Something that might make the next iPod even more useful would be the addition of a built-in microphone sound-in port for an external microphone to record sound.
Murray said that technical difficulties prevented the microphone from picking up sound, the drill steel was blocking the microphone, and a line broke.
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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.
It is a free online app that judges your performance by listening to the notes you play through a microphone or sound input.
For the first time in a Nikon HD-SLR, users have the ability to record stereo sound through the internal microphone or attach an optional external microphone, such as Nikon's ME-1, through the dedicated microphone terminal.
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The card also includes a high-quality beam-forming microphone, which leverages CrystalVoice Echo Cancellation, CrystalVoice Focus and CrystalVoice Active Noise Reduction to enable gamers for the first time ever to use speakers and a desktop microphone while gaming without any sound other than the gamer's voice being transmitted through the microphone.
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For creative video capture, users can record HD video with a built-in microphone for great sound.
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Cochlear implants can deliver sound collected from an external microphone directly to the auditory nerve and into the brain.
For capturing memorable moments on video, at the touch of a dedicated movie-record button, the PowerShot ELPH 330 HS digital camera shoots beautiful 1080p Full HD video and includes a built-in stereo microphone for great sound.
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Lucent researchers replaced it with an electret microphone, which picks up sound using a polymer foil more than 1, 000 times smaller than the diaphragm in a dynamic microphone that picks up fewer vibrations.
It was removed after a translator complained about the sound the paper made against the microphone.
Instead of using a microphone to pick up sound, his system uses gyroscopes to measure movement in three dimensions.
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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The team was using what is called a dynamic microphone, which picks up sound using a heavy, vibrating diaphragm about 1-inch around.
Movie recording can be started with a single press of the dedicated "Movie Recording Button" and records high-quality sound using the built-in stereo microphone.
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As it is made entirely out of circuit board, users can solder components directly to it -- such as a light dependent resistor or a microphone to make it respond to sound.
Its built-in stereo microphone is ideal for capturing natural sound on location, but the camera also includes two XLR inputs with phantom power and a shotgun mic holder, as well as a headphone jack and separate input for a wireless mic receiver.
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This allows it to vibrate in sympathy with sound waves, like the diaphragm in a conventional microphone.
The Anthem 4G also features dual microphones with noise cancellation, delivering impressive sound quality by extracting surrounding noise from the primary microphone.
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One of her minders pushes back a sound man, who returns the threat, wielding his microphone pole like a pike.
For added flexibility, the EOS Rebel T5i also features a built-in stereo microphone with manual audio level adjustment to enhance sound quality.
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For pristine stereo sound, the P7700 incorporates a built-in stereo microphone, an external microphone input, a HDMI mini connector and HDMI-CEC support.
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The earSmart eS515 Smart Sound Processor features the world's first two-microphone 48 KHz noise suppression implementation for the recording of clean, HD audio.
The camera is designed to network easily with a PC, record short video bursts as well as still images, and allow the photographer to accompany still images with five seconds of natural sound or a brief narration using a built-in microphone.
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Can you imagine how hard it is without a microphone to have the force and the power to sound through an orchestra of 80 people playing loud music?
Rather than "pair" traditionally over WiFi or Bluetooth, the app fires up the microphone and listens for unique inaudible tones that play underneath the sound effects.
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Sony's freshly granted patent claims that a microphone can take on that job instead by listening to the sound your finger or stylus makes when it hits the screen and deducing force from that.
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To support the intelligent audio applications on these smart mobile devices, the Sound BlasterAxx also features advanced Bluetooth wireless audio connectivity and a high-quality dual-microphone array.
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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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