While research tends to go back and forth on the advantages of noise versus silence for creativity and productivity, I always find myself more relaxed and focused at work after turning on a light ...

After two years of testing, Mashable's Alex Bracetti is finally ready to share his verdict on the Sony WH-CH520 headphones.

Did you know that iOS includes built-in ambient noise options? Third-party white noise apps are great, but if you don’t need the extra features they offer, Apple’s own solution is already on your ...

The most obvious way to get rid of ambient noise is to employ some form of passive or active noise cancellation (ANC). The type of ANC we’re familiar with today was coined in 1989 by Dr. Amar Bose ...

A peer-reviewed study paid for by a group of Colorado Springs residents backed up several of the issues neighbors have raised ...

Cubicle dwellers and business travelers know well the hazards of noise pollution. Poor office acoustics and boisterous airport terminals drive one to distraction and drain productivity. Ever try to ...

Dark Noise is a popular iPhone and iPad app that lets you play ambient noise to sleep, focus, and relax. A new update for Dark Noise today brings a variety of new features, including iCloud syncing, ...

With a Radio Shack analog SPL meter and my computer and tape drive running, I measure an ambient noise level right around 50dB (C weighting). I was wondering if this is sufficiently loud enough to ...

Some businesses in California are in the process of reopening. But many people working from home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic may face several additional months of hunching over their ...