Looking for an alternative to the previously covered Retro USB Microphone and the Retro Wireless USB Microphone? Here’s a new retro computer mic that might be just the ticket.

Features:

• Driverness, plug and play
• Special design for chatting over MSN, Skype and singing over internet
• High quality microphone with noisy cancellation, prefect voice recorder
• High-performance microphone accurately reproduces sound
• Conveniently set with the help of stand and clip
• Volume control, LED indicator
• Sensitivity: -55dB +/- 2dB
• Impedance: < 2.2 ohms
• Sensitivity reduction: within -3dB at 1V
• Operation voltage: 1.5V
• Frequency Response: 50MHz-16KHz
• S/N ratio: more than 36dB
• Dimension: 160 x 70 x 56mm (approx.)
• Weight: 193g

The USB Retro Microphone is yours for $20 over at the USB Geek website.

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This chat friendly, as in good when you are using Skype, MSN and other communication software, USB mouse features a detachable microphone and a built-in speaker.

It connects to audio sources via a standard 3.5mm audio input cable.

Features:

• Optical sensor 800dpi
• USB interface
• Built-in Speaker
• Detachable microphone design
• Support Window 98/ME/2000/XP
• Dimension: 70 x 116 x 36mm (approx.)
• Weight: 132g

The USB Mouse with Microphone and Speaker is available from USB Brando for $19.

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This high quality condenser microphone, equipped with a noise cancellation feature, will make a nice option when you want something better than your built-in computer mic.

Features:

• Special design for chatting over MSN, SKYPE and singing over internet
• Noisy cancellation
• High quality microphone, prefect voice recorder
• Conveniently set with the help of stand
• High-performance microphone accurately reproduces sound
• Plug in and start recording — no extra gear needed
• Works with any USB — equipped computer
• On/Off switch design
• Desktop microphone stand
• Weight: 156g

The USB Condenser Microphone is available from the USB Brando website for $19.

This high quality digitized mic is described by the manufacturer as “the smallest, high-sensitivity USB microphone available” with its 1.5 X 1.0 X .25 inches in size.

Features:

• Easy USB connection for your PC
• High quality digitized microphone, capable of picking up all sounds up to 50 feet
• No dangling cables to break or carry
• Includes Microphone boost feature, headphone jack that offers real-time monitoring of sound begin recorded
• High quality 5.1 virtual surround sound output for playback of stereo sources
• Size 1.5 X 1.0 X .25 – Perfect for discrete audio recording
• Compatible with PC and MAC

The USB MIC 1 is yours for $59 over at the Planet Headset website.

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I liked last week’s Mousepad with Built-In USB Hub, but I’m not sure such a computer accessory will get two times better if you also throw in a speaker and a microphone.

Features:

• Fully compliant with universal serial bus specification version 1.1 and 2.0
• 4 Ports for varieties of external USB devices connection demand
• Music Mouse Pad comes with a stereo speaker with 3.5mm plug
• Flash blue light or seven color light around the pad
• Dimension: ~24.8 x 21.3 x 1.8cm
• Weight: 439g

The Music Mouse Pad with USB 4 Port Hub Stereo Speaker Microphone is available over at the SourcingMap website for $36.99.

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If you don’t mind using a wire for your computer mic, here’s a radio inspired alternative to the Retro Wireless USB Microphone that we covered last month.

Features:

• Stylish retro design
• Built-in audio decode chipset, allow to transfer audio signal with USB cable
• Built-in microphone, available for Skype, MSN, AOL, iChat, etc
• Individual microphone mute button
• Volume up / Volume down switch
• Support Window 2000/XP/Vista
• Dimension: 88 x 88 x 210mm (approx.)
• Weight: 151g

The USB Retro Microphone is available from USB Brando for $32.

Do you sometimes feel the urge to just whip out a microphone from your briefcase and hold a speech? You’re not alone. Apparently, this desire is so common that someone decided to manufacture a briefcase PA system.

The built-in sound system has a 20-watt amplifier and dual, 4″ speakers that produce crisp sound from the briefcase’s front panel, ensuring crystal clear orations.

