iPhone devsugar: 9 ways Apple can improve App Store

by Erica Sadun (Mar 23rd 2010 11:00AM)

Apple has been working hard to make the App Store a better experience for both customers and developers. Recently, they introduced in-app purchases, scheduled sale prices for apps, provided review status indicators in iTunes Connect, and introduced o...

Reader uncovers iPod accessory protocol that may help iPod touch recordings

by Erica Sadun (Dec 6th 2007 4:00AM)

After I posted about testing voice recording on the iPod touch, faithful TUAW reader Zach did a bit of hunting around the Internet. He discovered that the iPod accessories communicate using a special accessory protocol and that it may be necessary fo...

Follow-up: Recording Voice on the iPod Touch

by Erica Sadun (Dec 4th 2007 2:00PM)

As iPod touch enthusiast Marian continues working on his pre-amped dock-connector Mic for the iPod touch, my Amazon Marketplace MicroMemo (i.e. clearance and cheap) showed up this morning. I loaded the latest Voice Notes onto my iPod touch, hooked i...

iPod touch audio in reportedly working

by Erica Sadun (Nov 21st 2007 3:30PM)

Over at the iPod touch fans forum, user Marian reports that he's managed to confirm that the iPod touch audio input pins are active. He modded an old docking cable, connecting the line-in pins to an audio source. He then used my voice recording app ...

O'Reilly posts iPod microphone shootout

by Erica Sadun (May 22nd 2007 8:30AM)

Over at O'Reilly, Mark Nelson tested all three major iPod microphone add-ons and wrote about his results. He tried out the Belkin TuneTalk stereo, the Griffin iTalk Pro, and the XtremeMac MicroMemo. When all was said and done, all three solutions per...

iPod Stethoscope

by Mat Lu (Feb 1st 2007 8:00AM)

Okay, this is not your everyday iPod accessory. Thinklabs is bundling their ds32a Digital Stethoscope with a XtremeMac MicroMemo and a 2GB iPod nano to create a digital stethoscope recording system for $495. In fact, it looks like a pretty good deal ...

TUAW Podcast #18: Macworld interview with Brent Simmons and Paul Kafasis

by David Chartier (Jan 18th 2007 3:00PM)

On Friday of last week at Macworld 07, Brent Simmons (of NewsGator/ NetNewsWire/ MarsEdit fame) and Paul Kafasis (of Rogue Amoeba/Audio Hijack/Airfoil fame) were kind enough to unite their powers and sit down with me for an interview. For just over 2...

XtremeMac announces MicroMemo and MemoMic for 2nd gen iPod nano

by Laurie A. Duncan (Dec 4th 2006 12:30PM)

XtremeMac today announced additions to their MicroMemo audio recorder lineup. The new MicroMemo is a stand-alone, hi-fi digital audio recorder designed specifically for the new iPod nano. It captures CD-quality audio through a flexible, detachable mi...

New nanos can record audio via accessories

by David Chartier (Sep 14th 2006 10:00AM)

Ok, we know we're beating the iPod nano drum quite a bit here, but there's just so much great new stuff about them. This latest find is, again, hailing from our pals at iLounge in the form of a surprise feature Mr. Jobs must have forgotten to add to ...

Record 16-bit digital audio with your iPod

by Dave Caolo (Jan 13th 2006 8:30AM)

Here's a great podcasting tool. The MicroMemo by XtremeMac is a mic that plugs into your iPod's dock connector port and produces 22 KHz/16-bit, high quality recordings. The mic is on a flexible neck for easy positioning, and there's a built in speake...