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    AyeEye: I'm busting up at the line "do-it-home Foley times" In medicine a Foley is a catheter. I am picturing Jason inserting his own 3 feet of latex pleasur... more »
    GraphicoFantastico: Unless you have a sound booth in your home, you're going to get ambient garbage on anything you attempt to record. The better solution if you need pr... more »
    David Hildreth: Blue Snowball! more »
    Marcelo: *pro sound editor checking in* That's not a foley microphone. The best foley microphones are long shotgun tubes like the Sennheiser 416. That's a voc... more »
    madog: I'm not just an external microphone..... but I am sensitive.... ass. :( Seriously though, as a fellow Mikey, it was creepy reading this article. more »
    atheos: $250 for an USB audio interface with a single mono instrument input, a single XLR mic input (with NO phantom power) and a single 1/8" stereo output? N... more »
    frigg: That looks like a clever affordable little box, as long as it doesn't suck. Apogee started as a high end converter company and keeps dipping lower and... more »
    aerospaceman: yay this will make my 1st Generation "iTouch" even more useful. more »
    jenningschrist: So this magical mic will not give a 1st gen ipod touch skype capabilities? If not, then really what good is it? more »
    Kaiser-Machead: Can't people stop bitching about tech blog writers' use of the term "iTouch"? For the love of Johannsen's funparts, it's actually more annoying than s... more »
    Syliss: This will not work on the first gen ipod touch! sad since i have one, and the 2nd gen still sucks at jailbreak. more »
    Stephen Washburn: I echo the few comments above... there is no such thing as an iTouch. Come on, giz, I expect better. more »
    admoseremic: What kind of person records people taking a dump in another stall?! more »
    howdytex: Heh, I wonder if someone could use this with Skype for phone calls on the touch??? more »
    Kaiser-Machead: What kind of person takes a dump while on the phone with the credit card company? It's very possible that the strain in your voice can convince the re... more »
  • #microphones

    Samson Q2U Mic Is a Cheap USB/XLR Solution For Home Foley Action

    You can easily make your own 1080p movies with relatively inexpensive gear at home now, but what if you want quality sound effects? Samson's (a name brand for microphones) Q2U might be your ticket for do-it-at-home Foley times. More »
  • #review

    Mikey Review: Fine-Tuning the iPhone's Audio Recorder

    Mikey is an external microphone for the iPhone/iPod with three sensitivity settings that allow you to record everything from lectures to rock concerts. More »
  • #audio

    Apogee ONE Mac Audio Interface Has Built-In Mic, So You Sing Right Into It

    Here's a nice one for Mac-using amateur musicians: Apogee's ONE is a multifunctional handheld device that features a built-in mic, preamp, and dedicated input/output. It works over USB and is designed for Garage Band, Final Cut and the like. More »
  • #microphone

    iPod Touch and iPod Nano Get a Mini Microphone

    Not that the iPhone really needs it, but it and the iTouch/iPod Nano are getting an external mini microphone that plugs directly into the headphone jack. And it's only $15. More »
  • #review

    Rock Band M.I.C. Combines Microphone, Xbox Controller in One

    Kotaku gave the new Mad Catz M.I.C. Rock Band mic a spin, and they really liked the added functionality it brings to the game. The price, on the other hand, got them less excited.
  • #gaming

    Xbox 360's "Lips" Karaoke Game Microphone Has Motion Sensing, Vegas Lounge Lights

    Could the rumored upcoming "Lips" accessory + game to the Xbox 360 have the most advanced karaoke microphone for a game yet? Quite possibly. The game's made by iNiS, a team that's no stranger to music games, and features the accessory that pulses in time with your singing, plus detects how you swing it around when crooning in order to score extra points. It seems fantastic, but no amount of peripheral distractions will distract from how really awful your singing is. I mean seriously, vocal lessons aren't that expensive. [Gamekyo via Kotaku]
  • #ipod

    Belkin Podcast Studio, iPods Get XLR

  • #usb

    Crapgadget Column Actually Full of Cool Stuff

    Engadget's got a new column called Crapgadget meant to take the piss out of goofy electronics, but I think the examples they've picked are gadget-weirdness at its finest and deserve some defense. There's something inherently entertaining about a USB Microphone disguised as a rose, a rechargeable speaker cube the size of a golf ball; they're original, test new boundaries in gadget usage, and they're the epitome of the softer side of usually sterile technology. Plus, like a building block, they take creativity to use. That Rose would be a great gag in a singing video podcast, and that speaker could end up dangling from an iPod Shuffle as a little boombox. Maybe I'm wrong, but you know, like double-oh-negative, I'm just Goony like that. [Rose Mic USB Cube via Engadget]
  • #mods

    iPod touch Mic Dongle Looks Sexier Than Homemade

  • #gadgets

    Ear Force D2 Headset Lets You Nintendogs in Semi-Private

  • #gadgets

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