Prototype noise-cancelling headphones allow you to select which background noises to drown out, letting you put an “audio spotlight” on one specific voice so you can concentrate on it. Conventional ...

They could help wearers focus on specific voices in noisy environments, such as a friend in a crowd or a tour guide amid the urban hubbub. Modern life is noisy. If you don’t like it, noise-canceling ...

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Using only a small embeddable computer, microphone-equipped consumer headphones can block out all environmental sounds apart from a single target voice — even if it moves around. When you purchase ...

Bose announced its latest earbuds in June, but the QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd gen) ($299) won’t arrive until early ...