The 14″ by 15″ lectern props up the briefcase and easily accommodates legal pads and note cards. The unit provides two microphone options–a handheld condenser microphone with 9ft. of cable and a 3/4″ lavaliere model that clips to a tie or lapel.

The control panel on the side of the briefcase enables tone and volume adjustments and the 13″ gooseneck arm attaches to the briefcase and secures the handheld microphone at your preferred height.

All components store inside the briefcase with room to spare for documents, the attach combination lock provides optimal security, and line-out ports enable connection to external speakers and a tape recorder.

Can be powered for up to four hours by eight C batteries or plugs into AC.

The Orator Briefcase PA System measures 13(H) x 18(W) x 5(D) inches and weighs 15 lbs. The products is available from the Hammacher Schlemmer website or $349.95.

This beautiful retro inspired USB microphone uses radio-frequency identification to allow you to wirelessly use the mic from a distance of up to three meters away from the USB port it’s currently connected to.

Features:

• Supports Windows XP, Vitsa, Mac OSX
• On/Off button design
• No driver require for Windows XP/Vista
• Dimension: 80 x 80 x 160mm (approx.) (Microphone)
• Weight: 149g

The USB Retro Wireless Microphone is yours for $29 over at the USB Brando website.

This 4-in-1 USB 2.0 webcam features – apart from the web camera functionality – a fan for hot summer days, a microphone and a LED light.

Features:

• USB 2.0
• Excellent Still Image Capture
• Video Recording
• Video Conference
• Work with any chatting software, like ICQ, MSN and Skype, etc
• Built in sucker with lock
• Built in Microphone & Fan
• Built in LED light
• LED Dimmer switch
• Fan on/off button
• Support Window XP/Vista
• Driver free for Windows XP/Vista
• Dimension: 75 x 75 x 228mm (approx.)
• Weight: 211g

You can get the above black USB 4-in-1 Web Cam from USB Brando for $23, or you can get a dark gray model from GizFever.com the same price.

This silver-colored, ball-shaped USB 2.0 web camera is rotatable 360 degrees and features both a built-in microphone and a speaker.

Features:

• Driverless for Windows XP SP2/Vista and Linux
• One USB cable, Plug & Play
• Foldable, can place any place even LCD Monitor
• Video Frame Rate: VGA, 30 frame/second
• WhiteBalance: Automatic
• Exposal Control: Automatic
• Flash Control: Automatic
• Build-in Hi-Fi Baffle Box
• Build-in audio chip
• USB 2.0 Interface
• Rotation 360

The USB Webcam with Speaker and Microphone, which will be available in mid June over at GizFever.com, can be pre-ordered for $31.99.

The stylish retro modern Snowflake USB microphone is described as ” the first portable professional USB microphone to hit the market”.

The Snowflake embodies everything Blue has become known for: stylish looks and exceptional sonic quality (TBD). Blue has combined a USB bus powered capsule with a class-compliant design to make the Snowflake truly plug and play on both Mac and PC.

The Snowflake’s form factor is not only eye catching and modern, but functional as well. The mic folds into a single compact case which also houses a USB cable for easy transport in a laptop bag or even a pocket. Unfolded, the case serves as a desktop stand or a laptop clip, making the Snowflake a natural for everything from podcasting, calling over the Web, narrating a home video, or sketching out a song idea on the go.

The Snowflake USB Microphone will retail for £40, or $79 in USD.

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This quite discrete “secret agent pen” features a built-in 1GB flash memory and it is capable or recording almost 3 hours of video with audio.

Sitting in your shirt pocket, standing in the pen cup or lying on the desk no-one will ever notice as you secretly capture their every move. The built in flash stores the video until it is ready to be downloaded to a computer via USB, and with 1GB of memory you’ll get almost 3 hours of recording time.

The video is encoded on the fly through a buffer system to MPEG 4 and if the battery runs low during a recording session the pen will ensure it writes the video from the buffer to flash before shutting down. All video is captured with audio making this the perfect tool for recording confessions, secret rendezvous or interviews.

The pen itself is an attractive writing instrument with a gloss black finish on the main body, rubber finger grip and chrome detailing.

