noise-cancelling

Innovative Headphone Maker Doppler Labs Was Too Good For This World

Doppler Labs emerged four years ago as a rare breed in the startup world. It had an original idea—putting a computer in everyone’s ear and allowing them to control the sound of their world—and it was ambitious without forcing snake oil down people’s throats. On Tuesday, the company announced that it was going out of…

Gadgets Rhett Jones

Sorry Bose, the Best Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones Are Now Made By Sony

It’s rare to see a company make an almost perfect product. It’s even rarer to see one improve an almost perfect product. And yet, here we are. Sony’s already incredible MDR-1000X wireless, adaptive noise-cancelling headphones got an upgrade earlier this year and dropped the price to $350. I’ve been testing the new model for a…

Headphones Adam Clark Estes

Sony’s Excellent Noise-Cancelling Headphones Have Some New Tricks

Sony’s MDR-1000X headphones do it all. They’ve got best-in-class noise-cancelling, impressive sound, a sleek design, and loads of app-powered goodies. That’s precisely why I was excited, when Sony showed me the new WH-1000xM2. They’re just like the old 1000X headphones but better. Much to my dismay, they’re also $50 cheaper. Now I wouldn’t say all…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Pioneer’s New Lightning Earbuds Solve an Annoying iPhone Problem

After the initial outrage of Apple removing the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 died down, users not wanting to go wireless soon realized that using the phone’s Lightning port meant they could no longer charge while listening to music. Pioneer’s new Rayz Plus earbuds include a simple solution to that problem, but they’re still…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Do You Use Noise-Canceling Headphones?

Peace and quiet is valuable in life. Sometimes you just want to zone out or hone in on something important. I remember being amazed when my elementary school science teacher passed around his personal noise-canceling headphones and let us all try them. That was memorable and yet I’ve never been motivated to shell out for…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman

A Stick-On Speaker That Uses Your Windows To Silence Noises Outside

That suspiciously cheap apartment you just moved into? Turns out to be right next to a deafening hourly commuter train—and since you signed a one year lease, you’re looking at either twelve months wearing noise cancelling headphones. Or desperately hoping Rudolf Stefanich’s Sono noise cancelling window device comes to fruition. We’ve probably all seen those…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

First Active Noise-Canceling Computer Fan Will Finally Shut Your Computer Up

If you’ve got a powerful desktop, it probably sounds like a jet engine. You could opt for watercooling, but if you stick with fans you’re out of luck. They’re just loud. Until you bolt on some active noise canceling. Produced by enthusiast CPU-cooler pros, Noctua, with some help from RotoSub, the cooling unit is only…

Tech News Eric Limer

Comply NR-10 Earphones With Military-Grade Noise Reduction Reviewed (Verdict: Good Value)

According to Hearing Components, their new Comply NR-10 Earphones can deliver more than 48 decibels of noise reduction using the same technology enjoyed by the US Army and Special Forces. They were also designed to “maximize bass response and deliver superior sound quality.” At $80, it would seem like a decent value—if they worked. Fortunately,…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Audio-Technica’s QuietPoint ATH-ANC3 Combines Two Kinds Of Noise Cancelling In One Pair Of Headphones

Audio-Technica released the QuietPoint ATH-ANC3 active noise-cancelling in-ear headphones today. They say that the battery-powered ear buds block out 85% of all outside noise. We don’t understand the point. Since in-ear headphones already cancel outside noise by design, some of the technology here is doing double duty. Still, we guess it’s some kind of statement…

Tech News Benny Goldman

Gizmodo Video Review: Headphone Shootout

How can you get rid of all that noise in your life? Here are two products from Outside the Box, Inc. that can help: Solitude noise-cancelling headphones and Race Quiet noise-blocking earphones. Gizmodo Associate Editor Charlie White braves the dead of winter, comparing the two listening devices with a shootout-style field test in this Gizmodo…

Tech News Charlie White

Innovative Headphone Maker Doppler Labs Was Too Good For This World

Sorry Bose, the Best Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones Are Now Made By Sony

Sony’s Excellent Noise-Cancelling Headphones Have Some New Tricks

Pioneer’s New Lightning Earbuds Solve an Annoying iPhone Problem

Do You Use Noise-Canceling Headphones?

A Stick-On Speaker That Uses Your Windows To Silence Noises Outside

First Active Noise-Canceling Computer Fan Will Finally Shut Your Computer Up

Comply NR-10 Earphones With Military-Grade Noise Reduction Reviewed (Verdict: Good Value)

Audio-Technica’s QuietPoint ATH-ANC3 Combines Two Kinds Of Noise Cancelling In One Pair Of Headphones

Gizmodo Video Review: Headphone Shootout

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