Coffitivity is a site that creates the ambient noise of a coffee shop so that users can get a creative buzz on even when they can't stop by for a latte. The New York Times reports that researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that found that a level of ambient noise typical of a bustling coffee shop or a television playing in a living room, about 70 decibels, enhanced performance compared with the relative quiet of 50 decibels. An audio report and a sample at the Times.
I'm giving it a try. You?