Sony’s MDR-NC300D digital noise cancelling earbuds use the same technology found in Sony’s top-of-the-line and very much respected MDR-NC500D over the ear headphones, and at $US300 these earbuds ain’t cheap but they might actually be worth it. 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 »
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. More »
Denon has announced the AH-NC600—their first foray into noise cancelling earbuds. They claim this new model can reduce ambient noise by 99% while delivering high quality sound.
Last weekend I was up in the Hunter Valley at the Media Connect Influence forum with other leading technology journalists, networking and checking out some of the latest technologies. And, through my ability to ride a virtual horse better than anyone else on Sunday night, I won a pair of Sennheiser PXC 450 noise-cancelling headphones.
While the headphones aren’t exactly new, they’re still impressive enough for me to want to share the experience with you guys. While I haven’t had much of a chance to really test them out properly, I have had enough of a hands on to tell you that these headphones are like a rugby union prop – they’re big, but they get around and they perform well. Really well. More »
Noise-cancelling tech, which has been available in headphones for years, is coming to cars. The new Toyota Crown Hybrid will come with three microphones that will work with three always-on active phase speakers that will make the interior of the car much quieter. By cancelling out road and engine noise, the system will be able to take the ambient cabin noise down from 50-150Hz to a whisper-quiet 8dB. Sounds pretty great to me. [Treehugger]
The site I-Doser makes the seemingly remarkable claim that playing binaural beats—pulses of two different frequencies that are slightly different into both ears at the same time—can give you a high that’s on par with taking drugs. The Jerusalem Post claims that the concept has been around since the 1830s, but has only been perfected with the introduction of noise cancelling headphones and better audio reproduction.
The Gadget: Sony’s MDR-NC500D, the “world’s first headphones with digital technology for noise cancelling.” These over the ear noise cancelling headphones have three different environmental modes, a monitor mode, internal reachable battery and a case full of accessories and adapters.
