Anyone who commutes to a big city knows how loud and distracting things can get — whether it’s the whine of a bus engine, a subway car’s ca-clank or just that screaming baby seated behind you. Some folks may find cranking jams through their headphones helpful for blocking out the world, while others would prefer a bit more relative silence. Thankfully, in this modern age there exist headphones with noise-cancelling goodness to help you zone out. Sony hasn’t been a stranger to such cans, and recently introduced its $200 MDR-NC200D noise-cancelling headphones ; a mid-range option for folks wanting similar benefits of its over-ear NC500D in an on-ear package. The claim is that these pups will reduce “98.2 percent of ambient noise” for up to 22 hours on a single AAA, so we sported the MDRs for the past few weeks as our primary set of headphones to hear for ourselves. You’ll find all of the rock blockin’ deets just after the break. Gallery: Sony MDR-NC200D noise-cancelling headphones unboxing and hands-on Continue reading Sony MDR-NC200D noise-cancelling headphones review Sony MDR-NC200D noise-cancelling headphones review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Royal scandal alert! England rugby captain Mike Tindall has been spotted kissing and groping a blonde woman just six weeks after wedding Zara Phillips , Queen Elizabeth’s oldest granddaughter. He also, the Sun notes, allegedly rubbed his face into the woman’s breasts. Tindall was enjoying a night off during the World…
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Continue reading …A federal panel reviewing a contentious US deportation program found that it hurt community policing, potentially leading to “greater levels of crime.” The stated goal of the Secure Communities program, which provides immigration officials with police-obtained fingerprints, was to deport serious criminals. But the program has cracked down on many…
Continue reading …Brad Pitt’s really stepped in it now, riling up Team Jen afresh with his comments in the new issue of Parade . You see, back in the ‘90s, he “wasn’t living an interesting life,” he tells the magazine. “I think that my marriage had something to do with it. Trying to…
Continue reading …So, This Apparently Happened: Nicolas Cage Awoken By Naked, Fudgesicle-Eating Intruder
September 16, 2011 No CommentNicolas Cage claims he lived out a scene from his latest film Trespass in real life, with elements so bizarre even a Hollywood screenwriter might blush. The Adaptation actor – at the Toronto International Film Festival along with director Joel Schumacher to promote their new movie about a home invasion – unloaded the wacky details
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Continue reading …Tax evaders are rushing to the IRS, cash in hand, thanks to a partial amnesty program aimed at recovering money in offshore bank accounts. In all 12,000 tax cheats came forward, the agency announced yesterday, bringing in a total of $2.7 billion. “The results we’re seeing today were…
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With the Tesla Roadster ‘s tenure drawing to a close and a proper two-seat replacement seemingly just a twinkle in Peter Rawlinson ‘s eye at this point, there’s something of a coming void in the world of the electric supercar. Artega would love to fill that with the SE. It’s an all-electric version of the company’s GT supercar, and while the GT will not see a release on American shores, we got confirmation from Artega that the battery-powered SE will — eventually. The 375 horsepower motor drives the car to 62MPH in 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 126.5. Maximum range is 172 miles, but drive the car “more enthusiastically” and you can expect a more realistic 124. The car was announced earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show and here in Frankfurt we were able to spend a few minutes ogling its curves in a variety of interesting colors, including one model with a cut-away fender showing off the positioning of some of the 16 battery modules. 12 of those are scattered around the rear of the car, while four are up front, giving the car a rearward-baised 60:40 weight distribution.Cost is said to be 150,000 euro, or about $207,000. That’s nearly twice the cost of a Roadster. Worth it? We’ll see. Gallery: Artega SE electric supercar Gallery: Artega SE press shots Artega SE electric supercar is coming to the US, we go eyes-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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