BOSE NOISE CANCELLING HEADPHONES 700

Best Buy SPONSORED this product review. The reviewer has been compensated in the form of Best Buy gift card and/or the featured product at a reduced price or for free 

In one word how would I describe the Bose's new noise cancelling headphones? AMAZING! Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 does a fantastic job of highlighting the sounds you want to hear and blocking those you don't. The brand-new acoustic design of this model of wireless headphones allows them to achieve the best noise cancelling performance of any Bose headphone yet. They have provided some of the best beat, clarity and tone to music that I've ever heard through headphones. Combine that with noise cancelling technology which mutes outside sounds and you'll find yourself within an envelope of listening splendor when utilizing these headphones.

Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 are great for being able to get into a zone so you can focus by removing distractions.  I work from home a lot and these are great for blocking out things that are making noise in the background like roadcrews doing construction on the street, someone's yard being mowed, dogs barking in the neighborhood or my own kids being loud around the house.  It is so nice to be able to block out these distractions while listening to some of my favorite tunes being bluetoothed from Spotify to these headphones.

It had been hard to take a phone call while working from home when my kids are around. They have a habit of starting to be loud at inopportune times. Doesn't make a good impression with clients to have their calls interrupted by screaming and shouting children in the background. Problem solved with Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700.

I can synchronize the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 to my phone. This provides crystal clear audio of a phone call I'm engaged in. Plus the headphones' adaptive four-microphone system isolates my voice from competing noises so that I can confidently take a call without worrying about distracting sounds that may be around me. I also like that there isn't a separate awkward microphone extruding out for me to talk into but rather you just talk normally as if you were speaking face to face with someone. The unnoticeable microphones set within the ear cups of the headphones make it seem as if you aren't even talking into them.

Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 aren't just great for professional needs though; they are also wonderful for a variety of personal uses too. Want to focus on watching a football game when nobody else in the family seems to want to let you. Put on some noise cancelling headphones.



Traveling on a plane. Commuting on a subway. Laying out at the beach. Want to drown out the world around you? Slip on these wireless noise cancelling headphones!

Being wireless makes these headphones very comfortable and convenient to wear while being out and about. So you can interact with the environment around you with just the tap of a button on an ear cup, you can reduce the level of the noise-cancelling to help you be aware of the environment around you or quickly turn it off to speak with someone. You can also with a easy sliding motion of your finger across the right ear cup increase or decrease the sound volume on them. This allows you to wear them anywhere you go and with simple motions control of what you do, and don't, hear.

The only negative I have to say about them is that the noise-cancelling feature only really works well when you are actually listening to something. If you just want to just put on the headphones to avoid hearing noise in proximity to you be prepared to be disappointed. But if you are listening to music, talking on a phone call, or hearing audio from a video Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 are spectacular at blocking out all the other sounds around you. They really are AMAZING!

Here is why Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 stand out from the competition:

Listen comfortably for hours with a sophisticated design
A wireless, modernized, lightweight, stainless-steel headband with angled earcups provide a perfect comfortable fit for all-day listening.

Listen for hours
Get up to 20 hours of wireless battery life and time-based power information.

Easy voice control
Keep your phone in your pocket and your head up to the world with easy access voice control services for music, navigation, weather, and more will keep you connected with the world around you. Easily take calls and speak to your voice assistant Confidently take a call or speak to your voice assistant in any environment, with an unrivaled adaptive four-microphone system that isolates your voice from surrounding noise.

Pick the voice assistant that's right for you
For the first time, you can access your choice of virtual assistants. Just say “Alexa” — or press the dedicated VPA button for Google or your phone’s native assistant, like Siri.

Personalize your environment and Noise Cancelling
Choose from 11 levels of noise cancellation. Maximize it to eliminate distractions — or minimize the noise cancelling so you can hear everything around you. Or choose from nine other levels in between.

Immersive listening experience
A signature active EQ provides an immersive listening experience at any volume.

Intuitive controls
Simple earcup controls help you to stay connected without reaching for your phone.

