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Cancelling Out CPU Fan Noise

Posted by timothy on from the need-one-for-car-alarms dept.

Percy_Blakeney writes "After realizing how noisy his computer was, a professor at BYU has created a new CPU fan that uses small microphones and speakers to cancel out its own noise. It isn't perfected yet -- it only nixes the whine, not the whoosh -- but it looks like it could be promising, especially given the professor's background: making jet engines quieter."

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  1. Cancel out Darl's noise by spectasaurus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Being from Utah, it'd be nice to get something to cancel out Darl's noise.

  2. Can they shut up SCO? by Stonent1 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Since this is all talking place at Brigham Young University, can they apply this noise cancelling technology to our old buddy Darl and his henchmen err lawyers?