The solution to karaoke bars, boombox pickups etc....

[Phil Conners]

Noise-Canceling Window Treatment Is Everything You Need For A Better Night's Sleep (VIDEO)

Posted: 10/29/2013 12:40 pm EDT

Urban living has its perks, but rarely (if ever) is noise mentioned among them.

Until now, heavy curtains or pricey soundproof windows have been the best way to keep the blaring-ringing-talking sounds of the city streets out of urban homes, but Austrian industrial designer Rudolf Stefanich has another option in mind.
Stefanich's 'Sono' device sticks onto your window, turning it into a filter for disruptive noises like car horns and construction work. You can even let pleasant sounds like birds chirping in instead, with the turn of a knob.
Genius? We know, and so do the folks over at the UK's James Dyson Awards, who've listed Sono among the contenders for this year's award in industrial design.

Full story at Huffington Post

[sms747]

It's just simulated though surely, if it does that i'll have 10. Will they do one to filter out noise from women?

[Phil Conners]

Some more details about it here and here.

As I understand it the concept has been confirmed and they're now looking for funding to produce it. It's meant to work on the same principle of noise-canceling headphones. If you've ever tried those you'll know how amazing this technology is.

[Chicog]

The idea of building it directly into the frames would seem to be the best way to go forward.

[sms747]

if it works on the noise cancelling idea it will only filter out constant noise, like an engine. The electronics analyse the wave form then create the negative to cancel it out. Sharp intermittent noise such as barking dogs and the like will sound just the same. If headphones are anything to go by of limited use.

Edited November 8, 2013 by sms747