Even though you may look like the third member of Daft Punk, Hochu Rayus’ futuristic noise-cancelling helmet is guaranteed to boost office work productivity. The ‘Helmfon’ device completely drowns out distracting background noise notorious for disrupting employee concentration. Still, in development, Ukrainian design company Hochu Rayu hopes its revolutionary prototype shakes up the entire smart office industry.
Helmfon’s Noise Reduction Materials

Helmfon is equipped with the latest in noise reduction materials including an outside glass fiber casing sealed in nitro paint and a membrane cloth with foamed polyethylene on the inside. This creates an isolated world free from the distractions associated with office noise pollution. Armed with a built-in system board and a full suite of high-tech sensors (microphone, speakers, accumulator, magnifier), Hochu Rayu’s state-of-the-art helmet is an employee’s central command center for digital content.
“The Helmfon name is made by combing 2 words – helmet and phone. Helmet shape will visually provide a person with some personal space, while phone functions will allow communicating with the outside world.”
Office Productivity

If Hochu Rayu’s noise-cancelling Helmfon becomes a mainstream phenomenon, it will certainly revolutionize the modern-day conference call. Companies can reduce their office footprints if their monthly board meeting can take place inside the Helmfon helmet – at an executive’s desk – instead of connecting via Skype in a boardroom setting. Hochu Rayu’s noise-cancelling technology is not just a cost-saving office device but an interactive tool designed to bring together all the stakeholders in a company, domestically or internationally. The best part: because of Helmfon’s sound absorption technology, outside distractions will be eliminated – keeping the employee engaged until the end of the conference call.
The Noise-Cancelling Movement

Source: Designbloom, Hochu Rayu
Richard Bergstrom - July 18, 2018 @ 21:29
It might be useful at Starbucks, but every picture I’ve seen of people using this product has them squinting down at 10 inch laptops. In an office environment, monitor size is important and often multiple monitors are used. The thing is, it’s probably heavy enough where it would hurt your neck/shoulders/back for awhile. Supposedly it can be mounted but you can’t do that in a cubicle. It’d also probably cost an arm and a leg more than a simple pair of headphones would.