First Look: Noisebuster Electronic Noise Canceling Earmuff

Are you sick of that guy in the next cube shouting, whining, playing music, and blasting videos when you’re trying to surf porn in peace? Maybe your office is on the flight line of an international airport or sits adjacent to a shooting range. Whatever the case may be, you need to isolate your ears in the comforting din of silence enjoyed only by CONTROL Agents in the Cone of Silence. Or better yet strap on this: the noisebuster. It’s big, it’s yellow, it’s weird. But does kill sounds dead? Oh yes. Using passive NRR 26 plus an additional 20dB of electronic noise cancellation, the noisebuster delivers exactly on its promise. We strapped them on and couldn’t hear, well anything. The constant buzz of Wired editors screaming at interns was completely eliminated. The construction project across the street was reduced to complete silence. We’re pretty sure the sound of an exploding volcano would be barely perceptible. One staffer even described the noise canceling as so complete as to call it borderline “disturbing.” And as a pleasant bonus, the earmuffs also doubles as a set of decent headphones, but sadly not a fashion accessory—unless happy helmets are in this season.