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TUAW visits Scosche at CES

by Kelly Guimont (Jan 14th, 2012)

Yesterday we got a chance to stop by the Scosche booth at CES. While we were there, we got to see all manner of items, from the just released to the recent but also pretty cool. Here's what we saw: Kelly's top pick: A new car charger. Why? It has three very important features all in one ...

IK Multimedia introduces new iRig mic, mixer, and stompbox at CES

by Mike Schramm (Jan 13th, 2012)

IK Multimedia is showing off new products in the North Hall of CES 2012 in Las Vegas this week, and they were one of our first stops around the Las Vegas Convention Center. IK Multimedia is behind the popular Amplitube software, and has seen a lot of success with the iRig guitar port for iOS, ...

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 ...

iPad 2 3G antenna causing problems with mic clarity

by Mike Schramm (Mar 17th, 2011)

Apple apparently moved the iPad 2's microphone to the top center of the device, and that's causing problems in performance across the Wi-Fi and 3G models, says iLounge. The 3G model's mic is set in a different material than the Wi-Fi version (because of the extra antenna), and that means that ...

iRig Mic brings a vocal microphone to the iPhone and iPad

by Mike Schramm (Jan 11th, 2011)

The iRig Mic was one of the last products we saw at CES last week. It's a full-featured vocal microphone made by IK Multimedia (the folks behind Amplitube and the iRig kit that our own Matt Tinsley reviewed a while back) that plugs directly into your iPhone or iPad. I went ahead and sent a few ...

Mac 101: Adding new microphones to your Mac

by Erica Sadun (Feb 16th, 2010)

There are, roughly, several billion kinds of microphones and headsets, all of which can theoretically be used on your Macintosh to let you voice chat over iChat or Skype. The problem is that a fair percentage of them fail to work exactly right, just out of the box. Fortunately, there are several ...

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 ...

Your headphones' mic not working? Don't sweat it.

by Sang Tang (Aug 13th, 2009)

While I love the functionality of Apple's microphone-enabled headphones (both the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic, which comes with the iPhone 3G S, and the iPhone Stereo Headset, which came with previous iPhones), I've found that the extra layers of functionality also bring extra layers of ...

Ask TUAW: Switcher questions, WiFi stumbling, dual-band WiFi, hard drive upgrading, and more

by Mat Lu (May 28th, 2009)

We're back with another shot of Ask TUAW! This time we've got a couple of common switcher issues, as well as questions about upgrading a hard drive, using WiFi stumbler software, setting up a dual-band WiFi network, and more. As always, your suggestions are welcome. Questions for next week should ...

Review: Incipio Lloyd iPod nano microphone

by Cory Bohon (Jan 4th, 2009)

Have you ever forgotten something, or said "I wish I had recorded that?" If you have an iPod nano and the Lloyd microphone, you will be able to instantly record anything. A while back we mentioned that the Incipio Lloyd microphone had begun shipping. Well, I was able to snag one for review purposes ...

TUAW Holiday Giveaway-tacular Part Five: the power blogger

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Dec 28th, 2008)

If you're looking to start a podcast or blog (or both) in 2009, this will get you started. The Snowflake mic is an awesome and portable audio tool, and MacSpeech Dictate is the "gold standard" of Mac transcription apps. Win both in this giveaway courtesy our friends at Dr. Bott. Don't forget the ...

Incipio releases Lloyd, new way to record voice notes on iPod nano

by Cory Bohon (Dec 12th, 2008)

With the introduction of the new iPod nano in September, Apple allowed users the ability to record voice notes right to the device using the iPhone headset (with microphone). This is a great way to capture quick reminders, but it's not such a good way to record multiple voices. Incipio hopes to ...

Making the impossible possible: iPod Touch VOIP

by Mike Schramm (Sep 10th, 2007)

One of the very first questions that popped into my head after hearing, during the liveblog last week, that the iPod Touch had wireless capability was how soon the hackers would get wifi VOIP running on it. Michael over at the Apple Gazette had the same thought, and he's even got a plan on how to do ...