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Blue Mics' Nessie adaptive USB microphone perfect for desktop recording

by Steven Sande (Jan 8th, 2013)

Most of us here at TUAW are in love with the products designed and sold by Blue Microphones. The company makes some amazing gear for recording podcasts and the like, and now there's a new member to the Blue Mic family -- Nessie (US$99, expected to ship in the first half of 2013). Nessie works ...

Daily Update for January 8, 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 8th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Blue Microphones Mikey Digital takes iPhone and iPad recording up a notch

by Steven Sande (Sep 2nd, 2012)

When it comes to microphones for the iPhone and iPad, I have to admit that I haven't been too impressed with what's been delivered over the past few years. For example, the original iRig Mic from IK Multimedia was quite noisy, although the iRig Mic Cast improved on that somewhat. The original ...

Blue brings the Mikey Digital and Spark Digital to Macworld | iWorld 2012

by Mike Schramm (Jan 28th, 2012)

Blue Microphones are a favorite of ours around here at TUAW. We've used Blue's mics to record countless streams and podcasts, and most of our staffers have bought one or more with their own cash before. So it was nice to see them again at Macworld | iWorld 2012 in San Francisco this week, where PR ...

New Blue Yeti Pro Mic stalking audio enthusiasts

by Steven Sande (Apr 20th, 2011)

Blue Microphones makes outstanding mics for musicians, podcasters and anyone else who needs to capture or transmit audio with great clarity and range. After using one of Blue's Yeti USB mics at Macworld Expo 2010, I bought one to improve my audio on TUAW TV Live and the TUAW Talkcast. That same ...

Second-generation Blue Microphones Mikey announced, uses free app

by Steven Sande (Jan 5th, 2010)

The audio wizards at Blue Microphones have wowed Mac and iPod fans with their Snowball, Snowflake, and Mikey microphones. Now, just before the start of CES 2010, Blue has announced the US$99.99 second generation Mikey Portable Recorder for iPod and iPhone. While the new Mikey hasn't yet achieved ...