The two microphones are flanked by large men.

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Now, instead of two condenser microphones and VGA video, we're blessed with a mid-side microphone setup and full HD.

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He predicted that within the next one or two years, microphones double the diameter of a human hair would be installed in mobile phones.

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Nokia has been working with Wolfson Microelectronics of Edinburgh to produce a wireless headset for mobile phones and music players that uses ten MEMS microphones: two to record speech and eight to cancel noise.

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Meanwhile, wireless microphones are to be allocated two separate channels of their own.

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All four match officials -- the referee, his two assistants and the fourth official -- wore microphones and ear pieces that allowed them to hear what each other was saying throughout the match.

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This all-in-one design eliminates the need for a two-speaker system with all the messy wiring, microphones and unwieldy power adaptors along with their plugs and cables.

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The new 13 inch MacBook Pro features two Thunderbolt ports, two USB 3.0 ports, HDMI, SD card reader, FaceTime HD camera, and dual microphones, all in a body just 0.75 inches thick that weighs 3.57 pounds.

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Two of the newest mobile phones, Google's Nexus One and Motorola's Droid, both use MEMS microphones in this way.

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