Mikey is the latest and greatest method to record audio on your iPod. Blue Mic says that Mikey is compatible with iPod nano’s 2nd, 3rd, and 4th gen, and iPod 5th gens. Also the iPod Classic. But don’t let that fool you, I tried my 1st gen iPod Touch with Mikey and it worked fine.
Mikey is perfect for capturing lectures, interviews, or voice notes and it sounds pretty good for a tiny, portable iPod add-on. Mikey is flexible with a pivoting head to give you the ability to face it’s stereo mics toward the sound you want to capture. There is a recording side, playback side with a playback speaker. Mikey also has a sensitivity switch that allows you to fine-tune Mikey to record everything from the barest audible sound to extremely loud sources without losing audio fidelity.
Depending on the iPod model, it will save your recording under the Voice Menu menu and lable it according to recording date and time. Just conncet your iPod to your computer, launch iTunes and add the recording to your music library. The recordings are saved as .wav files on your iPod.
The recordings sound a lot better from your iTunes then they sound on thru the small speaker on Mikey, but at least you can use the speaker to make certain the recording captured what you needed it to capture. Mikey will play back anything through its external speaker, regardless of whether the headphone jack on your iPod is plugged in or not. Simply disconnect Mikey from your iPod if you want to hear playback only through your headphones.
This little iPod Mic is slick, simple and just works, period. The whole key is to make certain it works on your particular iPod. The retail price is $79.99. Check out the details at Blue Mic’s website, http://www.bluemic.com
This week I looked at a pair of earbuds with a built in Mic.
The iFrogz EarPollution Plugz with Mic.
There are times that you want a set of earbuds that are comfortable, capable and cheap. I know, most all of us have that special set of headphones or earbuds that sound wonderful but cost way too much for everyday traveling, exercise, and our kids. What if you want a set of earbuds that feel comfortable, are cheap and have a built in mic for answering those iPhone calls? Now that cuts down your options.
I have an answer for you. Try the new iFrogz EarPollution Plugz with Mic. They’re only $19.95. That’s right $19.95. These noise isolating earbuds offer a high definition microphone and are compatible with iPhone and Blackberry. They come in 7 different colors and three different earbud cushion sizes. The basic specs are as follows:
* Driver unit: 9 mm
* Impedance: 32 ohms
* Sensitivity: 98 dB +/- 3 dB at 1 Khz
* Frequency Response: 30 Hz to 20Khz
* Cord Length: 1.25 m
* Plug: 3.5 mm
I’m not going to try and convince you that the sound you get from the Earpollution Plugz will match the $150.00 or more pair of buds you may already own, but they are capable earbuds, especially for audiobooks or podcasts, they fill the bill just fine. They are very comfortable in your ear and they do a nice job of blocking outside sounds. This is especially handy so that you can easily receive and send phone calls while you have the buds on. The mic is simple to use and worked everytime for me. I even tried it on my Blackberry and it worked perfectly.
These are earbuds that have a place in everyone’s briefcase, handbag, laptop case or pocket. For $20.00 they’re priced right, they’re comfortable, good looking and with the mic, they work for iPods, iPhones, Blackberry and more. A perfect fit for almost everyone.
This week we look at Giant Crayon Sudoku, Art Text, iPod Touch plus much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special. Plus I’ll have the top freeware Mac apps of the week and much more.
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Here is the freeware and shareware I look at during the podcast:
MindNode: http://www.mindnode.com
Inquisitor: http://www.inquisitorx.com
AllBookMarks: http://allbrowserbookmarks.com
Rawker: http://raifra.fh-friedberg.de/Mac/index-en.html
WeatherDock: http://www.alwintroost.nl/?id=9
Stanza: iTunes appstore Link
Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast looks at:
GiantCrayon Sudoku: http://www.giantcrayon.com
Gazmaz Joins us again this week to review:
Art Text 2: http://www.belightsoft.com
Tom Piraino looks at Web Receipts, and adding to your Favorites in Finder.
Chris Marshall from ChrisMarshall.ws joins us this week. We talk about the new Macs, my new iPod Touch, and we talk to our good friend Mac from MiksMedia.net.
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This week we look at Notebook 3, Freeverse games, Backing up, Woopra plus much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special. Plus I’ll have the top freeware Mac apps of the week and much more.
