Apple's AirPods Max over-ear headphones include a single noise control button atop the right-hand earcup that allows you to cycle between Active Noise Cancelation mode, Transparency mode, or turn off ...

The latest headphones in JBL's Live line include an on-ear and over-ear model, both with upgraded noise-canceling and handy tactile controls.

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The airnoise button was developed by a California entrepreneur frustrated with plane noise at a San Diego airport Over the eight months that ended in August, some 36,000 noise complaints have been ...