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Leave it to Japan. Ramen-maker Nissin created a pricey utensil that disguises eating sounds by linking to your smartphone. Loudly slurping ramen noodles is considered normal in Japan. But if you’re ...

Everyone knows that one guy who slurps his soup just a little too loud (or way too loud). Now's there's a solution for the problem: a noise-canceling fork. The company made the fork by recording ...

Oct. 24 (UPI) --A Japanese instant noodle company has created a noise-canceling ramen fork that covers up loud slurping sounds. Nissin, makers of the popular instant noodle Cup Noodle, shared a ...

Listen closely for a moment at a noodle shop in Bangkok.Inside the shop, there is the steam from the pots, the sound of bowls ...

We've seen some pretty strange tech-related PR stunts over the years — Engadget editor Edgar Alvarez rounded up some of the most bizarre for your enjoyment. But this new invention out of Japan might ...

A Japanese firm has created what it claims is a world-first "noise-cancelling" fork to mask the sound made by slurping down noodles, dubbed "noodle harassment" on social media. Foreign visitors to ...

The noodle-slurping disguising "otohiko" fork that is being developed through crowdfunding by Nissin Food Products Co. (Photo courtesy of Nissin Food Products Co.) Worried about the slurping sound you ...

Instant noodle producer Nissin Food Products has created a "noise-canceling" fork to mask the sound of someone exuberantly slurping down a mouthful of noodles. Named "Otohiko," the utensil has been ...

Shucking and slurping are as much a part of the heritage of oyster festivals today as they have been for centuries. But nowadays, prizes are awarded (sometimes big prizes) for the restaurant worker ...