Features:

• Rubber Finger Grip
• Universal Replaceable Ink Cartridge
• Easy USB Charging/ Transfer
• Internal Flash Memory: 1GB
• Improved CMOS sensor
• White Balance Adjust
• Focus Range: 150mm~Infinity
• Format: MPEG4 -AVI
• Frame Rate: 15fps
• Capture Resolution: 352×288
• Audio Format: 128kbps PCM Audio
• Power Source: USB Charging -Internal Battery
• Built In Microphone: Max Audio Range 10 Meters
• Dimension: 148mm (L) x 16mm (Diameter)

The Secret Agent Pen Camcorder with Audio (1GB) is available over at the Chinavsion website for 138.18 EUR (about $212 USD).

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This multifunctional Bluetooth headset is designed like a stylus pen and comes with a with built-in speaker and microphone.

Features:

• Technology standard: Bluetooth V2.0 and EDR
• Support for iPhone (Bluetooth Handfree)
• Chipset: BlueCore 4-audio
• Supported Profiles: Headset and Handsfree profile
• Additional function: Stylus
• Transmitter power: Class 2
• Wireless frequency: 2.4 to 2.480GHz
• Sensitive: <-75dBm
• Transmitter distance: 10m
• Supports last number, answer, reject, end and call functions
• Charger Output: 5V DC
• Working voltage: 3.7V
• Battery: rechargeable Li-polymer
• Charging time: 2 to 5 hours
• Talking time: 3 hours
• Standby time: 90 hours
• Headset size: 112×14x11 mm
• Headset weight: 11g

The Stylus Hanging Bluetooth Headset is available from Mobile Brando for $30 (earphones and a USB charging cable is included in the price).

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This discreet multifunction ballpoint pen features 2GB of memory storage and a built-in microphone capable of recording up to 64 hours of audio.

You can also use it to store files or to play songs in MP3 or WMA format. The Discreet 2GB Pen is available from SkyMall for $89.99.

This handy keychain does pretty much what it looks like – it is shaped like a microphone and capable of recording messages up to 10 seconds in length.

You will never forget where you parked your car ever again. Press “rec” key and speak in normal voice about 50mm from the front of the MIC. Press “play” key and release, and listen to the recorded message.

The Mini Microphone Keychain Voice Recorder is available from Gadget Bargains ($12.99), or from epromos.com for $10.74 (50+ order).

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Get ready for the weirdest gadget of the month; the Bluetooth Dental Insert Microphone. The product is described as the “ultimate bluetooth handsfree”.

An extremely small microphone is packaged with solar panel and battery to provide the most portable unit to date. The durable composite resin filling is designed to fit in a hole 2.2mm in diameter and 1.7 mm deep and will pick up sound and vibrations from your mouth to produce incredibly clear sound.

The earpiece is comfortable and features replaceable rubber ear grips and attractive chromed inserts. This product is compatible with all Bluetooth capable phones with Handsfree and Headset profiles.

The Bluetooth Dental Insert Microphone will soon be available over at Chinavision, who also points out that “All dental work should be performed by a qualified dentist, Chinavasion does not take responsibility for injury resulting from the installation of this product”.

No word on pricing yet.

This “Skype friendly” computer mouse comes with a built-in speaker on the right side of the mouse, and a microphone sticking up on the left side.

Features:

• 3-in-1 Mouse + Microphone + Speaker in one
• Optical Technology
• Scroll Wheel
• High precision: 800dpi
• No need for extra power

The 3-in-1 Mouse with Speaker and Microphone is available from the USB Fever website for $15.99.

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Did you enjoy the daisy flower baby monitor we covered recently? Then this might be just the ticket when it comes to choosing a new microphone.

The Rose Microphone comes with a 1.8 meter (3.28 feet) long cable and the product is available from the GizFever.com website for $11.99.

The AnalogueAesthetics shop over at Etsy has come up with a beautiful sterling silver ring with a built-in microphone that works.

Crafted by hand, this sturdy angular ring has a mirror shine finish toped off with a brush treated perforated aluminum lid. Looks fantastic when used as a microphone or in standby mode as jewellery.

Cube: 18mm x 18mm x14mm height.
Ring: US size 8.

The Analogue Ring is priced at $105. There are currently 2 of them in stock.

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