Because elected officials, you guys can't hog the mic right now.

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"The system works - Daryl Harper didn't turn his stump mic up, " he said, referring to a key decision made by the Australian on Friday.

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You'll notice that the MiC didn't pick up our laptop's fan -- thanks in part to it not being situated so close to the computer.

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There's no pricing yet for either of the microphone packs and the live broadcast didn't hit on whether the mic (or karaoke app) would appear outside of Japan -- but the US will still be first in the line for the console, which is now merely two weeks away.

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Naturally, this shouldn't be your go-to mic if you're looking to do more than Skype or record a quick demo while on the road.

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This means you can run your own mic solution if the internal microphone isn't up to your standards (and there's a good chance it won't be).

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This means you're limited to the (fine, but nothing to write home about) quality of the internal mic for any recording if you don't want to spring for the dock.

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