I've really enjoyed using the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 that Best Buy sent this dad blogger to try out. I'm sure to be using them over and over again so they have absolutely earned ageekdaddy.com nod of approval. For more information or to pick up a pair for yourself head to your local Best Buy store or go to bestbuy.com.

The Toy Insider Holiday of Play

Now is the time of year when images of toys are dancing around in kids' heads as they imagine what they want to add to their holiday wish lists.  My friends at The Toy Insider have published their 2016 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE to help parents sort out the must haves from the busts when toy shopping this year.  As a member of The Toy Insider's Parents Pan who contributes monthly advice and tips for their website, I was invited to attend their holiday gift guides release party in New York City where many of its featured items were on display.  Having a chance to check out a room full of toys during The Toy Insider's Holiday of Play event really has a remarkable effect on bringing out the inner kid in you!

The Toy Insider's Holiday Gift Guide is full of brand new toys that have just been released this year.  In addition to highlight fun and entertaining products, this guide also explores the educational and developmental benefits of toys.   Look over the toy skill key included with the guide and see which of its attributes such as development of motor skills, school readiness, and tech smarts are identified next to each of the featured products inside.

The Toy Insider's panel of expert reviewers identify their picks for the hottest toys for this year's holiday shopping season within the guide's HOT 20 list.  Additionally take a look at the guide's Top Tech 12 list that provides a look at the most innovative tech toys on store shelves.  Plus take a look at their STEM 10 list which features toys that will enhance a child's knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math.  All these lists of must have toys are subdivided by age categories (0-2 / 3-5 / 6-8 / 9+) to assist parents, family members and friends in picking out an appropriate gift for any child.  CLICK HERE to check out all the recommendation's in the The Toy Insider's 11th annual Holiday Gift Guide.

Here are some of the highlights of my attending The Toy Insider's Holiday of Play event to celebrate the release of their annual gift guide. I'm a huge NFL fan! Sunday afternoons between September and January are reserved for watching football games.  So I was thrilled to meet Giants great David Tyree who is known for making one of the greatest catches in Super Bowl history during The Toy Insider's Holiday Gift Guide release party.  The NFL Players Association invited him to attend and brought out a bunch of NFLPA licensed toys for attendees to check out.

UBTECH Robotics were one of the highlights of the event for me.  I was really impressed by their new line of STEM-friendly Jimu robots -- they are both educational and entertaining plus they can really dance!

PJ MASKS seems to be the popular TV show with the preschooler crowd so parents of children in that age range will want to keep an eye out for the new toys that have just come out featuring the popular characters from the Disney Jr. animated series.  I had a blast hanging with the PJ MASKS crew.

I had a nice chat with Shark Tank veteran Alice Brooks who enticed Mark Cuban to invest in her STEM-based building sets that are now being distributed for sale by PlayMonster.  I can imagine lots of girls like my own daughter have fun building their own carnival rides with these playsets.

If you are shopping for a teen or tween than you know music is something they'll be interested in.  BOSE showed me how kids can make their own Bluetooth speakers with a BOSEbuild kit.

I love ice cream! Look at this giant ice cream truck for the Our Generation doll collection produced by the Maison Joseph Battat company.

These are just a few of the great items that were on display.  Peruse through The Toy Insider's 2016 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE to ensure the children in your life have a holiday full of play.  While you are looking through the guide take advantage of the Wish List feature.  On each gift guide page on thetoyinsider.com you'll see a green "Add to wish list" button.  Parents can compile items on a list that can be shared on social media and sent via email.  Send it to family and friends who are holiday shopping for your kids or keep it as your own gift giving checklist.  The wish list shows a small image of the product, the product name, its age recommendation and Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP).  Plus there's an easy "buy it now" button, that will allow gift givers the opportunity to purchase the products online right away.  The Toy Insiders are making holiday shopping as easy as saying 1,2,3!

I encourage you to check out The Toy Insider's Holiday Gift Guide and while you're on their website check out some of my Parents Panel contributions.  A GEEK DADDY has written on a variety of topics ranging from selecting age appropriate movies for kids to discussing what to do with toys your children don't play with anymore on thetoyinsider.com.