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Here is the freeware and shareware I look at during the podcast:
Techspansion: http://www.techspansion.com
Woopra: http://www.woopra.com
David Sparks from MacSparky joins us this week and reviews:
Circus Ponies Notebook 3: http://www.circusponies.com
Gazmaz Joins us again this week to review:
Flick Bowling: iTunes Store Link
Tom Piraino looks at Backing up your Mac.
Onyx: http://www.titanium.free.fr
SuperDuper: http://www.shirt-pocket.com
ArrSync: http://arrsync.sourceforge.net
iBackup: http://www.ibackup.com
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This week we look at Wiretap Anywhere, PdaNet, TubeTV, Woopra plus much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special. Plus I’ll have the top freeware Mac apps of the week and much more.
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Here is the freeware and shareware I look at during the podcast:
Woopra: http://www.woopra.com
Top Draw: http://code.google.com/p/topdraw
Shrook: http://www.utsire.com/shrook
Filezilla: http://filezilla-project.org
WavePad: http://www.nch.com.au
David Sparks from MacSparky joins us this week and reviews:
WireTap Anywhere: http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/wta
Gazmaz Joins us again this week to review:
TubeTV: http://www.chimoosoft.com/products/tubetv
Darren Rolfe from MacWingNut.com joins us and talks about Episode 4 of the iTunes App Store Games. This week he reviews:
21 Pro BlackJack Sponsored
Burning Monkey Puzzle Lab
Tom Piraino looks at PdaNet.
Chris Marshall from ChrisMarshall.ws joins us this week. We talk about his new iPod Nano and why Chris loves his 3G iPhone!
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This week we look at DataCase, Droozla, VLC, Pixelmator plus much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special. Plus I’ll have the top freeware Mac apps of the week and much more.
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Here is the freeware and shareware I look at during the podcast:
Raw Photo Processor: http://www.raw-photo-processor.com
FStream: http://www.sourcemac.com/?page=fstream
Skim: http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/index.html
DVD Hunter: http://software.joelares.net
Offshoots: http://projects.digitalwaters.net
Simple Invoices: http://www.simpleinvoices.org
Tom Piraino looks at three great iPhone apps and tells you why to choose DataCase.
Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast cannot join us this week.
David Sparks from MacSparky joins us this week and reviews:
Droozla: http://plasq.com
Chris Marshall from ChrisMarshall.ws joins us this week. We discuss his new 3G iPhone and DropBox online storage
Then Lola Wong is off this week this week.
Jeff Powell cannot join us today.
Darren Rolfe from MacWingNut.com cannot join us today.
Gazmaz Joins us again this week to review
VLC Video Player: http://www.videolan.org
Robert Lachman, L.A.Times Staff Photographer joins us. His Web site is PhotographyandtheMac.com, and he talks with me about Digital Cameras and software, specifically the new Adobe CS4 Suite.
We have Don McAllister from ScreenCastsOnline joining us every other week to talk about his new free screencast: Pixelmator
A full membership of ScreenCastsOnline Extra! for 6 months which includes:
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This week we look at iShowU HD, Hazel, Sena Cases plus much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special. Plus I’ll have the top freeware Mac apps of the week and much more.
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BBAutocomplete: http://c-command.com/bbautocomplete
Fastscripts: http://www.red-sweater.com/fastscripts/index.html
Humungous Elephants and Tigers: http://homepage.mac.com/fahrenba/programs/appList.html
NTFS-3G: http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com
MediaInfo Mac: http://mediainfo.massanti.com
Trailrunner: http://trailrunnerx.com
iPhoneModem: http://www.iphonemodem.de/en/index.html
AirRadar: http://koingosw.com/products/airradar.php
Tom Piraino gives us ten simple steps to move your Time Machine backup.
Bastian Wolfle with his review of a utility called iCalviewer: http://www.iCalViewer.com
Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast joins us this week and reviews.
VideoCue: http://www.flip4mac.com/videocue.htm
A special treat this week gives us her review in the Video format.
David Sparks from MacSparky cannot join us this week.
Chris Marshall from ChrisMarshall.ws joins us this week. We discuss the AppleTV and the ATVFlash.
Then Lola Wong is off this week this week.
Jeff Powell joins us today and reviews.
GarageBand ’08 Tutorial DVD: http://www.askvideo.com
Darren Rolfe from MacWingNut.com cannot join us today.
