Microphone support comes to the new iPod touch and classic
Summary: The biggest announced new features in the new iPod touch (2nd generation) are that it now includes a built-in speaker and hardware volume controls – serious omissions from the first model are now addressed. What wasn't mentioned in Steve Jobs' presentation yesterday was that that the iPod touch now also supports a microphone via Apple's new headphones.
The biggest announced new features in the new iPod touch (2nd generation) are that it now includes a built-in speaker and hardware volume controls – serious omissions from the first model are now addressed. What wasn't mentioned in Steve Jobs' presentation yesterday was that that the iPod touch now also supports a microphone via Apple's new headphones.
Job's mentioned that Apple's new In-Ear Headphones (coming soon at US$79) and more traditional Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic (coming soon at US$29) would be recognized as a microphone for recording voice memos on the iPod nano (4G), but neglected to say anything about microphone support on other iPods.
The product page for the new earphones says that the microphone feature is also supported by the new iPod touch (2G) and classic (120GB):
The remote and mic are supported only by iPod nano (4th generation), iPod classic (120GB), and iPod touch (2nd generation).
This is boon for iPod touch users that previously had to hack together an external microphone that could be used for VOIP applications such as Skype. MacRumors notes that Apple has said that it won't restrict Wi-Fi VOIP applications as long as they don't run over the iPhone's cellular networks. They also note that it could be a misprint and that the feature has not yet been confirmed by Apple.
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Microphone support comes to the new iPod touch and classic
ipod touch or will it work with 1st gen ipod touch?
RE: Microphone support comes to the new iPod touch and classic
what's so special
has both a woofer and tweeter. If so then that's a steal.
skype?
RE: Microphone support comes to the new iPod touch and classic
whereas the nano manual contains info/directions on
recording voice memos there is no mention, whatsoever, on
voice or recording or memos for the new touch!
RE: Microphone support comes to the new iPod touch and classic
iPods and iPhones..it is as if
computers are now outre and that it is
the era of toys rather than serious
usable laptops and desktop machines
that can actually do something other
than listen to tracks and yak or
surf..and yes, I do have an iPod but
so? It is very shiny and holds lots of
music and that covers it.. Now how
about what is really important? Oh, I
forgot, the new generation has no
telephone numbers, are not polled as
they no longer exist on a data base,
do not surf on a computer, think that
high fidelity comes out of an earbud
and well, they are not offended as I
am by crappy sound and awful pop
musical taste. I think as that synthetic
lifeform said in Blade Runner..Time to
die...
RE: Microphone support comes to the new iPod touch and classic
microphone which I use when
rehearsing in my choir.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Bbnic23_Ucw
(all letters in the above address must
be included)
Also Skype works fine with the free
"fring" application
RE: Microphone support comes to the new iPod touch and classic