JVC has unveiled a new prototype speaker which enables you watch TV in a reasonably loud volume without waking up the rest of the household late at night. The 1BOX speaker is smart enough to cancel undesirable signals which results in 56% reduction of leaked sound. It works on the same principal as noise-cancelling headphones and requires the viewer to sit within a meter from the speaker to fully experience its capabilities. This means you can't use this with a really large TV as your eyes will suffer across the long term. Although the 1BOX is currently in the prototype stage, it looks worthy of commercialization. Would you purchase this over a pair of noise-cancelling headphones?
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