SlashGear Japan
If all this time you’ve thought the one thing missing from your iPod is a small and convenient microphone, you’re in luck. The ThumbTack Mic from SwitchEasy is small, useable and affordable. And those are three things we here at SlashGear can get behind.
The ThumbTack Mic is pretty darn cute and clever. It’s shaped like, well, a thumb tack and acts as a microphone for your portable devices. You can easily plug it into your iPod nano or iPod touch to capture some audio while out and about.
In fact, it works with third-party apps, so those with the iPod touch will especially find benefit here. You could record memos on the go, utilize voice commanded apps and more. The best thing about this gadget is its price. At just $13, there’s no real risk in trying out the ThumbTack Microphone. And if it works well, you can fake people into thinking you’ve stuck a regular push pin into your iPod!
[via Gizmodo]
One Response to “ThumbTack microphone makes iPod voice recording cute”
adam_glazier March 24, 2009
I bought one of these mic’s thinking that it would be great for my iPhone. It is clearly meant for a device that doesn’t already have a built in mic, like an iPod Nano.
I did tests using the built-in iPhone 3G mic against the thumbtack mic. The Thumbtack boosts levels overall about 2dB more than the built-in. But the down side is that the Thumbtack clips and compresses the sound very harshly at normal or high volumes.
Overall, it’s a total waist if you have an iPhone or iPod touch with a built-in mic. I really wanted it to work and did the best I could to make sure to use the same distances and volumes from my sound sources.
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