Wouldn’t it be amazing if there was a volume knob that let you turn down the world’s annoying sounds? We’re talking about everything from blaring car horns to the sound of your obnoxiously loud co-worker talking on the phone.
Doppler Labs is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter for Here, which features a series of equalizers and volume controls that let you filter out specific sounds.
Here’s how the creators say it works: The outside of the earbud includes a microphone that detects the sound you want to eliminate. A digital signal processor then uses a specific frequency to cancel out that sound. A speaker in the earbud sends both the original thing you don’t want to hear and the new frequency into your ear, causing them to cancel each other out.
It’s not just about eliminating annoying noise, though. Here can also be used to modify the sound of the world around you by letting you adjust the bass and treble of what you hear. You can even add filters to what you hear to change the way everything sounds.
Doppler Labs is seeking to raise $250,000 on Kickstarter. Backers who pledge $199 will get their own Here earbuds when they ship in December 2015. If you pledge soon, you’ll be able to get the headphones for $179.
