that sounds very exciting, but when you discover that some of the new models will feature active noise cancellation as well, it suddenly becomes a lot more interesting. More »
Travelling without noise cancelling headphones is nigh on criminal for a gadget fan. Fortunately, Panny’s new HC101′s bring the benefit of noise cancellation to a relatively cheap pricetag. More »
These noise-cancelling headphones from Hitachi Maxell are unlike many previous similar types since they don’t require separate power. Instead they connect to iPods via the dock connector, and can suck on the batteries through there. They do manage about 20dB of noise cancelling with an “Active Noise Rejection” system, but the design is curiously crippling: they can only connect to iPods (4th gen or later) and iPod touches—not the iPhone. And to draw power this way means you’ll get reduced iPod battery life, which may be as much as 50%. And the iPod’s volume control doesn’t work, so you have to use the slider on the headphones. Weird, but these HP-NC20.IPs are only about $US80 in Japan, so you may still be tempted. [AVWatch]
Originally I was going to write this post about the local launch of the Monster Beats headphones in rap-format – you know, because of the whole Dr. Dre connection – but then I realised that doing so would not only offend any rappers with an inkling of talent out there, but also the global white population for such a terrible attempt at humour. So instead, I decided to write about the Australian arrival of the Dr. Dre Beats headphones in the only poetic artform my heritage as any experience in: The Limerick. More »
