Apple Teams Up With Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM & United to Deliver iPod Integration

[Randal L. Schwartz]

>>>>> "Roland" == Roland Torres <newslists at autonomy.caltech.edu> writes:

Roland> What I meant was for the airlines to use noise cancellation  technology inside
Roland> the cabin, so you wouldn't need special headphones.

I can't imagine you could actually do that with something as large as an
airplane interior.  And noise-cancellation works well only at lower
frequencies.

Roland>   But, yes, I do have a pair of (Sony) noise cancellation headphones,
Roland> and they don't work well, especially for white noise, sorry I bought
Roland> them.

Yes, I've tried the Sony, and the Bose, and I'm telling you the etymotic ER-4P
are head and shoulders *above* them.  In fact, just having them *in* with no
music on, you can't even tell what the flight attendant is saying right in
front of you.  Every once in a while, I can hear that the public PA system is
being used, so I quickly plug my plugs back into the armrest to hear it. :)

Roland>  Wasn't there some car company (Infiniti?) looking into adding
Roland> noise cancellation so the interior would be quieter?

Most car noise is low frequency, and the space is limited, and there's already
a decent audio system in place.  Strike 3 for planes on that scale.

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