Gazmaz Joins us again this week to review
AppDelete: http://reggie.ashworth.googlepages.com/appdelete
Robert Lachman, L.A.Times Staff Photographer joins us. His Web site is PhotographyandtheMac.com, and he reviews:
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom
We have Don McAllister from ScreenCastsOnline joining us every other week to talk about his new free screencast: Twitter
A full membership of ScreenCastsOnline Extra! for 6 months which includes:
The next 26 weekly shows via iTunes or direct download,
Immediate access to a catalogue of over 140 DRM free tutorials,
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The usual cost for the full 6 month membership is only $49 but they can get a 15% discount by using the coupon code MRC2008 bringing it down to $41.65 for the full six months.
Try the new ENHANCED version of the MacReviewCast:
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Continue reading about The MacReviewcast #178: Adobe LR2, VideoCue, AppDelete, AskVideo
This week we look at iShowU HD, Hazel, Sena Cases plus much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special. Plus I’ll have the top freeware Mac apps of the week and much more.
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Here is the freeware and shareware I look at during the podcast:
Marware: http://www.marware.com
Power Support Crystal Film: http://store.apple.com
Air Sharing: http://phobos.apple.com
Hand Drawings: http://gallery.me.com/dottyy#100590
Alerts.com: http://www.alerts.com
Chandler: http://chandlerproject.org
Easy Business Manager: http://web.mac.com/lipton_lover/Eversoft/Home.html
Tofu: http://amarsagoo.info/tofu
Plex Media Center: http://www.plexapp.com
Tom Piraino reviews: Zenbe Lists: http://lists.zenbe.com
Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast joins us this week and reviews.
iShowU HD: http://www.shinywhitebox.com
David Sparks from MacSparky joins us this week. He reviews:
Sena Cases: http://www.senacases.com
Chris Marshall from ChrisMarshall.ws joins us this week. We discuss the new Apple iPods.
Then Lola Wong is off this week this week.
Jeff Powell cannot join us today.
Darren Rolfe from MacWingNut.com cannot join us today.
Gazmaz Joins us again this week to review
Hazel: http://www.noodlesoft.com
Robert Lachman, L.A.Times Staff Photographer cannot join us this week. His Web site is PhotographyandtheMac.com
We have Don McAllister from ScreenCastsOnline joining us every other week to talk about his new free screencast: Twitter
A full membership of ScreenCastsOnline Extra! for 6 months which includes:
The next 26 weekly shows via iTunes or direct download,
Immediate access to a catalogue of over 140 DRM free tutorials,
The tutorials are in HD, Apple TV, iPod and iPhone format,
Access to a special members only site.
The usual cost for the full 6 month membership is only $49 but they can get a 15% discount by using the coupon code MRC2008 bringing it down to $41.65 for the full six months.
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This week we look at ShareTool, NIK filters, Lastpass plus much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special. Plus I’ll have the top freeware Mac apps of the week and much more.
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Here is the freeware and shareware I look at during the podcast:
Pathsnagger: http://www.bergenstreetsoftware.com
Shortcuts: http://www.abracode.com/free/cmworkshop
LastPass: http://www.lastpass.com
Mail2Web: http://www.mail2web.com
FileMagnet: http://www.magnetismstudios.com/FileMagnet
Bastian Wölfle reviews: Sharetool: http://www.yazsoft.com/st
Mathusalem: http://code.google.com/p/mathusalem
AppleJack: http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack
Scans2PDF: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/26121/scans2pdf
Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast cannot join us this week.
David Sparks from MacSparky joins us this week. He reviews:
NIK Color Efex Pro: http://www.niksoftware.com/index/usa/entry.php
Chris Marshall from ChrisMarshall.ws cannot join us this week.
Then Lola Wong is off this week this week.
Jeff Powell cannot join us today.
Darren Rolfe from MacWingNut.com joins us today. He looks at:
2 New iPhone Apps: Wingnut’s Moto Chaser, and Motion X Dice.
Robert Lachman, L.A.Times Staff Photographer cannot join us this week. His Web site is PhotographyandtheMac.com
We have Don McAllister from ScreenCastsOnline joining us every other week to talk about his new free screencast: Twitter
A full membership of ScreenCastsOnline Extra! for 6 months which includes:
The next 26 weekly shows via iTunes or direct download,
Immediate access to a catalogue of over 140 DRM free tutorials,
The tutorials are in HD, Apple TV, iPod and iPhone format,
Access to a special members only site.
The usual cost for the full 6 month membership is only $49 but they can get a 15% discount by using the coupon code MRC2008 bringing it down to $41.65 for the full six months.
Try the new ENHANCED version of the MacReviewCast:
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