This New Mask Lets You Have Calls in Complete Silence

Skyted is a sound-absorbing open-air mask designed to let people take phone calls in public without disturbing others, and it has been funded on Kickstarter. The project was started by Stephane Hersen, former head of business development for Airbus's Asia-Pacific Cabin Division, who said he created it to answer the question of how 300 passengers can have a call during a flight without impacting cabin quietness. At the time of the article, the campaign had raised $162,551 against an $8,800 goal, with mass production scheduled for May and distribution for December. According to press materials, the masks absorb 80% of voice vibrations and can be combined with noise-cancelling earbuds.