Constant incessant unrelenting noise, the bane of our modern existence whether in your home or on the streets. Gone are the days of polite conversation and quiet strolls on uncrowded streets to be replaced with blaring tvs, car horns, screeching undisciplined children and the thump-thump-thump of some bass loaded “music” being broadcast to the world whether the world wants to hear it or not. Oy, my ears, they bleed. Enter Silentium and their active noise control chips which produce “anti-noise – opposing sound waves of the same amplitude as the disturbing noise, which shuts out the din (sans the discomfort of earplugs).” They can put these chips in just about anything and their latest product is called “Quiet Bubble” which is a head rest that has their chip technology in it that shuts out distracting noises in cars and airplanes creating a “zone of quiet” around passengers. Ahhhhh, just think of the possibilities. I know I sure could use one of these sitting around the family table at Thanksgiving. Maybe next year I’ll just stay in the car.