After buying the Flip, Cisco set the division on auto-pilot (or free-fall) as competitors added features a microphone jack, for example, and higher definition imaging.

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Beyond headphones, there's a line out for connecting it to a sound system, and a line in and microphone jack for adding external sound to the set.

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You can counteract that mic placement by adding your own audio capture device thanks to the standard microphone input jack that joins HDMI and USB connectors on the left side.

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This cute, compact microphone (the kind Wolfman Jack would have used) delivers a smoother, richer sound than your device's built-in mic ever could, with none of the hassle of traditional studio gear.

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In terms of amenities, you'll find the power button, 3.5mm headphone jack and a secondary microphone up top (which allows users to record sound in stereo), a volume rocker on the right-hand side, the primary microphone on the bottom and an MHL-capable micro-USB port situated on the left-hand side.

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That leaves us with the top of the device, where there's a 3.5mm headset jack and secondary noise-cancelling microphone, and the bottom which houses the main microphone and micro-USB port.

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