1 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:17,160 this is the eye microphone no it doesn't go in your eye 2 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:21,119 it goes in your eye product so this is 3 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:23,920 compatible with um iPhones iPads and 4 00:00:21,119 --> 00:00:28,519 iPods it performs it can make it so that they can perform double duty as a 5 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:34,360 powerful digital voice recorder so what the whoops sorry guys so so what this is 6 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:36,800 is an incredible High sensitivity 3.5 mm 7 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:41,239 four pole omnidirectional condenser microphone for the iPhone iPad and iPod 8 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:46,120 so pretty much you're replacing the crummy microphone that's built into your 9 00:00:43,239 --> 00:00:50,719 IE device with this one for better voice pickup so a great use for something like 10 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:53,399 this would be uh oh yeah look at that they've even got a listing if I was 11 00:00:52,239 --> 00:00:58,320 going to say business meetings but they've got that on there ideal for voice recording for example lectures 12 00:00:56,039 --> 00:01:04,320 interviews and business meetings um so for example you've got uh Speak Easy has 13 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:07,400 software that allows you to convert 14 00:01:04,320 --> 00:01:09,799 recorded voice messages into text so you 15 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:13,720 could use that or speak naturally speak easy dragon something okay whatever 16 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:17,840 someone who remembers what the piece of software is that takes uh your voice and 17 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:23,320 turns it into text please leave that in the comments that piece of software it's 18 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:26,400 cheap it's like five bucks for the iPod 19 00:01:23,320 --> 00:01:27,880 um would ideally be able to understand 20 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:32,759 your voice better and convert it to text more easily especially in the context of 21 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:36,799 a multivoice environment like a meeting or lecture or interview okay features 22 00:01:34,960 --> 00:01:41,640 incredible High sensitivity RF shielding compact design and premium wind screen 23 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:44,920 is included okay uh specifications are here so you can feel free to pause and 24 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:49,719 read that should you so desire don't take this out when it's too cold outside 25 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:53,719 and we've also got a list of the products it is designed for although I 26 00:01:51,360 --> 00:02:00,680 suspect it would work just fine in any microphone Jack so let's go ahead and 27 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:02,240 open this baby up 28 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:07,520 what I'll have to do for you guys is do a couple of audio recording 29 00:02:04,799 --> 00:02:13,440 samples where I use the integrated microphone on my iPhone 4 versus the IM 30 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:18,959 microphone so there's the premium wind screen made of foam I screen the wind 31 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:18,959 for 32 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:27,000 you also works for that whatever that is 33 00:02:23,599 --> 00:02:30,000 all right and this is the IM microphone 34 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:32,480 itself 35 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:38,080 so it has like a very solid feeling construction to it there's the 36 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,080 microphone 37 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:45,440 okay there's the Jack here's what it 38 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:45,440 looks like if you put the wind screen on 39 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:53,680 it oh it's like totally wearing an 40 00:02:58,159 --> 00:03:07,239 afro there we go that's on now put that in there now your iPhone 41 00:03:04,640 --> 00:03:09,680 has an afro okay I'll do the audio samples in a minute don't forget to 42 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:14,920 subscribe to L's Tech tips for more unboxings reviews and other computer 43 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:20,159 videos so we tested from a distance of about 3et on the IM microphone and 44 00:03:17,640 --> 00:03:23,519 besides um it being a lot louder with the IM microphone versus the integrated 45 00:03:21,879 --> 00:03:27,519 one the integrated microphone actually was more clear so it seems like we're 46 00:03:25,920 --> 00:03:30,360 probably using it in the wrong application we were so close to it in a 47 00:03:29,239 --> 00:03:36,799 quiet enir maybe that's not what it's intended for so I figured what if I go further away 48 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:40,640 and do an audio test instead so the IM microphone is sitting there on the table 49 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:45,840 you can just point at it okay and I'm going to go over here 50 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:50,959 and I'm going to say something so this is testing the IM 51 00:03:48,239 --> 00:03:57,120 microphone at a distance of however far away this 52 00:03:53,159 --> 00:03:58,040 is and this is testing oh okay he hadn't 53 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:02,319 hit it yet and this is tting testing the 54 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:08,040 integrated microphone from a distance of however far away I am right 55 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:13,200 now okay so I'm just going to show you guys the testing here so this is uh one 56 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:17,120 audio clip that has both the IM microphone and the integrated microphone 57 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:21,759 from a greater distance in it go over here and I'm this is with the ey 58 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:27,919 microphone so this is testing the ey microphone at a distance of for far away 59 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,919 this is 60 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:37,199 and this is testing the integrated microphone from a distance of however 61 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:40,400 far away I am right now so you can 62 00:04:37,199 --> 00:04:43,120 clearly here that the integrated 63 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:47,639 microphone does not pick up as much sound as the IM microphone although what 64 00:04:46,039 --> 00:04:52,680 that does mean is it results in a slightly more clear sounding recording 65 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:56,639 but it's all a matter of what is your objective if your objective is to catch 66 00:04:54,360 --> 00:05:01,039 more of the Ambient sound overall more sound then yes the IM microphone is far 67 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:06,240 more sensitive in the integrated mic so if you do use your iPhone iPod iPad any 68 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:09,520 kind of IE device for a substantial amount of voice recording then something 69 00:05:08,280 --> 00:05:12,520 like this might not be a bad little pickup